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Data Gaps and Opportunities for Comparative and Conservation Biology Data gaps and opportunities for comparative and conservation biology Type Article Author Conde, Dalia A.; Staerk, Johanna; Colchero, Fernando; da Silva, Rita; Schöley, Jonas; Baden, H. Maria; Jouvet, Lionel; Fa, John E.; Syed, Hassan; Jongejans, Eelke; Meiri, Shai; Gaillard, Jean- Michel; Chamberlain, Scott; Wilcken, Jonathan; Jones, Owen R.; Dahlgren, Johan P.; Steiner, Ulrich K.; Bland, Lucie M.; Gomez-Mestre, Ivan; Lebreton, Jean-Dominique; Vargas, Jaime González; Flesness, Nate; Canudas-Romo, Vladimir; Salguero- Gómez, Roberto; Byers, Onnie; Berg, Thomas Bjørneboe; Scheuerlein, Alexander; Devillard, Sébastien; Schigel, Dmitry S.; Ryder, Oliver A.; Possingham, Hugh P.; Baudisch, Annette; Vaupel, James W. Title Data gaps and opportunities for comparative and conservation biology Journal title Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences URI http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/37 Rights link https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Download date 24/09/2021 06:16:48 Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Appendix Supplemental Information Data gaps and opportunities for comparative and conservation biology Authors: Dalia A. Conde, Johanna Staerk, Fernando Colchero, Rita da Silva, Jonas Schöley, H. Maria Baden, Lionel Jouvet, John E. Fa, Hassan Syed, Eelke Jongejans, Shai Meiri, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Scott Chamberlain, Jonathan Wilcken, Owen R. Jones, Johan P. Dahlgren, Ulrich K. Steiner, Lucie M. Bland, Ivan Gomez- Mestre, Jean-Dominique Lebreton, Jaime González Vargas, Nate Flesness, Vladimir Canudas-Romo, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Onnie Byers, Thomas Bjørneboe Berg, Alexander Scheuerlein, Sébastien Devillard, Dmitry S. Schigel, Oliver A. Ryder, Hugh P. Possingham, Annette Baudisch, and James W. Vaupel Index SI Figures Figure S1. The landscape of demographic knowledge for Reptiles………………………………… 2 Figure S2. The landscape of demographic knowledge for Mammals………………………………. 3 Figure S3. The landscape of demographic knowledge for Aves……………………………………… 4 Figure S4. The landscape of demographic knowledge for Amphibia………………………………. 5 Figure S5. Origin of information across the 22 data repositories analyzed…………………….. 6 SI Tables Table S1. Number of species per Demographic Species Knowledge Index category according to the IUCN Red List …................…………………………………………………………………….. 7 Table S2. Number of species that have information on the eight demographic measures in the 22 databases (DB) analyzed. ……………………………………………………………………………... 10 Table S3. Number of species by taxonomic class indicating the origin (captive, wild or/and unknown) of the information reported in the 22 databases………………………………. 