Disentangling the veil line for Brazilian biodiversity: An overview from two long-term research programs reveals huge gaps in ecological data reporting

Resumo

The lack of synthesized information regarding biodiversity is a major problem among researchers, leading to a pervasive cycle where ecologists make field campaigns to collect information that already exists and yet has not been made available for a broader audience. This problem leads to long-lasting effects in public policies such as spending money multiple times to conduct similar studies in the same area. We aim to identify this knowledge gap by synthesizing information available regarding two Brazilian long-term biodiversity programs and the metadata generated by them. Using a unique dataset containing 1904 metadata, we identified patterns of metadata distribution and intensity of research conducted in Brazil, as well as where we should concentrate research efforts in the next decades. We found that the majority of metadata were about vertebrates, followed by plants, invertebrates, and fungi. Caatinga was the biome with least metadata, and that there’s still a lack of information regarding all biomes in Brazil, with none of them being sufficiently sampled. We hope that these results will have implications for broader conservation and management guiding, as well as to funding allocation programs.

Citação

Guimarães A, Querido L, Rocha T, Rodrigues D, Viana P, Bergallo H, Fernandes G, Toma T, Streit H, Overbeck G, Souza A, Lima A, Rosa C, Grelle C, Lopes A, Curcino A, Paula A, Andriolo A, Dias A, Santos A, Bernardes A, Oliveira A, Barros A, Lins e Silva A, Cruz A, Holanda A, Bueno A, Nunes-Freitas A, Yves A, Alencar A, Scabin A, Manzzato A, Lima A, Pontes A, Castro A, Gomes A, Santos A, Rosado B, Batista C, Siqueira C, Fontana C, Rocha C, Brocado C, Doria C, Castilho C, Silva C, Cordeiro C, Cronemberger C, Andretti C, Cornelius C, Campos C, Borges-Matos C, Keller C, Cavalcante C, Dambros C, Machado D, Tassinari D, Rosa D, Villela D, Chiarani E, Geisler E, Velez-Martin E, Carvalho E, Dreschsler-Santos E, Lourenço E, Franklin E, Higashikawa E, Pezzini F, Roque F, Baccaro F, Becker F, Cabeceira F, Florencio F, Barbosa F, Zuquim G, Braga G, Vargas G, Mourao G, Rousseau G, Lima H, Farias H, Kaefer I, Ghizoni I, Noronha J, Oliveira J, Santos R, Jarenkow J, Melo-Junior J, Santos J, Oliveira J, Souza J, Baungratz J, Morais J, Silva J, Silva J, Wingert J, Menger J, Ferre J, Dyrell J, Silva-Goncalves K, Torralvo K, Cruz K, Sylvestre L, Ribas L, Battirola L, Ramos L, Caires L, Carvalho L, Stegmann L, Carvalho L, Menezes L, Costa L, Podgaiski L, Silveira L, Malabarba L, Frangipani M, Tabarelli M, Nascimento M, Marques M, Spies M, Santos M, Anaicy M, Vital M, Silveira M, Vieira M, Araujo M, Silveira M, Barros M, Faitanin M, Iguatemy M, Cunha M, Murakami M, Messias M, Martins M, Camana M, Correa N, Fonseca N, Benavides O, Rodrigues P, Andrade P, Pequeno P, Gananca P, Ferreira P, Andrade P, Azarak P, Fraga R, Rabelo R, Santos R, Barbosa R, Dala-Corte R, Vicente R, Perdiz R, Araujo R, Andrade R, Portela R, Fadini R, Feitosa R, Santa-Brigida R, Cerqueira R, Muller S, Santorelli S, Santos S, Cechin S, Avilla S, Pansini S, Aragon S, Figueiredo T, Sobroza T, Guimaraes T, Emilio T, Amorim T, Izzo T, Sobral T, Santos T, Vincent T, Rocha T, Pillar V, Mesquita V, Silva V, Cyrino V, Borges-Junior V, Layme V, Mota W, Souza W, Drose W, Silva W, Magnusson W (2024). “Disentangling the veil line for Brazilian biodiversity: An overview from two long-term research programs reveals huge gaps in ecological data reporting.” Science of The Total Environment, 950, 174880. ISSN 0048-9697, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174880 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174880, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174880.

