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BIOFRAG: A new database for analysing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation
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
BIOFRAG: A new database for analysing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation
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
BIOFRAG: A new database for analysing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation
Pfeifer, Marion (author) / Lefebvre, Veronique (author) / Gardner, Toby A. (author) / Arroyo Rodríguez, Víctor (author) / Baeten, Lander (author) / Banks Leite, Cristina (author) / Barlow, Jos (author) / Betts, Matthew G. (author) / Brunet, Joerg (author) / Cerezo Blandón, Alexis Mauricio (author)
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BIOFRAG: a new database for analyzing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation
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