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| Corsi, F. | |
| Application of existing biodiversity information: capacity to support decision-making | |
| 2004 Full Book | |
While the gaps in data and understanding about biodiversity is significant, information and analytical methodologies available today are adequate to support decision-making and natural resource management: 1)The information is dispersed but can be made available with a well structured and managed information network supported through the electronic media; 2) The value of the information can be better understood with application of analytical methodologies, in particular ecological modelling, which exploit Geographic Information Systems (GIS); 3) Potential for information uses, including tracking changes in biodiversity status over time, can be maximised with a data management infrastructure that accommodates taxonomic and data inconsistencies, and evolving data needs and demands. This thesis argues that with the above factors in place, existing resources can support biodiversity information needs now an in the immediate future. Information and analytical tools currently available allow us to transform scarce data into decision-making tools. Specific examples presented illustrate the result of mobilising experts' data and applying GIS technologies. Examples are the African Mammals Databank, The Large Scale Model of Wolf Distribution in Italy for Conservation Planning and the Italian Ecological Network. |
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