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@Article{Guimaraesetal2024,
  author = {A.F. Guimarães and L.C.A. Querido and T. Rocha and D.J. Rodrigues and P.L. Viana and H.G. Bergallo and G.W. Fernandes and T.S.P. Toma and H. Streit and G.E. Overbeck and A.Q.S. Souza and A.P. Lima and C.A. Rosa and C.E.V. Grelle and A.M. Lopes and A. Curcino and A.S. Paula and A. Andriolo and A. Dias and A.T. Santos and A.A. Bernardes and A.B.S. Oliveira and A.A.M. Barros and A.C.B. {Lins e Silva} and A.C.R. Cruz and A.S.S. Holanda and A.S. Bueno and A.F. Nunes-Freitas and A. Yves and A.S. Alencar and A.B. Scabin and A.G. Manzzato and A.C.S. Lima and A.R.M. Pontes and A.B. Castro and A.M. Gomes and A.B. Santos and B.H.P. Rosado and C.A.S. Batista and C.C. Siqueira and C.S. Fontana and C.F.D. Rocha and C.R. Brocado and C.R.C. Doria and C.V. Castilho and C.P. Silva and C. Cordeiro and C.A.M.M. Cronemberger and C.B. Andretti and C. Cornelius and C. Campos and C. Borges-Matos and C. Keller and C.O. Cavalcante and C.S. Dambros and D.N.S.M. Machado and D. Tassinari and D.C.P. Rosa and D.M. Villela and E. Chiarani and E.F. Geisler and E. Velez-Martin and E.A.R.J. Carvalho and E.R. Dreschsler-Santos and E.C. Lourenço and E. Franklin and E.M. Higashikawa and F. Pezzini and F.O. Roque and F.B. Baccaro and F.G. Becker and F.G. Cabeceira and F.P. Florencio and F.R. Barbosa and G. Zuquim and G.B. Braga and G.K. Vargas and G. Mourao and G.X. Rousseau and H.C. Lima and H.L.S. Farias and I.L. Kaefer and I.R. Ghizoni and J.C. Noronha and J.L. Oliveira and R.S.J. Santos and J.A. Jarenkow and J.C.F. Melo-Junior and J.V.C. Santos and J. Oliveira and J.L.P. Souza and J.F.A. Baungratz and J.W. Morais and J.M. Silva and J.G. Silva and J.M. Wingert and J. Menger and J. Ferre and J.S. Dyrell and K.C. Silva-Goncalves and K. Torralvo and K.S. Cruz and L.S. Sylvestre and L.A. Ribas and L.D. Battirola and L. Ramos and L.R. Caires and L.C.S. Carvalho and L.F. Stegmann and L.N. Carvalho and L.S. Menezes and L.M. Costa and L.R. Podgaiski and L.F. Silveira and L.R. Malabarba and M.A. Frangipani and M. Tabarelli and M.T. Nascimento and M.C.M. Marques and M.R. Spies and M.A.O. Santos and M. Anaicy and M.J.S. Vital and M. Silveira and M.V. Vieira and M.A.M. Araujo and M.A.P.A. Silveira and M.F. Barros and M.A. Faitanin and M. Iguatemy and M.S. Cunha and M.M.S. Murakami and M.R. Messias and M.B. Martins and M. Camana and N.M. Correa and N.C. Fonseca and O.O.P. Benavides and P.J.F. Rodrigues and P.L. Andrade and P.A.C.L. Pequeno and P.H.S. Gananca and P.P.S. Ferreira and P.C.R. Andrade and P.A. Azarak and R. Fraga and R.M. Rabelo and R.L.S. Santos and R.I. Barbosa and R.B. Dala-Corte and R.E. Vicente and R.O. Perdiz and R.P.C. Araujo and R.T.G. Andrade and R.C.Q. Portela and R. Fadini and R.M. Feitosa and R. Santa-Brigida and R. Cerqueira and S.C. Muller and S. Santorelli and S.B. Santos and S.Z. Cechin and S.S. Avilla and S. Pansini and S. Aragon and T.S. Figueiredo and T.V. Sobroza and T.F.R. Guimaraes and T. Emilio and T.A. Amorim and T.J. Izzo and T. Sobral and T.G. Santos and T.L. Vincent and T.L. Rocha and V.D. Pillar and V.P. Mesquita and V.D. Silva and V.M.E. Cyrino and V.N.T. Borges-Junior and V.M.G. Layme and W.G. Mota and W.N. Souza and W. Drose and W.R. Silva and W.E. Magnusson},
  journal = {Science of The Total Environment},
  title = {{Disentangling the veil line for Brazilian biodiversity: An overview from two long-term research programs reveals huge gaps in ecological data reporting}},
  year = {2024},
  issn = {0048-9697},
  pages = {174880},
  volume = {950},
  abstract = {The lack of synthesized information regarding biodiversity is a major problem among researchers, leading to a pervasive cycle where ecologists make field campaigns to collect information that already exists and yet has not been made available for a broader audience. This problem leads to long-lasting effects in public policies such as spending money multiple times to conduct similar studies in the same area. We aim to identify this knowledge gap by synthesizing information available regarding two Brazilian long-term biodiversity programs and the metadata generated by them. Using a unique dataset containing 1904 metadata, we identified patterns of metadata distribution and intensity of research conducted in Brazil, as well as where we should concentrate research efforts in the next decades. We found that the majority of metadata were about vertebrates, followed by plants, invertebrates, and fungi. Caatinga was the biome with least metadata, and that there's still a lack of information regarding all biomes in Brazil, with none of them being sufficiently sampled. We hope that these results will have implications for broader conservation and management guiding, as well as to funding allocation programs.},
  doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174880},
  keywords = {Research gaps, Wallacean shortfall, Data-deficiency in Brazil, Brazilian biodiversity, Tropical forests, Biodiversity monitoring},
  modificationdate = {2024-08-30T17:50:26},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174880},
}