GalliForm, a database of Galliformes occurrence records from the Indo-Malay and Palaearctic, 1800-2008.

ABSTRACT: Historical as well as current species distribution data are needed to track changes in biodiversity. Species distribution data are found in a variety of sources, each of which has its own distinct bias toward certain taxa, time periods or places. We present GalliForm, a database that comprises 186687 galliform occurrence records linked to 118907 localities in Europe and Asia. Records were derived from museums, peer-reviewed and grey literature, unpublished field notes, diaries and correspondence, banding records, atlas records and online birding trip reports. We describe data collection processes, georeferencing methods and quality-control procedures. This database has underpinned several peer-reviewed studies, investigating spatial and temporal bias in biodiversity data, species' geograph

SUBMITTER: Boakes EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7553924 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature