Dear all,

I noticed that the threshold is a necessary variable of the sdm table. However, this information is not available in every study. Thus, I have to use an approximate number (e.g., t > 3.5) in this case. I would like to ask if the threshold would influence the results of the mean analysis?
Thanks!

Florian

Dear Florian, 

Choosing an appropiate threshold influences in the map estimation of SDM, which can be more or less conservative. A good approach to assess the threshold when is not specified, is to use a slighty smaller value than the t-value of the smallest peak in the study. Another approach is to set the threshold to NA, so the SDM will perform a conservative estimation.

Kinds regards,
Lydia

Thanks Lydia! It is really helpful!