SDM toolbox: a python‐based GIS toolkit for landscape genetic, biogeographic and species distribution model analyses

Summary Species distribution models ( SDM s) are broadly used in ecological and evolutionary studies. Almost all SDM methods require extensive data preparation in a geographic information system ( GIS ) prior to model building. Often, this step is cumbersome and, if not properly done, can lead to poorly parameterized models or in some cases, if too difficult, prevents the realization of SDM s. Further, for many studies, the creation of SDM s is not the final result and the post‐modelling processing can be equally arduous as other steps. SDM toolbox is designed to facilitate many complicated pre‐ and post‐processing steps commonly required for species distribution modelling and other geospatial analyses. SDM…