A Mexican case study on a centralised database from world natural history museums | Zendy

Adolfo G. NavarroSigüenza | Zendy; A. Townsend Peterson | Zendy; Alejandro GordilloMartínez | Zendy

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A Mexican case study on a centralised database from world natural history museums

Author(s) -

Adolfo G. NavarroSigüenza,

A. Townsend Peterson,

Alejandro GordilloMartínez

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

data science journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.358

H-Index - 21

ISSN - 1683-1470

DOI - 10.2481/dsj.1.45

Subject(s) - distribution (mathematics) , geography , ornithology , natural history , species richness , endemism , database , collections management , library science , ethnology , ecology , archaeology , history , computer science , biology , southern hemisphere , mathematical analysis , mathematics

The present contribution is a case study of the possibilities of using data from world scientific collections to understand the distribution and conservation of Mexican birds. Information was gathered on specimens from Mexico housed in 40 scientific collections in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and Europe. This information was compiled in a centralized database and various analyses were developed to address historical patterns of ornithological investigations in Mexico: current and potential distribution areas of the species; patterns of species richness, endemism and seasonality; and conservation applications. Keywords: Biological surveys, scientific collections, predictive modeling, birds, Mexico. 1,Introduction Mexico holds an astonishing biological diversity, ranking among the so-called megadiversity countries

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