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Boakes EH, Fuller RA, Mace GM, Ding C, Ang TT, Auffret AG, Clark NE, Dunn J, Gilbert J, Golovnyuk V, Gupta G, Irlich U, Joachim E, O' Connor K, Potapov E, Potapov R, Schleicher J, Stebbing S, Townshend T, McGowan PJK. GalliForm, a database of Galliformes occurrence records from the Indo-Malay and Palaearctic, 1800-2008. Sci Data 2020; 7:344. [PMID: 33051443 PMCID: PMC7553924 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-00690-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Historical as well as current species distribution data are needed to track changes in biodiversity. Species distribution data are found in a variety of sources, each of which has its own distinct bias toward certain taxa, time periods or places. We present GalliForm, a database that comprises 186687 galliform occurrence records linked to 118907 localities in Europe and Asia. Records were derived from museums, peer-reviewed and grey literature, unpublished field notes, diaries and correspondence, banding records, atlas records and online birding trip reports. We describe data collection processes, georeferencing methods and quality-control procedures. This database has underpinned several peer-reviewed studies, investigating spatial and temporal bias in biodiversity data, species' geographic range changes and local extirpation patterns. In our rapidly changing world, an understanding of long-term change in species' distributions is key to predicting future impacts of threatening processes such as land use change, over-exploitation of species and climate change. This database, its historical aspect in particular, provides a valuable source of information for further studies in macroecology and biodiversity conservation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elizabeth H Boakes
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
| | - Georgina M Mace
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
| | - Changqing Ding
- College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
| | - Tzo Tze Ang
- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
| | - Alistair G Auffret
- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7044, 75007, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Natalie E Clark
- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
- National Environment Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1EU, UK
| | - Jonathon Dunn
- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
| | - Jennifer Gilbert
- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
| | - Viktor Golovnyuk
- FSBI "Taimyr Reserves", Talnakhskata str 22, Norilsk, 663305, Russia
| | - Garima Gupta
- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
| | - Ulrike Irlich
- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 200 Kent St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Emily Joachim
- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
| | - Kim O' Connor
- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
| | - Eugene Potapov
- Department of Biology, Bryn Athyn College, 2945 College Drive, Bryn Athyn, PA, 19009, USA
| | - Roald Potapov
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, 199034, Russia
| | - Judith Schleicher
- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
- Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QB, UK
| | - Sarah Stebbing
- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
| | | | - Philip J K McGowan
- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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