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To identify the key socioeconomic, linguistic, and geographical barriers responsible for global gaps and heterogeneity in biodiversity data availability.

February 6, 2013Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesOpen Access

Four barriers to the global understanding of biodiversity conservation: wealth, language, geographical location and security

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To identify the key socioeconomic, linguistic, and geographical barriers responsible for global gaps and heterogeneity in biodiversity data availability.
Analyzed spatial variation in species record densities across four global biodiversity database types.
Evaluated national-level factors including per capita gross domestic product (GDP), English-language prevalence, geographical distance to database host institutions, and domestic security indicators.
Record densities per square kilometer were significantly higher in countries with high per capita GDP, high proportions of English speakers, greater domestic security, and close proximity to host countries.
Regions with the highest availability of biodiversity data did not correspond to areas with the highest biodiversity, demonstrating strong systemic reporting biases.

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Spatial analysis reveals socioeconomic and geopolitical biases in global biodiversity databases, highlighting the need for targeted scientific collaboration in underrepresented regions.

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Amano et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a16ee92b082e78ad77bb190 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2649

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Spatial analysis reveals socioeconomic and geopolitical biases in global biodiversity databases, highlighting the need for targeted scientific collaboration in underrepresented regions.

Four barriers to the global understanding of biodiversity conservation: wealth, language, geographical location and security

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Four barriers to the global understanding of biodiversity conservation: wealth, language, geographical location and security

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