Potential distribution dataset of honeybees in Indian Ocean Islands: Case study of Zanzibar Island

• DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.08.024
• Publication Date: 2017-08-30T22:16:16Z
• Authors: Sizah Mwalusepo; Eliud Muli; Kiatoko Nkoba; Everlyn Nguku; Joseph Kilonzo; Elfatih M. Abdel-...; Tobias Landmann; Asha Fakih; Suresh Raina
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; Science (General); Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7; 15. Life on land; 01 natural sciences; Honeybees; Q1-390; Environmental Science; Spatial distribution; Ecological modeling; Zanzibar Island

Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are principal insect pollinators, whose worldwide distribution and abundance is known to largely depend on climatic conditions. However, the presence records dataset potential of honeybees in Indian Ocean Islands remain less documented. Presence shape format probability occurrence with different temperature change scenarios provided this article across Zanzibar Island. Maximum entropy (Maxent) package was used analyse honeybees. The provides information current future honey bees great importance for improving stakeholders understanding role spatial