Biodiversidata: A novel dataset for the vascular plant species diversity in Uruguay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

South America hosts some of the world's most prominent biodiversity hotspots. Yet, Uruguay - a country where multiple major ecosystems converge - ranks amongst the countries with the lowest levels of available digital biodiversity data in the continent. Such prevalent data scarcity has significantly undermined our ability to progress towards evidence-based conservation actions - a critical limitation for a country with a strong focus on agricultural industries and only 1.3% of the land surface guarded by protected areas. Under today's rapid biodiversity loss and environmental changes, the need for open-access biodiversity data is more pressing than ever before. To address this national issue, Biodiversidata - Uruguay's first Consortium of Biodiversity Data - has recently

SUBMITTER: Grattarola F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7606476 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature