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Route to Biodiversity¶

Route to Biodiversity aims to spotlight the rich biodiversity along athletic routes, emphasizing the close ties between human activities and surrounding ecosystems, and advocating for a harmonious coexistence with nature.

Route: Users input their Strava activity, which sets the geographic parameters for our analysis.
Biodiversity: Leveraging the iNaturalist database, we gather data on species observed in proximity to the specified Strava activity.

An integral aspect of Route to Biodiversity is the acknowledgment and recognition of indigenous territories, retrieved from Native Land.

Top species observed along your route
Mammalia	Reptilia	Aves	Plantae	Amphibia	Fungi	Insecta	Arachnida
Coyote Canis latrans	Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis	Common Raven Corvus corax	Harlequin flower Sparaxis tricolor	California Newt Taricha torosa	Armored Sea-Fog Lichen Niebla homalea	Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor	Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia
Bobcat Lynx rufus	Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans	California Quail Callipepla californica	Dwarf Checkermallow Sidalcea malviflora	Rough-skinned Newt Taricha granulosa	Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria	Gray Buckeye Junonia grisea	False Tarantula Calisoga longitarsis
Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus	Northern Alligator Lizard Elgaria coerulea	White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys	broad-leaved sweet pea Lathyrus latifolius	Arboreal Salamander Aneides lugubris	golden ear Naematelia aurantia	Common Ringlet Coenonympha california	American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis
Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani	Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer	Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis	Bluff Lettuce Dudleya farinosa	California Slender Salamander Batrachoseps attenuatus	hairy curtain crust Stereum hirsutum	Field Crescent Phyciodes pulchella	Western Forest Scorpion Uroctonus mordax
North American River Otter Lontra canadensis	Northern Rubber Boa Charina bottae	Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias	orange bush monkeyflower Diplacus aurantiacus	Sierran Tree Frog Pseudacris sierra	yellow fieldcap Bolbitius titubans	Bronze Beetle Chrysolina bankii	Western Black-legged Tick Ixodes pacificus
Common Raccoon Procyon lotor	Aquatic Garter Snake Thamnophis atratus	Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus	western blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum	California Giant Salamander Dicamptodon ensatus	Fairy Fingers Clavaria fragilis	Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini	Johnson's Jumping Spider Phidippus johnsoni
Dusky-footed Woodrat Neotoma fuscipes	North American Racer Coluber constrictor	Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia	narrowleaf mule-ears Wyethia angustifolia	Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii	Deathcap Amanita phalloides	North American Jerusalem Crickets Ammopelmatus	Grey House Spider Badumna longinqua
Sonoma Chipmunk Neotamias sonomae	Western Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus	Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura	California poppy Eschscholzia californica	California Red-legged Frog Rana draytonii	Red Beard Lichen Usnea rubicunda	Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata	Long-jawed Orbweavers Tetragnatha
Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Southern Alligator Lizard Elgaria multicarinata	Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus	Longleaf paintbrush Castilleja subinclusa	American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus	Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare	Yellow-faced Bumble Bee Bombus vosnesenskii	Pacific Coast Tick Dermacentor occidentalis
Botta's Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae	Pond Slider Trachemys scripta	Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana	seaside daisy Erigeron glaucus		scurfy twiglet Tubaria furfuracea	Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta	Protolophus

User Instructions¶

Strava Authorization:

Click on the provided link to authorize with Strava.
You will be redirected to Strava's login page. Log in using your Strava credentials.
After logging in, Strava will ask for permission to share your activity data. Grant the necessary permissions.
You will be redirected to a callback URL. *This website is broken (This site can’t be reached, localhost refused to connect). That's normal.* You just need to copy the entire URL from your browser's address bar.

Enter the Callback URL:

Return to the *Route to Biodiversity* tool.
In the "Callback" field, paste the copied URL.

Enter Your Strava Activity URL:

Navigate to your desired activity on Strava's website.
Copy the URL of that activity from your browser's address bar.
Return to the *Route to Biodiversity* tool and paste the activity URL in the provided field.

Fetch Species Data:

Click the "Get species" button.
The tool will analyze the area around your Strava activity and display the top 10 species most frequently observed in the vicinity.

Explore the Results:

View the highlighted biodiversity along your athletic route.
For more detailed information about specific species, click on their respective links or entries.

Disclaimer: The data presented in Route to Biodiversity is not exhaustive. It encompasses observations from the year 2000 up to the present day. Typically, the observations reflect species that individuals find interesting or those that are more easily observed during daylight hours. It's important to note that the number of observations listed for a particular species does not equate to the number of existing individuals of that species. Instead, it represents the number of observations of that species that have been uploaded to iNaturalist from that specific area. While every effort is made to provide accurate and comprehensive information, there may be species that are underrepresented or not represented at all due to these and other factors. We encourage users to approach the data with an understanding of these limitations and to use it as a starting point for further exploration and appreciation of the rich biodiversity around them.