Mapping Knowledge Gaps of Mozambique's Terrestrial Mammals.

ABSTRACT: A valuable strategy to support conservation planning is to assess knowledge gaps regarding primary species occurrence data to identify and select areas for future biodiversity surveys. Currently, increasing accessibility to these data allows a cost-effective method for boosting knowledge about a country's biodiversity. For understudied countries where the lack of resources for conservation is more pronounced to resort to primary biodiversity data can be especially beneficial. Here, using a primary species occurrence dataset, we assessed and mapped Mozambique's knowledge gaps regarding terrestrial mammal species by identifying areas that are geographically distant and environmentally different from well-known sites. By comparing gaps from old and recent primary species occurrence data, we i

SUBMITTER: Neves IQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6890665 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature