BIOFRAG: A new database for analysing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation

• Autores: Pfeifer, Marion; Lefebvre, Veronique; Gardner, Toby A.; Arroyo Rodríguez, Víctor; Baeten, Lander; Banks Leite, Cristina; Barlow, Jos; Betts, Matthew G.; Brunet, Joerg; Cerezo Blandón, Alexis Mauricio; Cisneros, Laura M.; Collard, Stuart; D´Cruze, Neil; Da Silva Motta, Catarina; Duguay, Stephanie; Eggermont, Hilde; Eigenbrod, Félix; Hadley, Adam S.; Hanson, Thor R.; Hawes, Joseph E.; Heartsill Scalley, Tamara; Klingbeil, Brian T.; Kolb, Annette; Kormann, Urs; Kumar, Sunil; Lachat, Thibault; Lakeman Fraser, Poppy; Lantschner, María Victoria; Laurance, William F.; Leal, Inara R.; Lens, Luc; Marsh, Charles J.; Medina Rangel, Guido F.; Melles, Stephanie; Mezger, Dirk; Oldekop, Johan A.; Overal , Williams L.; Owen, Charlotte; Peres, Carlos A.; Phalan, Ben; Pidgeon, Anna Michle; Pilia, Oriana; Possingham, Hugh P.; Possingham, Max L.; Raheem, Dinarzarde C.; Ribeiro, Danilo B.; Ribeiro Neto, Jose D.; Robinson, Douglas W.; Robinson, Richard; Rytwinski, Trina; Scherber, Christoph; Slade, Eleanor M.; Somarriba, Eduardo; Stouffer, Philip C.; Struebig, Matthew J.; Tylianakis, Jason M.; Teja, Tscharntke; Tyre, Andrew J.; Urbina Cardona, Jose N.; Vasconcelos, Heraldo L.; Wearn, Oliver; Wells, Konstans; Willig, Michael R.; Wood, Eric; Young, Richard P.; Bradley, Andrew V.; Ewers, Robert M.
• Año de publicación: 2014
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: Bioinformatics; Data Sharing; Database; Edge Effects; Global Change; Forest Fragmentation; Landscape Metrics; Matrix Contrast; Species Turnover
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Habitat fragmentation studies are producing inconsistent and complex results across which it is nearly impossible to synthesise. Consistent analytical techniques can be applied to primary datasets, if stored in a flexible database that allows simple data retrieval for subsequent analyses. Method: We developed a relational database linking data collected in the field to taxonomic nomenclature, spatial and temporal plot attributes and further environmental variables (e.g. information on biogeographic region. Typical field assessments include measures of biological variables (e.g. presence, abundance, ground cover) of one species or a set of species linked to a set of plots in fragments of a forested landscape. Conclusion: The database currently holds records of 5792 unique species sampled in 52 landscapes in six of eight biogeographic regions: mammals 173, birds 1101, herpetofauna 284, insects 2317, other arthropods: 48, plants 1804, snails 65. Most species are found in one or two landscapes, but some are found in four. Using the huge amount of primary data on biodiversity response to fragmentation becomes increasingly important as anthropogenic pressures from high population growth and land demands are increasing. This database can be queried to extract data for subsequent analyses of the biological response to forest fragmentation with new metrics that can integrate across the components of fragmented landscapes. Meta-analyses of findings based on consistent methods and metrics will be able to generalise over studies allowing inter-comparisons for unified answers. The database can thus help researchers in providing findings for analyses of trade-offs between land use benefits and impacts on biodiversity and to track performance of management for biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes.
