Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Resumo

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time, and attempts to address it require a clear understanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space. While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes, vast areas of the tropics remain understudied. In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity, but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepresented in biodiversity databases. To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications, may eliminate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological communities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge, it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple organism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most neglected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lost.

Citação

Carvalho RL, Resende AF, Barlow J, França FM, Moura MR, Maciel R, Alves-Martins F, Shutt J, Nunes CA, Elias F, Silveira JM, Stegmann L, Baccaro FB, Juen L, Schietti J, Aragão L, Berenguer E, Castello L, Costa FR, Guedes ML, Leal CG, Lees AC, Isaac V, Nascimento RO, Phillips OL, Schmidt FA, ter Steege H, Vaz-de-Mello F, Venticinque EM, Vieira ICG, Zuanon J, Carvalho RL, Resende AF, Barlow J, França F, Moura MR, Maciel R, Alves-Martins F, Shutt J, Nunes CA, Elias F, Silveira JM, Stegmann L, Baccaro FB, Juen L, Schietti J, Aragão L, Berenguer E, Castello L, Costa FR, Guedes ML, Leal CG, Lees AC, Isaac V, Nascimento RO, Phillips OL, Schmidt FA, ter Steege H, Vaz-de-Mello F, Venticinque EM, Vieira ICG, Zuanon J, Ferreira J, Geber Filho ANdS, Ruschel A, Calor AR, de Lima Alves A, Muelbert AE, Quaresma A, Vicentini A, da Piedade AR, de Oliveira AA, Aleixo A, Casadei-Ferreira A, Gontijo A, Hercos A, Andriolo A, Lopes A, Pontes-Lopes A, dos Santos APM, da Silva AB, Mortati AF, Salcedo AKM, Albernaz AL, Fares AL, Andrade AL, Oliveira Pes AM, Faria APJ, Batista APB, Puker A, Bueno AS, Junqueira AB, Holanda de Andrade ALR, Ghidini AR, Galuch AV, de Menezes ASO, Manzatto AG, Correa ASA, Queiroz AC, da Silva Zanzini AC, Olivo Neto AM, de Melo AWF, Guimaraes AF, Castro AB, Borges A, Ferreira AB, Marimon BS, Marimon-Junior BH, Flores BM, de Resende BO, Albuquerque BW, Villa B, Davis B, Nelson B, Williamson B, de Melo BSB, Cintra BB, Santos BB, da Silveira Prudente B, Luize BG, Godoy BS, Rutt CL, Duarte Ritter C, Silva CV, Ribas CR, Peres CA, de Azevêdo CAS, Freitas C, Cordeiro CL, Brocardo CR, Castilho C, Levis C, da Costa Doria CR, Arantes CC, dos Santos CA, Jakovac CC, Silva CA, Benetti CJ, Lasmar C, Marsh CJ, Andretti CB, de Oliveira CP, Cornelius C, Alves da Rosa C, Baider C, Gualberto CG, de Deus CP, Monteiro Jr. CdS, Santos Neto CRd, Lobato CMC, dos Santos CRM, Penagos CCM, da Silva Costa D, Vieira DLM, de Aguiar DPP, Veras DS, Pauletto D, de Lima Braga D, Storck-Tonon D, da Frota Almeida D, Douglas D, do Amaral DD, Gris D, Luther D, Edwards DP, Guimarães DP, dos Santos DC, de Souza Campana DR, Nogueira DS, da Silva DR, de Souza Dutra DB, Rosa DCP, da Silva DAS, Pedroza D, Anjos DV, Melo Lima DV, Silvério DV, de Jesus Rodrigues D, Bastos D, Daly D, Barbosa EM, Arenas ERC, de Oliveira EA, dos Santos EA, de Santana ECC, Guilherme E, Vidal E, Campos-Filho EM, van den Berg E, Morato EF, da Silva ER, Marques EE, Pringle EG, Nichols E, Andresen E, de Sousa Farias E, de Siqueira ELS, de Albuquerque EZ, Görgens EB, da Cunha EJR, Householder E, de Leão Novo EMM, de