Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Raquel L. Carvalho, Angelica F. Resende, Jos Barlow, Filipe M. França, Mario R. Moura, Rafaella Maciel, Fernanda Alves-Martins, Jack Shutt, Cassio A. Nunes, Fernando Elias, Juliana M. Silveira, Lis Stegmann, Fabricio B. Baccaro, Leandro Juen, Juliana Schietti, Luiz Aragão, Erika Berenguer, Leandro Castello, Flavia R.C. Costa, Matheus L. GuedesCecilia G. Leal, Alexander C. Lees, Victoria Isaac, Rodrigo O. Nascimento, Oliver L. Phillips, Fernando Augusto Schmidt, Hans ter Steege, Fernando Vaz-de-Mello, Eduardo M. Venticinque, Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira, Jansen Zuanon, Filipe França, Joice Ferreira, Adem Nagibe dos Santos Geber Filho, Ademir Ruschel, Adolfo Ricardo Calor, Adriana de Lima Alves, Adriane Esquivel Muelbert, Adriano Quaresma, Alberto Vicentini, Alexandra Rocha da Piedade, Alexandre Adalardo de Oliveira, Alexandre Aleixo, Alexandre Casadei-Ferreira, Alexandre Gontijo, Alexandre Hercos, Aline Andriolo, Aline Lopes, Aline Pontes-Lopes, Allan Paulo Moreira dos Santos, Amanda Batista da Silva de Oliveira, Amanda Frederico Mortati, Ana Karina Moreyra Salcedo, Ana Luisa Albernaz, Ana Luisa Fares, Ana Luiza Andrade, Ana Maria Oliveira Pes, Ana Paula Justino Faria, Anderson Pedro Bernadina Batista, Anderson Puker, Anderson S. Bueno, André Braga Junqueira, André Luiz Ramos Holanda de Andrade, André Ricardo Ghidini, André V. Galuch, Andressa Silvana Oliveira de Menezes, Angelo Gilberto Manzatto, Anne Sthephane A.S. Correa, Antonio C.M. Queiroz, Antonio Carlos da Silva Zanzini, Antonio Miguel Olivo Neto, Antonio Willian Flores de Melo, Aretha Franklin Guimaraes, Arlison Bezerra Castro, Augusto Borges, Aurélia Bentes Ferreira, Beatriz S. Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon-Junior, Bernardo M. Flores, Bethânia Oliveira de Resende, Bianca Weiss Albuquerque, Boris Villa, Bradley Davis, Bruce Nelson, Bruce Williamson, Bruna Santos Bitencourt de Melo, Bruno B.L. Cintra, Bruno Borges Santos, Bruno da Silveira Prudente, Bruno Garcia Luize, Bruno Spacek Godoy, Cameron L. Rutt, Camila Duarte Ritter, Camila V.J. Silva, Carla Rodrigues Ribas, Carlos A. Peres, Carlos Augusto Silva de Azevêdo, Carlos Freitas, Carlos Leandro Cordeiro, Carlos Rodrigo Brocardo, Carolina Castilho, Carolina Levis, Carolina Rodrigues da Costa Doria, Caroline C. Arantes, Cássia Anicá dos Santos, Catarina C. Jakovac, Celice Alexandre Silva, Cesar João Benetti, Chaim Lasmar, Charles J. Marsh, Christian Borges Andretti, Cinthia Pereira de Oliveira, Cintia Cornelius, Clarissa Alves da Rosa, Cláudia Baider, Cláudia G. Gualberto, Claudia Pereira de Deus, Cláudio da Silva Monteiro, Cláudio Rabelo dos Santos Neto, Cleonice Maria Cardoso Lobato, Cleverson Rannieri Meira dos Santos, Cristian Camilo Mendoza Penagos, Daniel da Silva Costa, Daniel Luis Mascia Vieira, Daniel Praia Portela de Aguiar, Daniel Silas Veras, Daniela Pauletto, Danielle de Lima Braga, Danielle Storck-Tonon, Daniely da Frota Almeida, Danyhelton Douglas, Dário Dantas do Amaral, Darlene Gris, David Luther, David P. Edwards, David Pedroza Guimarães, Deane Cabral dos Santos, Débora Rodrigues de Souza Campana, Denis Silva Nogueira, Dennis Rodrigues da Silva, Dhâmyla Bruna de Souza Dutra, Dian Carlos Pinheiro Rosa, Diego Armando Silva da Silva, Diego Pedroza, Diego V. Anjos, Diego Viana Melo Lima, Divino V. Silvério, Domingos de Jesus Rodrigues, Douglas Bastos, Douglas Daly, Edelcilio Marques Barbosa, Edith Rosario Clemente Arenas, Edmar Almeida de Oliveira, Ednaira Alencar dos Santos, Edrielly Carolinne Carvalho de Santana, Edson Guilherme, Edson Vidal, Eduardo Malta Campos-Filho, Eduardo van den Berg, Elder Ferreira Morato, Elidiomar R. da Silva, Elineide E. Marques, Elizabeth G. Pringle, Elizabeth Nichols, Ellen Andresen, Emanuelle de Sousa Farias, Emely