A GIS-based policy support tool to determine national responsibilities and priorities for biodiversity conservation

specific equal area projection for analyses on a smaller scale to provide comparable results. Below, we outline the main components of the tool. Fig 2. Task 2 –check the suitability of the chosen reference area. Here, the distribution area of the focal species Sorex coronatus is fully contained in the reference area Europe (sub-continental border is based on national borderlines; Sources: [43–46]). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243135.g002 PLOS ONE GIS-based policy support tool to determine national responsibilities for biodiversity conservation PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243135 December 3, 2020 6 / 23