Oliveira FF, de Oliveira Roque F, Coletti F, Reis F, Moreira FF, Todeschini F, Carvalho FA, Coelho de Souza F, Silva FAB, Carvalho FG, Cabeceira FG, d’Horta FM, Mendonça FP, Florêncio FP, de Carvalho FR, de Arruda FV, da Silva Nonato FA, Santana FD, Durgante F, de Souza FKS, Obermuller FA, de Castro FS, Wittmann F, da Silva Sales FM, Neto FV, Salles FF, Borba GC, Damasco G, Barros GG, Brejão GL, Jardim GA, Prance GT, Lima GR, Desidério GR, da Costa G, do Carmo GHP, Cabral GS, Rousseau GX, da Silva GC, Schwartz G, Griffiths H, de Queiroz HL, Espírito-Santo HM, Cabette HSR, Nascimento HEM, Vasconcelos HL, Medeiros H, de Aguiar HJAC, Leão H, Wilker I, Gonçalves IC, de Sousa Gorayeb I, de Andrade Miranda IP, Brown IF, Santos ICS, Fernandes IO, Fernandes I, Delabie JHC, de Abreu JC, Gama Neto JdL, Costa JBP, Noronha JC, de Brito JG, Wolfe J, Santos JC, Ferreira-Ferreira J, e Gomes JO, Lasky JR, de Faria Falcão JC, Costa JG, Cravo JS, Guerrero JEB, Muñoz Gutiérrez JA, Carreiras J, Lanna J, Silva Brito J, Schöngart J, Mendes Aguiar JJ, Lima J, Barroso JG, Noriega JA, da Silva Pereira JL, Nessimian JL, de Souza JLP, de Toledo JJ, Magalhães JLL, Camargo JL, Oliveira JMB, Ribeiro JMF, de Almeida Silva JO, da Silva Guimarães JR, Hawes JE, Andrade-Silva J, Revilla JDC, da Silva JS, da Silva Menger J, Rechetelo J, Stropp J, Barbosa JF, do Vale JD, Louzada J, Cerqueira Silva JC, da Silva KD, Melgaço K, Carvalho KS, Yamamoto KC, Mendes KR, Vulinec K, Maia LF, Cavalheiro L, Vedovato LB, Demarchi LO, Giacomin L, Dumas LL, Maracahipes L, Brasil LS, Ferreira LV, Calvão LB, Maracahipes-Santos L, Reis LP, da Silva LF, de Oliveira Melo L, da Silva Carvalho LC, Casatti L, Amado LL, de Matos LS, Vieira L, do Prado LP, Alencar L, Fontenele L, Mazzei L, Navarro Paolucci L, Zanzini LP, Carvalho LN, Crema LC, Brulinger LFB, de Assis Montag LF, Naka LN, Azara L, Silveira LF, de Oliveira Nunes LG, do Carmo Rosalino LM, Mestre LA, de Matos Bonates LC, de Souza Coelho L, Borges LHM, da Silva Lourenço L, Freitas MAB, da Silva Brito MT, Pombo MM, da Rocha M, Cardoso MR, Guedes MC, Raseira MB, de Medeiros MB, de Jesus Veiga Carim M, Simon MF, Pansonato MP, dos Anjos MR, Nascimento MT, de Souza MR, Monteiro MGT, da Silva MJ, Uehara-Prado M, de Oliveira MA, Callisto M, Vital MJS, o Santos MPD, Silveira M, Oliveira MVND, Pérez-Mayorga MA, Carniello MA, Lopes MA, de Almeida Silveira MAP, Esposito MC, Maldaner ME, Passos MIS, Anacléto MJP, Costa MKS, Martins MP, Piedade MTF, Irume MV, da Costa MMS, de Almeida Maximiano MF, Freitas MG, Cochrane MA, Gastauer M, Almeida MRN, de Souza MF, Catarino M, Costa Batista M, Massam MR, de Oliveira Martins MF, Holmgren M, Almeida M, Dias MS, Espírito Santo NB, Benone NL, Ivanauskas NM, Medeiros N, Targhetta N, Félix NS, Ferreira N, Hamada N, Campos N, da Silva Giehl NF, Metcalf OC, da Silva OGM, Cerqueira PV, Moser P, Miranda PN, Peruquetti PSF, de Polari Alverga PP, Prist P, Souto P, Brando P, dos Santos Pompeu P, Barni PE, de Alencastro Graça PM, Morandi PS, Cruz PV, da Silva PG, Bispo PC, de Camargo PB, de M. Sarmento PS, Souza P, de Andrade RB, Braga RB, Boldrini R, Bastos RC, de Assis RL, Salomão RP, Leitão RP, Mendes RN, de Sá Carpanedo R, Melinski RD, Ligeiro R, e Pérez REP, Barbosa RI, Cajaiba RL, Silvano RAM, Salomão RP, Hilário RR, Martins RT, de Oliveira Perdiz R, Vicente RE, da Silva RJ, Koroiva R, Solar R, da Costa Silva R, s de Lima RB, dos Santos Alves R, Mariano R, Ribeiro RAB, Fadini RF, de Oliveira RLC, Feitosa