Laiara Silva de Siqueira, Emília Zoppas de Albuquerque, Eric Bastos Görgens, Erlane José Rodrigues da Cunha, Ethan Householder, Evlyn Márcia Moraes de Leão Novo, Fabiana Ferreira de Oliveira, Fabio de Oliveira Roque, Fabrício Coletti, Fagno Reis, Felipe F.F. Moreira, Felipe Todeschini, Fernanda Antunes Carvalho, Fernanda Coelho de Souza, Fernando Augusto Barbosa Silva, Fernando Geraldo Carvalho, Fernando Gonçalves Cabeceira, Fernando Mendonça d'Horta, Fernando P. Mendonça, Fernando Prado Florêncio, Fernando Rogério de Carvalho, Filipe Viegas de Arruda, Flávia Alessandra da Silva Nonato, Flávia Delgado Santana, Flavia Durgante, Flávia Kelly Siqueira de Souza, Flávio Amorim Obermuller, Flávio Siqueira de Castro, Florian Wittmann, Francisco Matheus da Silva Sales, Francisco Valente Neto, Frederico Falcão Salles, Gabriel Costa Borba, Gabriel Damasco, Gabriel Gazzana Barros, Gabriel Lourenço Brejão, Gabriela Abrantes Jardim, Ghillean T. Prance, Gisiane Rodrigues Lima, Gleison Robson Desidério, Gracilene da Costa de Melo, Guilherme Henrique Pompiano do Carmo, Guilherme Sampaio Cabral, Guillaume Xavier Rousseau, Gustavo Cardoso da Silva, Gustavo Schwartz, Hannah Griffiths, Helder Lima de Queiroz, Helder M.V. Espírito-Santo, Helena Soares Ramos Cabette, Henrique Eduardo Mendonça Nascimento, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Herison Medeiros, Hilton Jeferson Alves Cardoso de Aguiar, Híngara Leão, Icaro Wilker, Inês Correa Gonçalves, Inocêncio de Sousa Gorayeb, Ires Paula de Andrade Miranda, Irving Foster Brown, Isis Caroline Siqueira Santos, Itanna Oliveira Fernandes, Izaias Fernandes, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Jadson Coelho de Abreu, Jaime de Liege Gama Neto, Janaina Barbosa Pedrosa Costa, Janaína Costa Noronha, Janaina Gomes de Brito, Jared Wolfe, Jean Carlos Santos, Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira, Jerrian Oliveira e Gomes, Jesse R. Lasky, Jéssica Caroline de Faria Falcão, Jessica Gomes Costa, Jessica Soares Cravo, Jesús Enrique Burgos Guerrero, Jhonatan Andrés Muñoz Gutiérrez, João Carreiras, João Lanna, Joás Silva Brito, Jochen Schöngart, Jonas José Mendes Aguiar, Jônatas Lima, Jorcely G. Barroso, Jorge Ari Noriega, Jorge Luiz da Silva Pereira, Jorge Luiz Nessimian, Jorge Luiz Pereira de Souza, José Julio de Toledo, José Leonardo Lima Magalhães, José Luís Camargo, José Max B. Oliveira, José Moacir Ferreira Ribeiro, José Orlando de Almeida Silva, José Renan da Silva Guimarães, Joseph E. Hawes, Joudellys Andrade-Silva, Juan David Cardenas Revilla, Júlia Santana da Silva, Juliana da Silva Menger, Juliana Rechetelo, Juliana Stropp, Julianna Freires Barbosa, Julio Daniel do Vale, Julio Louzada, Július César Cerqueira Silva, Karina Dias da Silva, Karina Melgaço, Karine Santana Carvalho, Kedma Cristine Yamamoto, Keila Rêgo Mendes, Kevina Vulinec, Laís Ferreira Maia, Larissa Cavalheiro, Laura Barbosa Vedovato, Layon Oreste Demarchi, Leandro Giacomin, Leandro Lourenço Dumas, Leandro Maracahipes, Leandro Schlemmer Brasil, Leandro Valle Ferreira, Lenize Batista Calvão, Leonardo Maracahipes-Santos, Leonardo Pequeno Reis, Letícia Fernandes da Silva, Lia de Oliveira Melo, Lidiany Camila da Silva Carvalho, Lílian Casatti, Lílian Lund Amado, Liliane Stedile de Matos, Lisandro Vieira, Livia Pires do Prado, Luana Alencar, Luane Fontenele, Lucas Mazzei, Lucas Navarro Paolucci, Lucas Pereira Zanzini, Lucélia Nobre Carvalho, Luciana Carvalho Crema, Luciane Ferreira Barbosa Brulinger, Luciano Fogaça de Assis Montag, Luciano Nicolas Naka, Ludson Azara, Luis Fábio Silveira, Luis Gabriel de Oliveira Nunes, Luís Miguel do Carmo Rosalino, Luiz A.M. Mestre, Luiz Carlos de Matos Bonates, Luiz de Souza Coelho, Luiz Henrique Medeiros Borges, Luzia da Silva Lourenço, Madson Antonio Benjamin Freitas, Maiara Tábatha da Silva Brito, Maihyra