Charismatic species of the past: Biases in reporting of large mammals in historical written sources
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.04.036
Abstract: Abstract Long-term biodiversity occurrence records are key to quantify long-term biodiversity patterns and trends and inform the conservation of threatened species, but they are strongly biased in terms of the species represented. This taxonomic bias,… read more here.
Keywords: taxonomic bias; long term; historical written; biodiversity ... See more keywords
Taxonomic bias in biodiversity data and societal preferences
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09084-6
Abstract: Studying and protecting each and every living species on Earth is a major challenge of the 21st century. Yet, most species remain unknown or unstudied, while others attract most of the public, scientific and government… read more here.
Keywords: societal preferences; taxonomic bias; biodiversity data; bias biodiversity ... See more keywords