RM, Matavelli R, Mormul RP, da Silva RR, Zanetti R, Barthem R, Almeida RPS, Ribeiro SC, r Costa Neto SVd, Nienow S, de Oliveira SAV, Borges SH, Milheiras S, Ribeiro SP, Couceiro SRM, de Sousa SA, Rodrigues SB, Dutra SL, Mahood S, Vieira SA, Arrolho S, da Silva SS, Triana SP, Laurance S, Kunz SH, Alvarado ST, Rodrigues THA, dos Santos TF, da Silva Machado TL, Feldpausch TR, Sousa T, Michelan TS, Emilio T, de Freitas Brito T, André T, Barbosa TAP, Miguel TB, Izzo TJ, Laranjeiras TO, Mendes TP, Silva TSF, Krolow TK, Begot TO, Baker TR, Domingues TF, Giarrizzo T, Bentos TV, Haugaasen T, Peixoto U, Pozzobom UM, Korasaki V, Ribeiro VS, Scudeller VV, Oliveira VHF, Landeiro VL, Santos Ferreira VR, de Nazaré Gama Silva V, Gomes VHF, de Oliveira VC, Firmino V, Santiago WTV, Beiroz W, de Almeida WR, de Oliveira WL, da Silva WC, Castro W, Dáttilo W, da Cruz WJA, da Silva WFM, Magnusson WE, Laurance W, Milliken W, de Paula WS, Malhi Y, Shimabukuro YE, de Lima YG, Shimano Y, Feitosa Y, Ferreira J (2023). “Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research.” Current Biology, 33(16), P3495-3504.E4. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.077 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.077, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.077.

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  author = {Raquel L. Carvalho and Angelica F. Resende and Jos Barlow and Filipe M. França and Mario R. Moura and Rafaella Maciel and Fernanda Alves-Martins and Jack Shutt and Cassio A. Nunes and Fernando Elias and Juliana M. Silveira and Lis Stegmann and Fabricio B. Baccaro and Leandro Juen and Juliana Schietti and Luiz Aragão and Erika Berenguer and Leandro Castello and Flavia R.C. Costa and Matheus L. Guedes and Cecilia G. Leal and Alexander C. Lees and Victoria Isaac and Rodrigo O. Nascimento and Oliver L. Phillips and Fernando Augusto Schmidt and Hans {ter Steege} and Fernando Vaz-de-Mello and Eduardo M. Venticinque and Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira and Jansen Zuanon and Raquel L. Carvalho and Angelica F. Resende and Jos Barlow and Filipe França and Mario R. Moura and Rafaella Maciel and Fernanda Alves-Martins and Jack Shutt and Cassio A. Nunes and Fernando Elias and Juliana M. Silveira and Lis Stegmann and Fabricio B. Baccaro and Leandro Juen and Juliana Schietti and Luiz Aragão and Erika Berenguer and Leandro Castello and Flavia R.C. Costa and Matheus L. Guedes and Cecilia G. Leal and Alexander C. Lees and Victoria Isaac and Rodrigo O. Nascimento and Oliver L. Phillips and Fernando Augusto Schmidt and Hans {ter Steege} and Fernando Vaz-de-Mello and Eduardo M. Venticinque and Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira and Jansen Zuanon and Joice Ferreira and Adem Nagibe dos Santos {Geber Filho} and Ademir Ruschel and Adolfo Ricardo Calor and Adriana {de Lima Alves} and Adriane Esquivel Muelbert and Adriano Quaresma and Alberto Vicentini and Alexandra Rocha {da Piedade} and Alexandre Adalardo {de Oliveira} and Alexandre Aleixo and Alexandre Casadei-Ferreira and Alexandre Gontijo and Alexandre Hercos and Aline Andriolo and Aline Lopes and Aline Pontes-Lopes and Allan Paulo Moreira {dos Santos} and Amanda Batista {da Silva} and Amanda Frederico Mortati and Ana Karina Moreyra Salcedo and Ana Luisa Albernaz and Ana Luisa Fares and Ana Luiza Andrade and Ana Maria {Oliveira Pes} and Ana Paula Justino Faria and Anderson Pedro Bernadina Batista and Anderson Puker and Anderson S. Bueno and André Braga Junqueira and André Luiz Ramos {Holanda de Andrade} and André Ricardo Ghidini and André V. Galuch and Andressa Silvana Oliveira {de Menezes} and Angelo Gilberto Manzatto and Anne Sthephane A.S. Correa and Antonio C.M. Queiroz and Antonio Carlos {da Silva Zanzini} and Antonio Miguel {Olivo Neto} and Antonio Willian Flores {de Melo} and Aretha Franklin Guimaraes and Arlison Bezerra Castro and Augusto Borges and Aurélia Bentes Ferreira and Beatriz S. Marimon and Ben Hur Marimon-Junior and Bernardo M. Flores and Bethânia Oliveira {de Resende} and Bianca Weiss Albuquerque and Boris Villa and Bradley Davis and Bruce Nelson and Bruce Williamson and Bruna Santos Bitencourt {de Melo} and Bruno B.L. Cintra and Bruno Borges Santos and Bruno {da Silveira Prudente} and Bruno Garcia Luize and Bruno Spacek Godoy and Cameron L. Rutt and Camila {Duarte Ritter} and Camila V.J. Silva and Carla Rodrigues Ribas and Carlos A. Peres and Carlos Augusto Silva {de Azevêdo} and Carlos Freitas and Carlos Leandro Cordeiro and Carlos Rodrigo Brocardo and Carolina Castilho and Carolina Levis and Carolina Rodrigues {da Costa Doria} and Caroline C. Arantes and Cássia Anicá {dos Santos} and Catarina C. Jakovac and Celice Alexandre Silva and Cesar João Benetti and Chaim Lasmar and Charles J. Marsh and Christian Borges Andretti and Cinthia Pereira {de Oliveira} and Cintia Cornelius and Clarissa {Alves da Rosa} and Cláudia Baider and Cláudia G. Gualberto and Claudia Pereira {de Deus} and Cláudio da Silva {Monteiro Jr.} and Cláudio Rabelo dos {Santos Neto} and Cleonice Maria Cardoso Lobato and Cleverson Rannieri Meira {dos Santos} and Cristian Camilo Mendoza Penagos and Daniel {da Silva Costa} and Daniel Luis Mascia Vieira and Daniel Praia Portela {de Aguiar} and Daniel Silas Veras and Daniela Pauletto and Danielle {de Lima Braga} and Danielle Storck-Tonon and Daniely {da Frota Almeida} and Danyhelton Douglas and Dário Dantas {do Amaral} and Darlene Gris and David Luther and David P. Edwards and David Pedroza Guimarães and Deane Cabral {dos Santos} and Débora Rodrigues {de Souza Campana} and Denis Silva Nogueira and Dennis Rodrigues {da Silva} and Dhâmyla Bruna {de Souza Dutra} and Dian Carlos Pinheiro Rosa and Diego Armando Silva {da Silva} and Diego Pedroza and Diego V. Anjos and Diego Viana {Melo Lima} and Divino V. Silvério and Domingos {de Jesus Rodrigues} and Douglas Bastos and Douglas Daly and Edelcilio Marques Barbosa and Edith Rosario Clemente Arenas and Edmar Almeida {de Oliveira} and Ednaira Alencar {dos Santos} and Edrielly Carolinne Carvalho {de Santana} and Edson Guilherme and Edson Vidal and Eduardo Malta Campos-Filho and Eduardo {van den Berg} and Elder Ferreira Morato and Elidiomar R. {da Silva} and Elineide E. Marques and Elizabeth G. Pringle and Elizabeth Nichols and Ellen Andresen and Emanuelle {de Sousa Farias} and Emely Laiara Silva {de Siqueira} and Emília Zoppas {de Albuquerque} and Eric Bastos Görgens and Erlane José Rodrigues {da Cunha} and Ethan Householder and Evlyn Márcia Moraes {de Leão Novo} and Fabiana Ferreira {de Oliveira} and Fabio {de Oliveira Roque} and Fabrício Coletti and Fagno Reis and Felipe F.F. Moreira and Felipe Todeschini and Fernanda Antunes Carvalho and Fernanda {Coelho de Souza} and Fernando Augusto Barbosa Silva and Fernando Geraldo Carvalho and Fernando Gonçalves Cabeceira and Fernando Mendonça d’Horta and Fernando P. Mendonça and Fernando Prado Florêncio and Fernando Rogério {de Carvalho} and Filipe Viegas {de Arruda} and Flávia Alessandra {da Silva Nonato} and Flávia Delgado Santana and Flavia Durgante and Flávia Kelly Siqueira {de Souza} and Flávio Amorim Obermuller and Flávio Siqueira {de Castro} and Florian Wittmann and Francisco Matheus {da Silva Sales} and Francisco Valente- Neto and Frederico Falcão Salles and Gabriel Costa Borba and Gabriel Damasco and Gabriel Gazzana Barros and Gabriel Lourenço Brejão and Gabriela Abrantes Jardim and Ghillean T. Prance and Gisiane Rodrigues Lima and Gleison Robson Desidério and Gracilene {da Costa} and Guilherme Henrique Pompiano {do Carmo} and Guilherme Sampaio Cabral and Guillaume Xavier Rousseau and Gustavo Cardoso {da Silva} and Gustavo Schwartz and Hannah Griffiths and Helder Lima {de Queiroz} and Helder M.V. Espírito-Santo and Helena Soares Ramos Cabette and Henrique Eduardo Mendonça Nascimento and Heraldo L. Vasconcelos and Herison Medeiros and Hilton Jeferson Alves Cardoso {de Aguiar} and Híngara Leão and Icaro Wilker and Inês Correa Gonçalves and Inocêncio {de Sousa Gorayeb} and Ires Paula {de Andrade Miranda} and Irving Foster Brown and Isis Caroline Siqueira Santos and Itanna Oliveira Fernandes and Izaias Fernandes and Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie and Jadson Coelho {de Abreu} and Jaime de Liege {Gama Neto} and Janaina Barbosa Pedrosa Costa and Janaína Costa Noronha and Janaina Gomes {de Brito} and Jared Wolfe and Jean Carlos Santos and Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira and Jerrian Oliveira {e Gomes} and Jesse R. Lasky and Jéssica Caroline {de Faria Falcão} and Jessica Gomes Costa and Jessica Soares Cravo and Jesús Enrique Burgos Guerrero and Jhonatan Andrés {Muñoz Gutiérrez} and João Carreiras and João Lanna and Joás {Silva Brito} and Jochen Schöngart and Jonas José {Mendes Aguiar} and Jônatas Lima and Jorcely G. Barroso and Jorge Ari Noriega and Jorge Luiz {da Silva Pereira} and Jorge Luiz Nessimian and Jorge Luiz Pereira {de Souza} and José Julio {de Toledo} and José Leonardo Lima Magalhães and José Luís Camargo and José Max B. Oliveira and José Moacir Ferreira Ribeiro and José Orlando {de Almeida Silva} and José Renan {da Silva Guimarães} and Joseph E. Hawes and Joudellys Andrade-Silva and Juan David Cardenas Revilla and Júlia Santana {da Silva} and Juliana {da Silva Menger} and Juliana Rechetelo and Juliana Stropp and Julianna Freires Barbosa and Julio Daniel {do Vale} and Julio Louzada and Július César {Cerqueira Silva} and Karina Dias {da Silva} and Karina Melgaço and Karine Santana Carvalho and Kedma Cristine Yamamoto and Keila Rêgo Mendes and Kevina Vulinec and Laís Ferreira Maia and Larissa Cavalheiro and Laura Barbosa Vedovato and Layon Oreste Demarchi and Leandro Giacomin and Leandro Lourenço Dumas and Leandro Maracahipes and Leandro Schlemmer Brasil and Leandro Valle Ferreira and Lenize Batista Calvão and Leonardo Maracahipes-Santos and Leonardo Pequeno Reis and Letícia Fernandes {da Silva} and Lia {de Oliveira Melo} and Lidiany Camila {da Silva Carvalho} and Lílian Casatti and Lílian Lund Amado and Liliane Stedile {de Matos} and Lisandro Vieira and Livia Pires {do Prado} and Luana Alencar and Luane Fontenele and Lucas Mazzei and Lucas {Navarro Paolucci} and Lucas Pereira Zanzini and Lucélia Nobre Carvalho and Luciana Carvalho Crema and Luciane Ferreira Barbosa Brulinger and Luciano Fogaça {de Assis Montag} and Luciano Nicolas Naka and Ludson Azara and Luis Fábio Silveira and Luis Gabriel {de Oliveira Nunes} and Luís Miguel {do