Marina Pombo, Maíra da Rocha, Maira Rodrigues Cardoso, Marcelino Carneiro Guedes, Marcelo Bassols Raseira, Marcelo Brilhante de Medeiros, Marcelo de Jesus Veiga Carim, Marcelo Fragomeni Simon, Marcelo Petratti Pansonato, Marcelo Rodrigues dos Anjos, Marcelo Trindade Nascimento, Márcia Regina de Souza, Marcília Gabriella Tavares Monteiro, Márcio Joaquim da Silva, Marcio Uehara-Prado, Marco Antonio de Oliveira, Marcos Callisto, Marcos José Salgado Vital, Marcos Pérsi Dantas o Santos, Marcos Silveira, Marcus Vinicio Neves D. Oliveira, María Angélica Pérez-Mayorga, Maria Antonia Carniello, Maria Aparecida Lopes, Maria Aurea Pinheiro de Almeida Silveira, Maria Cristina Esposito, Maria Eduarda Maldaner, Maria Inês S. Passos, Maria José Pinheiro Anacléto, Maria Katiane Sousa Costa, Maria Pires Martins, Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade, Mariana Victória Irume, Marília Maria Silva da Costa, Marina Franco de Almeida Maximiano, Marina Guimarães Freitas, Mark A. Cochrane, Markus Gastauer, Marllus Rafael Negreiros Almeida, Mateus Fernando de Souza, Michel Catarino, Michela Costa Batista, Mike R. Massam, Mila Ferraz de Oliveira Martins, Milena Holmgren, Morgana Almeida, Murilo S. Dias, Nádia Barbosa Espírito Santo, Naraiana Loureiro Benone, Natalia Macedo Ivanauskas, Natália Medeiros, Natalia Targhetta, Nathalia Silva Félix, Nelson Ferreira, Neusa Hamada, Nubia Campos, Nubia França da Silva Giehl, Oliver Charles Metcalf, Otávio Guilherme Morais da Silva, Pablo Vieira Cerqueira, Pamela Moser, Patrícia Nakayama Miranda, Patricia Santos Ferreira Peruquetti, Paula Palhares de Polari Alverga, Paula Prist, Paula Souto, Paulo Brando, Paulo dos Santos Pompeu, Paulo Eduardo Barni, Paulo Mauricio de Alencastro Graça, Paulo S. Morandi, Paulo Vilela Cruz, Pedro Giovâni da Silva, Pitágoras C. Bispo, Plínio Barbosa de Camargo, Priscila S.de M. Sarmento, Priscila Souza, Rafael Barreto de Andrade, Rafael Benzi Braga, Rafael Boldrini, Rafael Costa Bastos, Rafael Leandro de Assis, Rafael P. Salomão, Rafael Pereira Leitão, Raimundo N.G. Mendes, Rainiellen de Sá Carpanedo, Ramiro Dário Melinski, Raphael Ligeiro, Raúl Enriqu Pirela e Pérez, Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa, Reinaldo Lucas Cajaiba, Renato Azevedo Matias Silvano, Renato Portela Salomão, Renato Richard Hilário, Renato Tavares Martins, Ricardo de Oliveira Perdiz, Ricardo Eduardo Vicente, Ricardo José da Silva, Ricardo Koroiva, Ricardo Solar, Richarlly da Costa Silva, Robson Borge s de Lima, Robson dos Santos Alves da Silva, Rodolfo Mariano, Rodrigo Arison Barbosa Ribeiro, Rodrigo Ferreira Fadini, Rodrigo Leonardo Costa de Oliveira, Rodrigo Machado Feitosa, Rodrigo Matavelli, Roger Paulo Mormul, Rogério Rosa da Silva, Ronald Zanetti, Ronaldo Barthem, Rony Peterson Santos Almeida, Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro, Salustiano Vila da r Costa Neto, Samuel Nienow, Sérgio Augusto Vidal de Oliveira, Sérgio Henrique Borges, Sérgio Milheiras, Sérvio Pontes Ribeiro, Sheyla Regina Marques Couceiro, Sidney Araújo de Sousa, Silvia Barbosa Rodrigues, Silvia Leitão Dutra, Simon Mahood, Simone Aparecida Vieira, Solange Arrolho, Sonaira Souza da Silva, Stefania Pinzón Triana, Susan Laurance, Sustanis Horn Kunz, Swanni T. 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Abstract

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear understanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5,6,7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8,9,10,11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world's most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepresented in biodiversity databases.13,14,15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may eliminate pieces of the Amazon's biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological communities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple organism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region's vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most neglected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lost.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3495-3504.e4