Fil: Pfeifer, Marion. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
Fil: Lefebvre, Veronique. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
Fil: Gardner, Toby A.. Stockholm Environment Institute; Suecia
Fil: Arroyo Rodríguez, Víctor. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Baeten, Lander. University of Ghent; Bélgica
Fil: Banks Leite, Cristina. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
Fil: Barlow, Jos. Lancaster University; Reino Unido
Fil: Betts, Matthew G.. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos
Fil: Brunet, Joerg. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Suecia
Fil: Cerezo Blandón, Alexis Mauricio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Información; Argentina
Fil: Cisneros, Laura M.. University of Connecticut; Estados Unidos
Fil: Collard, Stuart. Nature Conservation Society of South Australia; Australia
Fil: D´Cruze, Neil. The World Society for the Protection of Animals; Reino Unido
Fil: Da Silva Motta, Catarina. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Brasil
Fil: Duguay, Stephanie. Carleton University; Canadá
Fil: Eggermont, Hilde. University of Ghent; Bélgica
Fil: Eigenbrod, Félix. University of Southampton; Reino Unido
Fil: Hadley, Adam S.. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hanson, Thor R.. No especifíca;
Fil: Hawes, Joseph E.. University of East Anglia; Reino Unido
Fil: Heartsill Scalley, Tamara. United State Department of Agriculture. Forestry Service; Puerto Rico
Fil: Klingbeil, Brian T.. University of Connecticut; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kolb, Annette. Universitat Bremen; Alemania
Fil: Kormann, Urs. Universität Göttingen; Alemania
Fil: Kumar, Sunil. State University of Colorado - Fort Collins; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lachat, Thibault. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest; Suiza
Fil: Lakeman Fraser, Poppy. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
Fil: Lantschner, María Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Laurance, William F.. James Cook University; Australia
Fil: Leal, Inara R.. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil
Fil: Lens, Luc. University of Ghent; Bélgica
Fil: Marsh, Charles J.. University of Leeds; Reino Unido
Fil: Medina Rangel, Guido F.. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia
Fil: Melles, Stephanie. University of Toronto; Canadá
Fil: Mezger, Dirk. Field Museum of Natural History; Estados Unidos
Fil: Oldekop, Johan A.. University of Sheffield; Reino Unido
Fil: Overal , Williams L.. Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Departamento de Entomologia; Brasil
Fil: Owen, Charlotte. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
Fil: Peres, Carlos A.. University of East Anglia; Reino Unido
Fil: Phalan, Ben. University of Southampton; Reino Unido
Fil: Pidgeon, Anna Michle. University of Wisconsin; Estados Unidos
Fil: Pilia, Oriana. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
Fil: Possingham, Hugh P.. Imperial College London; Reino Unido. The University Of Queensland; Australia
Fil: Possingham, Max L.. No especifíca;
Fil: Raheem, Dinarzarde C.. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Bélgica. Natural History Museum; Reino Unido
Fil: Ribeiro, Danilo B.. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul; Brasil
Fil: Ribeiro Neto, Jose D.. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brasil
Fil: Robinson, Douglas W.. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos
Fil: Robinson, Richard. Manjimup Research Centre; Australia
Fil: Rytwinski, Trina. Carleton University; Canadá
Fil: Scherber, Christoph. Universität Göttingen; Alemania
Fil: Slade, Eleanor M.. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Somarriba, Eduardo. Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza; Costa Rica
Fil: Stouffer, Philip C.. State University of Louisiana; Estados Unidos
Fil: Struebig, Matthew J.. University of Kent; Reino Unido
Fil: Tylianakis, Jason M.. University College London; Estados Unidos. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
Fil: Teja, Tscharntke. Universität Göttingen; Alemania
Fil: Tyre, Andrew J.. Universidad de Nebraska - Lincoln; Estados Unidos
Fil: Urbina Cardona, Jose N.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Vasconcelos, Heraldo L.. Universidade Federal de Uberlandia; Brasil
Fil: Wearn, Oliver. Imperial College London; Reino Unido. The Zoological Society of London; Reino Unido
Fil: Wells, Konstans. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: Willig, Michael R.. University of Connecticut; Estados Unidos
Fil: Wood, Eric. University of Wisconsin; Estados Unidos
Fil: Young, Richard P.. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust; Reino Unido
Fil: Bradley, Andrew V.. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
Fil: Ewers, Robert M.. Imperial College London; Reino Unido