1. BIOFRAG: A new database for analysing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation
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Pfeifer, Marion, Lefebvre, Veronique, Gardner, Toby A., Arroyo Rodríguez, Víctor, Baeten, Lander, Banks Leite, Cristina, Barlow, Jos, Betts, Matthew G., Brunet, Joerg, Cerezo Blandón, Alexis Mauricio, Cisneros, Laura M., Collard, Stuart, D´Cruze, Neil, Da Silva Motta, Catarina, Duguay, Stephanie, Eggermont, Hilde, Eigenbrod, Félix, Hadley, Adam S., Hanson, Thor R., Hawes, Joseph E., Heartsill Scalley, Tamara, Klingbeil, Brian T., Kolb, Annette, Kormann, Urs, Kumar, Sunil, Lachat, Thibault, Lakeman Fraser, Poppy, Lantschner, María Victoria, Laurance, William F., Leal, Inara R., Lens, Luc, Marsh, Charles J., Medina Rangel, Guido F., Melles, Stephanie, Mezger, Dirk, Oldekop, Johan A., Overal , Williams L., Owen, Charlotte, Peres, Carlos A., Phalan, Ben, Pidgeon, Anna Michle, Pilia, Oriana, Possingham, Hugh P., Possingham, Max L., Raheem, Dinarzarde C., Ribeiro, Danilo B., Ribeiro Neto, Jose D., Robinson, Douglas W., Robinson, Richard, Rytwinski, Trina, Scherber, Christoph, Slade, Eleanor M., Somarriba, Eduardo, Stouffer, Philip C., Struebig, Matthew J., Tylianakis, Jason M., Teja, Tscharntke, Tyre, Andrew J., Urbina Cardona, Jose N., Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., Wearn, Oliver, Wells, Konstans, Willig, Michael R., Wood, Eric, Young, Richard P., Bradley, Andrew V., and Ewers, Robert M.
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Database ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https] ,Data Sharing ,Matrix Contrast ,Bioinformatics ,Forest Fragmentation ,Global Change ,Species Turnover ,Edge Effects ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https] ,Landscape Metrics - Abstract
Habitat fragmentation studies are producing inconsistent and complex results across which it is nearly impossible to synthesise. Consistent analytical techniques can be applied to primary datasets, if stored in a flexible database that allows simple data retrieval for subsequent analyses. Method: We developed a relational database linking data collected in the field to taxonomic nomenclature, spatial and temporal plot attributes and further environmental variables (e.g. information on biogeographic region. Typical field assessments include measures of biological variables (e.g. presence, abundance, ground cover) of one species or a set of species linked to a set of plots in fragments of a forested landscape. Conclusion: The database currently holds records of 5792 unique species sampled in 52 landscapes in six of eight biogeographic regions: mammals 173, birds 1101, herpetofauna 284, insects 2317, other arthropods: 48, plants 1804, snails 65. Most species are found in one or two landscapes, but some are found in four. Using the huge amount of primary data on biodiversity response to fragmentation becomes increasingly important as anthropogenic pressures from high population growth and land demands are increasing. This database can be queried to extract data for subsequent analyses of the biological response to forest fragmentation with new metrics that can integrate across the components of fragmented landscapes. Meta-analyses of findings based on consistent methods and metrics will be able to generalise over studies allowing inter-comparisons for unified answers. The database can thus help researchers in providing findings for analyses of trade-offs between land use benefits and impacts on biodiversity and to track performance of management for biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes. Fil: Pfeifer, Marion. Imperial College London; Reino Unido Fil: Lefebvre, Veronique. Imperial College London; Reino Unido Fil: Gardner, Toby A.. Stockholm Environment Institute; Suecia Fil: Arroyo Rodríguez, Víctor. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México Fil: Baeten, Lander. University of Ghent; Bélgica Fil: Banks Leite, Cristina. Imperial College London; Reino Unido Fil: Barlow, Jos. Lancaster University; Reino Unido Fil: Betts, Matthew G.. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos Fil: Brunet, Joerg. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Suecia Fil: Cerezo Blandón, Alexis Mauricio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Información; Argentina Fil: Cisneros, Laura M.. University of Connecticut; Estados Unidos Fil: Collard, Stuart. Nature Conservation Society of South Australia; Australia Fil: D´Cruze, Neil. The World Society for the Protection of Animals; Reino Unido Fil: Da Silva Motta, Catarina. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Brasil Fil: Duguay, Stephanie. Carleton University; Canadá Fil: Eggermont, Hilde. University of Ghent; Bélgica Fil: Eigenbrod, Félix. University of Southampton; Reino Unido Fil: Hadley, Adam S.. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos Fil: Hanson, Thor R.. No especifíca; Fil: Hawes, Joseph E.. University of East Anglia; Reino Unido Fil: Heartsill Scalley, Tamara. United State Department of Agriculture. Forestry Service; Puerto Rico Fil: Klingbeil, Brian T.. University of Connecticut; Estados Unidos Fil: Kolb, Annette. Universitat Bremen; Alemania Fil: Kormann, Urs. Universität Göttingen; Alemania Fil: Kumar, Sunil. State University of Colorado - Fort Collins; Estados Unidos Fil: Lachat, Thibault. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest; Suiza Fil: Lakeman Fraser, Poppy. Imperial College London; Reino Unido Fil: Lantschner, María Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Laurance, William F.. James Cook University; Australia Fil: Leal, Inara R.. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil Fil: Lens, Luc. University of Ghent; Bélgica Fil: Marsh, Charles J.. University of Leeds; Reino Unido Fil: Medina Rangel, Guido F.. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia Fil: Melles, Stephanie. University of Toronto; Canadá Fil: Mezger, Dirk. Field Museum of Natural History; Estados Unidos Fil: Oldekop, Johan A.. University of Sheffield; Reino Unido Fil: Overal , Williams L.. Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Departamento de Entomologia; Brasil Fil: Owen, Charlotte. Imperial College London; Reino Unido Fil: Peres, Carlos A.. University of East Anglia; Reino Unido Fil: Phalan, Ben. University of Southampton; Reino Unido Fil: Pidgeon, Anna Michle. University of Wisconsin; Estados Unidos Fil: Pilia, Oriana. Imperial College London; Reino Unido Fil: Possingham, Hugh P.. Imperial College London; Reino Unido. The University Of Queensland; Australia Fil: Possingham, Max L.. No especifíca; Fil: Raheem, Dinarzarde C.. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Bélgica. Natural History Museum; Reino Unido Fil: Ribeiro, Danilo B.. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul; Brasil Fil: Ribeiro Neto, Jose D.. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil Fil: Robinson, Douglas W.. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos Fil: Robinson, Richard. Manjimup Research Centre; Australia Fil: Rytwinski, Trina. Carleton University; Canadá Fil: Scherber, Christoph. Universität Göttingen; Alemania Fil: Slade, Eleanor M.. University of Oxford; Reino Unido Fil: Somarriba, Eduardo. Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza; Costa Rica Fil: Stouffer, Philip C.. State University of Louisiana; Estados Unidos Fil: Struebig, Matthew J.. University of Kent; Reino Unido Fil: Tylianakis, Jason M.. University College London; Estados Unidos. Imperial College London; Reino Unido Fil: Teja, Tscharntke. Universität Göttingen; Alemania Fil: Tyre, Andrew J.. Universidad de Nebraska - Lincoln; Estados Unidos Fil: Urbina Cardona, Jose N.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia Fil: Vasconcelos, Heraldo L.. Universidade Federal de Uberlandia; Brasil Fil: Wearn, Oliver. Imperial College London; Reino Unido. The Zoological Society of London; Reino Unido Fil: Wells, Konstans. University of Adelaide; Australia Fil: Willig, Michael R.. University of Connecticut; Estados Unidos Fil: Wood, Eric. University of Wisconsin; Estados Unidos Fil: Young, Richard P.. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust; Reino Unido Fil: Bradley, Andrew V.. Imperial College London; Reino Unido Fil: Ewers, Robert M.. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
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