Research applications of primary biodiversity databases in the digital age.

ABSTRACT: Our world is in the midst of unprecedented change-climate shifts and sustained, widespread habitat degradation have led to dramatic declines in biodiversity rivaling historical extinction events. At the same time, new approaches to publishing and integrating previously disconnected data resources promise to help provide the evidence needed for more efficient and effective conservation and management. Stakeholders have invested considerable resources to contribute to online databases of species occurrences. However, estimates suggest that only 10% of biocollections are available in digital form. The biocollections community must therefore continue to promote digitization efforts, which in part requires demonstrating compelling applications of the data. Our overarching goal is therefore to d

SUBMITTER: Ball-Damerow JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738577 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature