Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA.
Department of Health and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.
Ecology. 2022 Jun;103(6):e3687. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3687. Epub 2022 Apr 11.
Madagascar is a threatened global biodiversity hotspot and conservation priority, yet we lack broad-scale surveys to assess biodiversity across space and time. To fill this gap, we collated camera trap surveys, capturing species occurrences within Madagascar into a single standardized database. This data set includes nine distinct protected areas of Madagascar and encompasses 13 subprojects, 38 camera arrays, and 1156 sampling units (independent camera site per survey) within two important biodiversity eco-regions: western dry deciduous forest and eastern humid rainforest. Camera surveys were conducted from June 2007 to January 2021. The final data set includes 17 unique families of mammals (Bovidae, Canidae, Cheirogaleidae, Daubentoniidae, Equidae, Eupleridae, Felidae, Hominidae, Indriidae, Lemuridae, Lepilemuridae, Muridae, Nesomyidae, Pteropodidae, Soricidae, Suidae, Tenrecidae) comprising 45 species and 27 unique families of birds (Accipitridae, Acrocephalidae, Alcedinidae, Bernieridae, Brachypteraciidae, Caprimulgidae, Cisticolidae, Columbidae, Coraciidae, Corvidae, Cuculidae, Dicruridae, Mesitornithidae, Monarchidae, Motacillidae, Muscicapidae, Numididae, Phasianidae, Rallidae, Sarothruridae, Strigidae, Sturnidae, Sulidae, Threskiornithidae, Upupidae, Vangidae, Zosteropidae) comprising 58 species. Images were processed and verified by individual project data set creators and camera operation and species tables were then collated. The final product represents the first broad-scale freely available standardized formal faunal database for Madagascar. Data are available through this publication and at DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5801806. These data will be useful for examining species-level and community-level trends in occurrence across space or time within Madagascar and globally, evaluating native and invasive species dynamics, and will aid in determining species conservation status and planning for at-risk species. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite this paper when using the data for publication.
马达加斯加是全球生物多样性受到威胁的热点地区和优先保护区域，但我们缺乏大规模的调查来评估其生物多样性的空间和时间变化。为了填补这一空白，我们整合了相机陷阱调查数据，将马达加斯加的物种出现情况纳入一个单一的标准化数据库中。该数据集包括马达加斯加的九个不同保护区，涵盖了两个重要生物多样性生态区的 13 个子项目、38 个相机阵列和 1156 个采样单元（每个调查的独立相机地点）：西部干燥落叶林和东部湿润雨林。相机调查于 2007 年 6 月至 2021 年 1 月进行。最终数据集包括 17 个独特的哺乳动物科（牛科、犬科、狐猴科、鼩鼱科、马科、美洲鬣蜥科、猫科、人科、灵长目科、狐猴科、鼠科、囊鼠科、鼯鼠科、鼠科、臭鼬科、鼬科、猪科、獾科），包含 45 个物种和 27 个独特的鸟类科（鹰科、柳莺科、翠鸟科、伯劳科、短耳鸮科、夜鹰科、鹟科、鸽科、犀鸟科、鸦科、杜鹃科、雉科、卷尾科、蜂虎科、鹡鸰科、斑鸠科、雀科、鹌鹑科、雉科、秧鸡科、鸮形目科、燕科、鹈鹕科、鹭科、翠鸟科、佛法僧科、蜂鸟科、鹤科、鹤鸵科、冢雉科、燕八哥科），包含 58 个物种。图像由各个项目数据集创建者进行处理和验证，然后整理相机操作和物种表。最终产品代表了第一个广泛可用的标准化、正式的马达加斯加动物群数据库。数据可通过本出版物和 DOI：10.5281/zenodo.5801806 获得。这些数据将有助于研究马达加斯加和全球范围内空间或时间上物种出现的物种和群落水平趋势，评估本地和入侵物种的动态，并有助于确定物种保护状况和规划濒危物种。没有版权限制；在出版物中使用数据时，请引用本文。
