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Revisiting Global Biodiversity: A Spatial Analysis of Species Occurrence Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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dc.contributor.authorDasgupta, Susmita
dc.contributor.authorBlankespoor, Brian
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, David
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-27T18:31:33Z
dc.date.available2024-06-27T18:31:33Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-27
dc.description.abstractThis paper builds on recent advances in machine-based pattern recognition to estimate species occurrence maps, using georeferenced open-source data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. With currently available data, the estimation algorithm has produced maps for more than 600,000 vertebrates, invertebrates, other animals, vascular plants, and fungi. The algorithm is designed for rapid map updates and estimation of new maps with continued increases in Global Biodiversity Information Facility occurrence reports. The paper compares the algorithm-produced maps with species-matched sets of expert maps for mammals, ants, and vascular plants. Using comparative species density counts in a high-resolution grid, it finds close similarity in global distribution patterns. It also traces regional differences to technical differences in estimation methods or cases where the boundaries of existing expert maps could be revised to reflect species-level patterns in Global Biodiversity Information Facility reports. The paper uses the estimated Global Biodiversity Information Facility maps to explore the global distributions of endemic species and species whose small occurrence regions increase their extinction risks. It finds a high overall incidence of endemism, with significant variations across major species groups. It also identifies about 118,000 species whose small occurrence regions create significant extinction risks. For both endemic and small-occurrence region species, the paper finds patterns of spatial clustering that identify candidate areas for cost-effective protection.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099141106252454053/IDU1cac2ffa6113ae14b3919af1132e674bd5291
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10821
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41788
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10821
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCONSERVATION PLANNING
dc.subjectGLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectSPECIES' OCCURRENCE REGION
dc.subjectENDEMIC AND SMALL-OCCURRENCE REGION
dc.subjectKUNNING-MONTREAL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLIFE BELOW WATER
dc.subjectSDG 14
dc.subjectLIFE ON LAND
dc.subjectSDG 15
dc.titleRevisiting Global Biodiversityen
dc.title.subtitleA Spatial Analysis of Species Occurrence Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facilityen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.date.disclosure2024-06-27
okr.date.lastmodified2024-06-24T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099141106252454053/IDU1cac2ffa6113ae14b3919af1132e674bd5291
okr.guid099141106252454053
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-cac2ffa6-13ae-4b39-9af1-32e674bd5291
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10821
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10821
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34348490
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34348490
okr.identifier.reportWPS10821
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okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.sectorOther Public Administration
okr.themeRenewable Natural Resources Asset Management,Mitigation,Data Development and Capacity Building,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Public Sector Management,Biodiversity,Oceans,Climate change,Adaptation,Data production, accessibility and use
okr.topicEnvironment::Biodiversity
okr.topicEnvironment::Ecosystems and Natural Habitats
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.unitEnvironment and Corporate Respon (SENCR)
okr.unitDEC-Sustainability & Infrastruct (DECSI)
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