Number of pages15
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume33
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Aug 2023

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Funding

The Synergize Network was developed through funding from the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq) under the Brazilian Synthesis Centre on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (Sinbiose) (grant CNPq/MCTIC 442354/2019-3 ). We also recognize support from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico (CNPq) for research grants in support of R.L.C. ( 151221/2021-9 ) and A.F.R. ( 150196/2020-2 ) and São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) for grants in support of R.L.C. ( 2022/07381-9 ), A.F.R. ( 2019/24049-5 ), and M.R.M. ( 2021/11840-6 and 2022/12231-6 ). J.B. thanks the Natural Environment Research Council ARBOLES project NE/S011811/1 . F.M.F. thanks the University of Bristol (PolicyBristol, 1989427 ; Climate and Net Zero Impact Awards, 170839 ; and Elizabeth Blackwell Institute Rapid Research Funding, 2208557 ). E.B. thanks the Natural Environment Research Council ( NE/S01084X/1 ) for supporting her work and part of that of the data curation team. F.A.-M. acknowledges funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 854248 . ForestPlots.net communication and data management support in Brazil since 2020 was made possible by ERC Starter Grant 758873 TreeMort and the Norwegian Research Council grant “Cascading consequences of hunting & fishing for ecosystem services in Amazonian Forest,” which supported O.L.P.’s contribution. Work to establish and sustain RAINFOR plots in Brazil has been supported by the European Research Council (advanced grant 291585 – T-FORCES), the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation ( 1656 RAINFOR ), the European Union's Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Framework Programme ( EVK2-CT-1999-00023 – CARBONSINK-LBA , 283080 – GEOCARBON , and 282664 – AMAZALERT ), the Natural Environment Research Council ( NE/D005590/1 – TROBIT , NE/F005806/1 – AMAZONICA , and PPFOR E/M0022021/1 ), and the NERC/State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) consortium grants BIO-RED ( NE/N012542/1 and 2012/51872-5 ), ECOFOR ( NE/K016431/1 and 2012/51509-8 ), ARBOLES ( NE/S011811/1 ), and the Royal Society (Global Challenges Award FORAMA, ICA/R1/180100 ). Synergize Consortium members thank the following funders: CAPES-PROCAD 88887.200472/2018-00 , FAPESPA ICAAF 070/2020 , and FAPESP 2019/25478-7 ( BEX5528/13-5 , 383744/2015-6 , and 403811/2012-0 ). We acknowledge all the researchers and field assistants who helped with the data collection but are not within the authors. They are Ana Segalin de Andrade, Arlete Almeida, Atila Alves de Oliveira, Carlos Alberto Quesada, Carolina Toledo Garib Soriano, Charles Eugene Zartman, Cid Ferreira, Cintia Rodrigues De Souza, Claudinei Oliveira-Santos, Daniel Nepstad, David J. Mellow, Diego de Alcântara Pires, Dilce de Fátima Rossetti, Diogenes de Andrade Lima Filho, Eduardo Hase, Everton José Almeida, Flávia Rodrigues Barbosa, Francisca Dionizia de Almeida Matos, Francisco de Assis Esteves, Gabriel de Oliveira de Almeida, Gustavo Paiva Evangelista da Rocha, Haron Xaud, Iêda Leão do Amaral, Ileana A Acosta, Jennifer Balch, João Batista da Silva, Jocieli de Oliveira, Jorge Oliviera, José Ferreira Ramos, Juan Carlos Montero, Kallene Kharla Gonçalves da Silva, Kelly Liane da Silva Sampaio, Kelsy Ellen Vale da Silva, Lola