Known unknowns: Filling the gaps in scientific knowledge production in the Caatinga.

ABSTRACT: The Caatinga is an ecologically unique semi-arid region of northeast Brazil characterized by high levels of endemism and severe anthropogenic threats from agricultural development and climate change. It is also one of the least known biomes in Brazil due to a combination of inadequate investment, low regional research capacity and difficult working conditions. However, while the lack of scientific knowledge of the Caatinga is well known, the spatial and temporal distribution of knowledge production has not been investigated. This is important because such biases undermine the development of effective conservation policy and practice and increase the uncertainty associated with conservation actions. Here, we map the geography of conservation knowledge production in the Caatinga and use an i

SUBMITTER: Lessa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6608954 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature