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TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
卷 27, 期 3, 页码 151-159出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.09.007
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资金
- NSF [DBI 0960550, DEB 1026764]
- NCEAS working group
- African Conservation Centre (Nairobi)
- NSERC
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Division Of Environmental Biology [1026764] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Div Of Biological Infrastructure [0960549] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Div Of Biological Infrastructure
- Direct For Biological Sciences [0960550] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Global knowledge about the spatial distribution of species is orders of magnitude coarser in resolution than other geographically-structured environmental datasets such as topography or land cover. Yet such knowledge is crucial in deciphering ecological and evolutionary processes and in managing global change. In this review, we propose a conceptual and cyber-infrastructure framework for refining species distributional knowledge that is novel in its ability to mobilize and integrate diverse types of data such that their collective strengths overcome individual weaknesses. The ultimate aim is a public, online, quality-vetted 'Map of Life' that for every species integrates and visualizes available distributional knowledge, while also facilitating user feedback and dynamic biodiversity analyses. First milestones toward such an infrastructure have now been implemented.
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