Although the geographical context of ecological observations shapes ecological theory, the
global distribution of ecological studies has never been analyzed. Here, we document the …

Africa is experiencing extensive biodiversity loss due to rapid changes in the environment,
where natural resources constitute the main instrument for socioeconomic development and …

Gaps in digital accessible information (DAI) on species distributions hamper prospects of
safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services, and addressing central ecological and …

Networks of citizen scientists (CS) have the potential to observe biodiversity and species
distributions at global scales. Yet the adoption of such datasets in conservation science may …

Context Tourism plays a critical role in biodiversity conservation with at least 12 of the 20
Aichi Biodiversity Targets being directly or indirectly related to tourism. Aims As Target 19 …

Aim Biodiversity information is the focus of major initiatives aimed at assembling large‐scale
primary‐data documentation ('digital accessible knowledge') of the distribution of life on E …

Urbanization is an extreme human activity and is expanding worldwide, consequently
increasing the attention of scientists across research areas of urban ecology. Recent studies …

The rapid erosion of biodiversity is among the biggest challenges human society is facing.
Concurrently, major efforts are in place to quantify changes in biodiversity, to understand the …

The Darwinian shortfall, ie the lack of knowledge of phylogenetic relationships, significantly
impedes our understanding of evolutionary drivers of global patterns of biodiversity. Spatial …

International conservation funding to low-and middle-income countries has increased
significantly in recent years. However, understanding of the underlying factors driving the …