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Mapping Knowledge Gaps of Mozambique’s Terrestrial Mammals

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dc.contributor.authorNeves, Isabel Queirós
dc.contributor.authorMathias, Maria da Luz
dc.contributor.authorBastos-Silveira, Cristiane
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-10T11:14:19Z
dc.date.available2020-12-10T11:14:19Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-03
dc.description.abstractA 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 identified: (i) gaps of knowledge over time, (ii) the lesser-known taxa, and (iii) areas with potential for spatiotemporal studies. Our results show that the inventory of Mozambique's mammal fauna is near-complete in less than 5% of the territory, with broad areas of the country poorly sampled or not sampled at all. The knowledge gap areas are mostly associated with two ecoregions. The provinces lacking documentation coincide with areas over-explored for natural resources, and many such sites may never be documented. It is our understanding that by prioritising the survey of the knowledge-gap areas will likely produce new records for the country and, continuing the study of the well-known regions will guarantee their potential use for spatiotemporal studies. The implemented approach to assess the knowledge gaps from primary species occurrence data proved to be a powerful strategy to generate information that is essential to species conservation and management plan. However, we are aware that the impact of digital and openly available data depends mostly on its completeness and accuracy, and thus we encourage action from the scientific community and government authorities to support and promote data mobilisation.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationNeves, I.Q., Mathias, M.d.L. & Bastos-Silveira, C. Mapping Knowledge Gaps of Mozambique’s Terrestrial Mammals. Sci Rep 9, 18184 (2019).pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-019-54590-4pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/45231
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherNaturept_PT
dc.relationFCT PhD Grant SFRH/BD/51412/2011pt_PT
dc.relationUID/AMB/50017pt_PT
dc.relationPOCI-01-0145-FEDER-007638pt_PT
dc.relationCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAnimalspt_PT
dc.subjectBiodiversitypt_PT
dc.subjectConservation of Natural Resourcespt_PT
dc.subjectGeographypt_PT
dc.subjectKnowledgept_PT
dc.subjectMozambiquept_PT
dc.subjectNatural Resourcespt_PT
dc.subjectMammalspt_PT
dc.titleMapping Knowledge Gaps of Mozambique’s Terrestrial Mammalspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage18184pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleScientific Reportspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
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