cff-version: 1.2.0
abstract: "<p>This dataset contains the data and R code used in the manuscript: <em>Effect of Upscaling Nature-Based Coastal Protection on Estuarine Biodiversity Using Foreshores and Transitional Polders</em>.</p><p>The study presents an integrated modeling approach to predict the long-term biodiversity outcomes of nature-based coastal protection schemes in estuarine environments. We employ a Bayesian hierarchical model as a species distribution model to estimate the distributions of plants and benthic animals under varying environmental conditions.</p><p>The dataset includes:</p><ul><li>Species distribution data: Observations of benthos and plant species collected from the Western Scheldt estuary, located in the southwestern Netherlands.</li><li>Environmental variables: Corresponding abiotic factors influencing species distributions.</li><li>R code: Scripts used for data processing, model implementation, and result visualization.</li></ul>"
authors:
  - family-names: Wu
    given-names: Xuerong
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4369-1436"
  - family-names: Bouma
    given-names: Tjeerd J.
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7824-7546"
  - family-names: Cozzoli
    given-names: Francesco
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6413-0977"
  - family-names: van de Koppel
    given-names: Johan
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0103-4275"
  - family-names: van Belzen
    given-names: Jim
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2099-1545"
title: "Data associated with the article &#34;Effect of upscaling nature-based coastal protection on estuarine biodiversity using foreshores and transitional polders&#34;"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/fbcd9a70-92be-47aa-8c49-cb469188e9a2.v1
license: CC BY 4.0
date-released: 2025-02-27