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A picture is worth a thousand words: using digital tools to visualise marine invertebrate diversity data along the coasts of Mozambique and São Tomé & Príncipe
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The amount of biological data available in online repositories is increasing at an
exponential rate. However, data on marine invertebrate biodiversity resources from
Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe are still sparse and scattered. Online repositories
are useful instruments for biodiversity research, as they provide a fast access to data from
different sources. The use of interactive platforms comprising web mapping are becoming
more important, not only for the scientific community, but also for conservation managers,
decision-makers and the general public as they allow data presentation in simple and
understandable visual schemes. The main goal of this study was to create an interactive
online digital map (hosted and available at MARINBIODIV Atlas), through the collection of
data from various sources, to visualise marine invertebrate occurrences and distribution across different habitats, namely mangroves, seagrasses, corals and other coastal areas,
in Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. The acquired biodiversity data were managed
and structured to be displayed as spatial data and to be disseminated using the geographic
information system ArcGIS, where data can be accessed, filtered and mapped. The ArcGIS
web mapping design tools were used to produce interactive maps to visualise marine
invertebrate diversity information along the coasts of Mozambique and São Tomé and
Príncipe, through different habitats, offering the foundation for analysing species incidence
and allocation information. Understanding the spatial occurrences and distribution of
marine invertebrates in both countries can provide a valuable baseline, regarding
information and trends on their coastal marine biodiversity.
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Niza H, Bento M, Lopes LF, Cartaxana A, Correia AM (2021) A picture is worth a thousand words: using digital tools to visualise marine invertebrate diversity data along the coasts of Mozambique and São Tomé & Príncipe. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e68817. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e68817
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Pensoft Publishers