11 www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1816367116 1 Replia 12 12 13 16 18 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 3 Polychrotidae Homalopsidae Crocodylia 24 25 26 Gerrhopilidae 27 Blanidae 4 5 Opluridae Dibamidae Cylindrophiidae Xenodermatidae 6 7 Amphisbaenidae 9 Pareatidae 8 Leiocephalidae Eublepharidae Hoplocercidae 10 Anomalepididae Leiosauridae Xenosauridae Crotaphytidae 11 Corytophanidae Tropidophiidae Pygopodidae Teiidae Leptotyphlopidae Gerrhosauridae Xantusiidae Carphodactylidae Iguanidae Pythonidae Uropeltidae Phyllodactylidae Sphaerodactylidae Trionychidae Cordylidae Boidae Viperidae Liolaemidae Tropiduridae Varanidae Lamprophiidae Kinosternidae Diplodactylidae Anguidae Gymnophthalmidae Chamaeleonidae Chelidae Typhlopidae Gekkonidae Squamata Colubridae Phrynosomatidae Testudines Dactyloidae Elapidae Lacertidae Geoemydidae Agamidae Emydidae Scincidae Testudinidae 1: Gavialidae, 2: Alligatoridae, 3: Crocodylidae, 4: Carettochelyidae, 5: Platysternidae, 6: Dermatemydidae, 7: Dermatemydidae, 8: Chelydridae, 9: Cheloniidae, 10: Cheloniidae, 11: Pelomedusidae, 12: Aniliidae, 13: Cadeidae, 14: Rhineuridae, 15: Lanthanotidae, 16: Loxocemidae, 17: Shinisauridae, 18: Xenophidiidae, 19: Xenotyphlopidae, 20: Anomochilidae, 21: Bolyeridae, 22: Xenopeltidae, 23: Anniellidae, 24: Helodermatidae, 25: Acrochordidae, 26: Bipedidae, 27: Trogonophiidae Taxononomic Rank Order Family 0 0 1 37 None: No demographic knowledge Low: Single variable (0.0%) (0.0%) (0.0%) (0.4%) Fair: Multiple variables High: Population Matrix/Lifetable 0 2 64 (0.0%) (0.0%) (0.7%) 83 691 580 (0.8%) (7.1%) (5.9%) 6,358 1,878 91 Knowledge of Survival of Knowledge (65.0%) (19.2%) (0.9%) None Low Fair High Knowledge of Fertility Figure S 1. The landscape of demographic knowledge for Reptilia 2 Mammalia 1 4 6 7 8 Cingulata 1819 20 22 Tarsiidae 23 24 29 30 9 Ochotonidae Cteno- 2 5 Dasypodidae 21 2528 Vombatidae 10 Didelphimorphia 26 31 33 myidae 3 Aotidae Sirenia Pilosa 27 Monotremata Hominidae 32 Abrocomidae Lorisidae 12 Burramyidae Potoroidae 11 13 Didelphidae Lagomorpha Indriidae Anoma- 34 Chin- Manidae 14 Atelidae luridae chilli- Erethi- zontidae Pholidota 15 16 Petauridae Capro- Sciuridae Peramelemorphia Leporidae dae Pseudocheiridae Macroscelidea myidae Gliridae Macroscelididae Peramelidae Lepilemuridae Hylobatidae Spala- Hystri- Diprotodontia Dasy- procti- dae cidae cidae Caviidae Scandentia Phalangeridae Bathy- Tupaiidae 35 36 37 Nesomyidae ergidae Echimyidae Tapiridae Equidae 38 39 Erinaceomorpha Dasyuromorphia Monodontidae Iniidae Galagidae Perissodactyla Octodontidae Balaenidae Erinaceidae Cheirogaleidae Lemuridae 17 Phocoenidae Dasyuridae Balaenopteridae Hyperoodontidae Afrosoricida Cetacea Macropodidae Chrysochloridae Delphinidae Geomyidae Tenrecidae Dipodidae 40 42 44 Cebidae 43 41 45 Heteromyidae Camelidae Primates Soricomorpha Moschidae Tragulidae Cervidae Suidae Pitheciidae Cricetidae Callitrichidae Talpidae Soricidae Artiodactyla Bovidae Rodentia 46 4748 Mephi- Felidae Mustelidae Hyae- tidae nidae Carnivora Ursidae Muridae Euple- ridae Viverridae Canidae Phocidae Procyonidae Otariidae Herpestidae Cercopithecidae 49 50 51 56 52 5455 Nycteridae 53 Mormo- Mini- Chiroptera Natalidae opidae opteridae Hipposideridae Vespertilionidae Emballonuridae Rhinolophidae Molossidae Pteropodidae Phyllostomidae 1: Microbiotheriidae, 2: Orycteropodidae, 3: Elephanne, 4: Cynocephalidae, 5: Notorycdae, 6: Procaviidae, 7: Caenolesdae, 8: Cyclopedidae, 9: Megalonychidae, 10: Myrmecophagidae, 11: Tachyglossidae, 12: Dugongidae, 13: Trichechidae, 14: Bradypodidae, 15: Chaeropodidae, 16: Thylacomyidae, 17: Rhinocerodae, 18: Hypsiprymnodondae, 19: Tarsipedidae, 20: Acrobadae, 21: Phascolarcdae, 22: Daubentoniidae, 