@article{76dae0f35dbf4ee3a5859a946bb5140c,
title = "The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project",
abstract = "The PREDICTS project—Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems (www.predicts.org.uk)—has collated from published studies a large, reasonably representative database of comparable samples of biodiversity from multiple sites that differ in the nature or intensity of human impacts relating to land use. We have used this evidence base to develop global and regional statistical models of how local biodiversity responds to these measures. We describe and make freely available this 2016 release of the database, containing more than 3.2 million records sampled at over 26,000 locations and representing over 47,000 species. We outline how the database can help in answering a range of questions in ecology and conservation biology. To our knowledge, this is the largest and most geographically and taxonomically representative database of spatial comparisons of biodiversity that has been collated to date; it will be useful to researchers and international efforts wishing to model and understand the global status of biodiversity.",
keywords = "data sharing, global biodiversity modeling, global change, habitat destruction, land use",
author = "Hudson, {Lawrence N.} and Tim Newbold and Sara Contu and Hill, {Samantha L.L.} and Igor Lysenko and {De Palma}, Adriana and Phillips, {Helen R.P.} and Alhusseini, {Tamera I.} and Bedford, {Felicity E.} and Bennett, {Dominic J.} and Hollie Booth and Burton, {Victoria J.} and Chng, {Charlotte W.T.} and Argyrios Choimes and Correia, {David L.P.} and Julie Day and Susy Echeverr{\'i}a-Londo{\~n}o and Emerson, {Susan R.} and Di Gao and Morgan Garon and Harrison, {Michelle L.K.} and Ingram, {Daniel J.} and Martin Jung and Victoria Kemp and Lucinda Kirkpatrick and Martin, {Callum D.} and Yuan Pan and Pask-Hale, {Gwilym D.} and Pynegar, {Edwin L.} and Robinson, {Alexandra N.} and Katia Sanchez-Ortiz and Senior, {Rebecca A.} and Simmons, {Benno I.} and White, {Hannah J.} and Hanbin Zhang and Job Aben and Stefan Abrahamczyk and Adum, {Gilbert B.} and Virginia Aguilar-Barquero and Aizen, {Marcelo A.} and Bel{\'e}n Albertos and Alcala, {E. L.} and {del Mar Alguacil}, Maria and Audrey Alignier and Marc Ancrenaz and Andersen, {Alan N.} and Enrique Arbel{\'a}ez-Cort{\'e}s and Inge Armbrecht and V{\'i}ctor Arroyo-Rodr{\'i}guez and Tom Aumann and Axmacher, {Jan C.} and Badrul Azhar and Azpiroz, {Adri{\'a}n B.} and Lander Baeten and Adama Bakayoko and Andr{\'a}s B{\'a}ldi and Banks, {John E.} and Baral, {Sharad K.} and Jos Barlow and Barratt, {Barbara I.P.} and Lurdes Barrico and Paola Bartolommei and Barton, {Diane M.} and Yves Basset and P{\'e}ter Bat{\'a}ry and Bates, {Adam J.} and Bruno Baur and Bayne, {Erin M.} and Pedro Beja and Suzan Benedick and {\AA}ke Berg and Henry Bernard and Berry, {Nicholas J.} and Dinesh Bhatt and Bicknell, {Jake E.} and Bihn, {Jochen H.} and Blake, {Robin J.} and Bobo, {Kadiri S.} and Roberto B{\'o}{\c c}on and Teun Boekhout and {Hudson, L.N.} and Littlewood, {Nick A.}",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
day = "5",
doi = "10.1002/ece3.2579",
language = "English",
volume = "7",
pages = "145--188",
journal = "Ecology and Evolution",
issn = "2045-7758",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",
number = "1",
}
