Dataset of habitat pattern for wintering geese in Dongting Lake

The dataset consists of standardized tabular metrics and two categories of raster outputs. The tabular datasets contain regional and whole-lake records of habitat suitability, suitable habitat area, landscape configuration indices and hydrological variables, with a supplementary data dictionary for variable interpretation.

Raster files include continuous cloglog-scale habitat suitability predictions and binary habitat maps classified by the 10th percentile training presence threshold, where pixel value 1 represents suitable habitat and 0 represents unsuitable habitat. Regional codes (EDTL, SDTL, WDTL, DTL_all) are adopted to distinguish East, South, West Dongting Lake and the entire lake basin. This dataset supports ecological analyses including habitat dynamic assessment and hydrology-habitat relationship modelling for Dongting Lake waterbirds.