Carmo Rosalino} and Luiz A.M. Mestre and Luiz Carlos {de Matos Bonates} and Luiz {de Souza Coelho} and Luiz Henrique Medeiros Borges and Luzia {da Silva Lourenço} and Madson Antonio Benjamin Freitas and Maiara Tábatha {da Silva Brito} and Maihyra Marina Pombo and Maíra {da Rocha} and Maira Rodrigues Cardoso and Marcelino Carneiro Guedes and Marcelo Bassols Raseira and Marcelo Brilhante {de Medeiros} and Marcelo {de Jesus Veiga Carim} and Marcelo Fragomeni Simon and Marcelo Petratti Pansonato and Marcelo Rodrigues {dos Anjos} and Marcelo Trindade Nascimento and Márcia Regina {de Souza} and Marcília Gabriella Tavares Monteiro and Márcio Joaquim {da Silva} and Marcio Uehara-Prado and Marco Antonio {de Oliveira} and Marcos Callisto and Marcos José Salgado Vital and Marcos Pérsi Dantas {o Santos} and Marcos Silveira and Marcus Vinicio Neves D. Oliveira and María Angélica Pérez-Mayorga and Maria Antonia Carniello and Maria Aparecida Lopes and Maria Aurea Pinheiro {de Almeida Silveira} and Maria Cristina Esposito and Maria Eduarda Maldaner and Maria Inês S. Passos and Maria José Pinheiro Anacléto and Maria Katiane Sousa Costa and Maria Pires Martins and Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade and Mariana Victória Irume and Marília Maria Silva {da Costa} and Marina Franco {de Almeida Maximiano} and Marina Guimarães Freitas and Mark A. Cochrane and Markus Gastauer and Marllus Rafael Negreiros Almeida and Mateus Fernando {de Souza} and Michel Catarino and Michela {Costa Batista} and Mike R. Massam and Mila Ferraz {de Oliveira Martins} and Milena Holmgren and Morgana Almeida and Murilo S. Dias and Nádia Barbosa {Espírito Santo} and Naraiana Loureiro Benone and Natalia Macedo Ivanauskas and Natália Medeiros and Natalia Targhetta and Nathalia Silva Félix and Nelson Ferreira and Neusa Hamada and Nubia Campos and Nubia França {da Silva Giehl} and Oliver Charles Metcalf and Otávio Guilherme Morais {da Silva} and Pablo Vieira Cerqueira and Pamela Moser and Patrícia Nakayama Miranda and Patricia Santos Ferreira Peruquetti and Paula Palhares {de Polari Alverga} and Paula Prist and Paula Souto and Paulo Brando and Paulo {dos Santos Pompeu} and Paulo Eduardo Barni and Paulo Mauricio {de Alencastro Graça} and Paulo S. Morandi and Paulo Vilela Cruz and Pedro Giovâni {da Silva} and Pitágoras C. Bispo and Plínio Barbosa {de Camargo} and Priscila S. {de M. Sarmento} and Priscila Souza and Rafael Barreto {de Andrade} and Rafael Benzi Braga and Rafael Boldrini and Rafael Costa Bastos and Rafael Leandro {de Assis} and Rafael P. Salomão and Rafael Pereira Leitão and Raimundo N.G. Mendes and Rainiellen {de Sá Carpanedo} and Ramiro Dário Melinski and Raphael Ligeiro and Raúl Enriqu Pirela {e Pérez} and Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa and Reinaldo Lucas Cajaiba and Renato Azevedo Matias Silvano and Renato Portela Salomão and Renato Richard Hilário and Renato Tavares Martins and Ricardo {de Oliveira Perdiz} and Ricardo Eduardo Vicente and Ricardo José {da Silva} and Ricardo Koroiva and Ricardo Solar and Richarlly {da Costa Silva} and Robson Borge {s de Lima} and Robson {dos Santos Alves} and Rodolfo Mariano and Rodrigo Arison Barbosa Ribeiro and Rodrigo Ferreira Fadini and Rodrigo Leonardo Costa {de Oliveira} and Rodrigo Machado Feitosa and Rodrigo Matavelli and Roger Paulo Mormul and Rogério Rosa {da Silva} and Ronald Zanetti and Ronaldo Barthem and Rony Peterson Santos Almeida and Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro and Salustiano Vila da {r Costa Neto} and Samuel Nienow and Sérgio Augusto Vidal {de Oliveira} and Sérgio Henrique Borges and Sérgio Milheiras and Sérvio Pontes Ribeiro and Sheyla Regina Marques Couceiro and Sidney Araújo {de Sousa} and Silvia Barbosa Rodrigues and Silvia Leitão Dutra and Simon Mahood and Simone Aparecida Vieira and Solange Arrolho and Sonaira Souza {da Silva} and Stefania Pinzón Triana and Susan Laurance and Sustanis Horn Kunz and Swanni T. Alvarado and Taís Helena Araujo Rodrigues and Talitha Ferreira {dos Santos} and Tatiana Lemos {da Silva Machado} and Ted R. Feldpausch and Thaiane Sousa and Thaisa Sala Michelan and Thaise Emilio and Thaline {de Freitas Brito} and Thiago André and Thiago Augusto Pedroso Barbosa and Thiago Barros Miguel and Thiago Junqueira Izzo and Thiago Orsi Laranjeiras and Thiago Pereira Mendes and Thiago Sanna Freire Silva and Tiago Kütter Krolow and Tiago Octavio Begot and Timothy R. Baker and Tomas F. Domingues and Tommaso Giarrizzo and Tony Vizcarra Bentos and Torbjørn Haugaasen and Ualerson Peixoto and Ully Mattilde Pozzobom and Vanesca Korasaki and Vanessa Soares Ribeiro and Veridiana Vizoni Scudeller and Victor Hugo Fonseca Oliveira and Victor Lemes Landeiro and Victor Rennan {Santos Ferreira} and Victória {de Nazaré Gama Silva} and Vitor Hugo Freitas Gomes and Vívian Campos {de Oliveira} and Viviane Firmino and Wagner Tadeu Vieira Santiago and Wallace Beiroz and Wanessa Rejane {de Almeida} and Washington Luis {de Oliveira} and Wegliane Campelo {da Silva} and Wendeson Castro and Wesley Dáttilo and Wesley Jonatar Alves {da Cruz} and Wheriton Fernando Moreira {da Silva} and William E. Magnusson and William Laurance and William Milliken and William Sousa {de Paula} and Yadvinder Malhi and Yosio Edemir Shimabukuro and Ysadhora Gomes {de Lima} and Yulie Shimano and Yuri Feitosa and Joice Ferreira},
  journal = {Current Biology},
  title = {Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research},
  year = {2023},
  number = {16},
  pages = {P3495--3504.E4},
  volume = {33},
  abstract = {Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time, and attempts to address it require a clear understanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.
While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes, vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.
In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world's most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity, but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepresented in biodiversity databases.
To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications, may eliminate pieces of the Amazon's biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological communities are responding.
To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge, it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes.
We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple organism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region's vulnerability to environmental change.
15%–-18% of the most neglected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050.
This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lost.},
  doi = {10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.077},
  keywords = {biological diversity, Brazil, community assessment, information deficits, biodiversity, spatial bias, conservation science, knowledge gap},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.077},
}