23: Diatomyidae, 24: Dinomyidae, 25: Petromuridae, 26: Aplodonidae, 27: Calomyscidae, 28: Pededae, 29: Heptaxodondae, 30: Cuniculidae, 31: Myocastoridae, 32: Thryonomyidae, 33: Castoridae, 34: Ctenodactylidae, 35: Neobalaenidae, 36: Eschrichidae, 37: Physeteridae, 38: Kogiidae, 39: Platanisdae, 40: Solenodondae, 41: Nesophondae, 42: Anlocapridae, 43: Giraffidae, 44: Hippopotamidae, 45: Tayassuidae, 46: Ailuridae, 47: Nandiniidae, 48: Odobenidae, 49: Cistugidae, 50: Myzopodidae, 51: Thyropteridae, 52: Furipteridae, 53: Mystacinidae, 54: Noclionidae, 55: Rhinopomadae, 56: Megadermadae Taxononomic Rank Order Family No demographic knowledge 0 1 82 137 None: Low: Single variable (0.0%) (0.0%) (1.5%) (2.5%) Fair: Multiple variables High: Population Matrix/Lifetable 0 1 59 (0.0%) (0.0%) (1.1%) 199 555 1,543 (3.6%) (9.9%) (27.6%) 1,988 811 210 Knowledge of Survival of Knowledge (35.6%) (14.5%) (3.8%) None Low Fair High Knowledge of Fertility 3 Figure S2. The landscape of demographic knowledge for Mammalia Aves 1 3 Bucorvidae 9 10 11 42434445 46 47 78 79 Musophagiformes Numididae Cardinalidae 4 Musophagidae 12 Alcedinidae 48495051 52 Timaliidae 2 Todidae 53 56 Upupiformes 54 55 80 Gaviiformes Sulidae Momotidae Odontophoridae Sphenisciformes Spheniscidae 57 Formicariidae Phoenicopteridae 59 60 61 62 Gaviidae Ciconiiformes 58 81 Climacteridae Prunellidae Psophodidae Dicruridae Trogonidae 63 65 Prionopidae Pteroclidiformes Coraciidae 64 66 Ciconiidae 82 Melanocharitidae Pteroclididae Trogoniformes Meropidae 67 68 69 Platysteiridae Bucerotiformes 70 Podicipediforme Bucerotidae 83 Pipridae Podicipedidae Sylviidae 5 7 71 72 73 74 75 84 Aegithalidae Dicaeidae Coraciiformes Cinclidae 8 Artamidae 6 Apterygidae 76 77 13 Certhiidae Suliformes Galbuliformes Tinamiformes 14 Pelecanidae Campephagidae Monarchidae Galbulidae Meliphagidae Phalacrocoracidae Ardeidae Regulidae Stenostiridae Threskiornithidae Conopophagidae Petroicidae Remizidae Tinamidae Bernieridae Cracticidae Bucconidae Vangidae Macrosphenidae Viduidae Mimidae Estrildidae Falconiformes Pelecaniformes Eurylaimidae Craciformes Polioptilidae Pachycephalidae Megapodiidae Pelecanoididae Ptilonorhynchidae Hydrobatidae Rhipiduridae Galliformes Cracidae Phasianidae Falconidae Oriolidae Pittidae Cettiidae Maluridae Motacillidae Procellariiformes Paridae Cuculiformes Diomedeidae Cuculidae Procellariidae Sittidae Malaconotidae Paradisaeidae Laniidae 15 16 17 Parulidae 18 Grallariidae 19 20 Gruiformes Anseriformes Pellorneidae Locustellidae Passeridae Rhinocryptidae Acrocephalidae Acanthizidae 21 Gruidae Otididae Rallidae Anatidae Vireonidae Corvidae Columbiformes Phylloscopidae Troglodytidae Columbidae Zosteropidae Icteridae Alaudidae Hirundinidae Sturnidae 22 25 23 24 Strigiformes Accipitriformes Tytonidae Strigidae Caprimulgidae Accipitridae Passeriformes Ploceidae Leiothrichidae Nectariniidae Piciformes Pycnonotidae Cisticolidae Turdidae Ramphastidae Picidae Indicatoridae Thamnophilidae Fringillidae Psittaciformes Psittacidae Thraupidae 26 27 28 29 30 32 37 39 40 31 Furnariidae 33 34 35 38 36 41 Apodiformes Laridae Emberizidae Muscicapidae Trochilidae Alcidae Charadriidae Apodidae Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Tyrannidae 1: Phaethondae, 2: Coliidae, 3:
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