da Costa, Lorena Rincón, Luana Fidelis da Silva, Lucas Lima da Silva, Luis Gustavo Canesi Ferreira, Márcia Cléia Vilela dos Santos, Márcia Patricia Nascimento Cidade, Márcio Hofmann, Margarita Maria Jaramillo, Maria Carmozina Araújo, Maria do Socorro, Mario Cohn-Haft, Mateus Junior Garcia de Oliveira, Michael Coe, Natalino Silva, Nelson Silva Pinto, Pedro Lisboa, Perseu da Silva Aparício, Priscila Madoka Ito, Raimunda Oliveira de Araújo, Ricardo Barbieri, Richard Bardgett, Richard Lucas, Rita Mesquita, Rodrigo Gravina Prates Junqueira, Rogerio Gribel, Terezinha Maria de Castro Della Lucia, Vilany Matilla Colares Carneiro, William Balee, and Wully Barreto da Silva. The Synergize Network was developed through funding from the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq) under the Brazilian Synthesis Centre on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (Sinbiose) (grant CNPq/MCTIC 442354/2019-3). We also recognize support from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico (CNPq) for research grants in support of R.L.C. (151221/2021-9) and A.F.R. (150196/2020-2) and São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) for grants in support of R.L.C. (2022/07381-9), A.F.R. (2019/24049-5), and M.R.M. (2021/11840-6 and 2022/12231-6). J.B. thanks the Natural Environment Research Council ARBOLES project NE/S011811/1. F.M.F. thanks the University of Bristol (PolicyBristol, 1989427; Climate and Net Zero Impact Awards, 170839; and Elizabeth Blackwell Institute Rapid Research Funding, 2208557). E.B. thanks the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S01084X/1) for supporting her work and part of that of the data curation team. F.A.-M. acknowledges funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 854248. ForestPlots.net communication and data management support in Brazil since 2020 was made possible by ERC Starter Grant 758873 TreeMort and the Norwegian Research Council grant “Cascading consequences of hunting & fishing for ecosystem services in Amazonian Forest,” which supported O.L.P.’s contribution. Work to establish and sustain RAINFOR plots in Brazil has been supported by the European Research Council (advanced grant 291585 – T-FORCES), the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (1656 RAINFOR), the European Union's Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Framework Programme (EVK2-CT-1999-00023 – CARBONSINK-LBA, 283080 – GEOCARBON, and 282664 – AMAZALERT), the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/D005590/1 – TROBIT, NE/F005806/1 – AMAZONICA, and PPFOR E/M0022021/1), and the NERC/State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) consortium grants BIO-RED (NE/N012542/1 and 2012/51872-5), ECOFOR (NE/K016431/1 and 2012/51509-8), ARBOLES (NE/S011811/1), and the Royal Society (Global Challenges Award FORAMA, ICA/R1/180100). Synergize Consortium members thank the following funders: CAPES-PROCAD 88887.200472/2018-00, FAPESPA ICAAF 070/2020, and FAPESP 2019/25478-7 (BEX5528/13-5, 383744/2015-6, and 403811/2012-0). We acknowledge all the researchers and field assistants who helped with the data collection but are not within the authors. They are Ana Segalin de Andrade, Arlete Almeida, Atila Alves de Oliveira, Carlos Alberto Quesada, Carolina Toledo Garib Soriano, Charles Eugene Zartman, Cid Ferreira, Cintia Rodrigues De Souza, Claudinei Oliveira-Santos, Daniel Nepstad, David J. Mellow, Diego de Alcântara Pires, Dilce de Fátima Rossetti, Diogenes de Andrade Lima Filho, Eduardo Hase, Everton José Almeida, Flávia Rodrigues Barbosa, Francisca Dionizia de Almeida Matos, Francisco de Assis Esteves, Gabriel de Oliveira de Almeida, Gustavo Paiva Evangelista da Rocha, Haron Xaud, Iêda Leão do Amaral, Ileana A Acosta, Jennifer Balch, João Batista da Silva, Jocieli de Oliveira, Jorge Oliviera, José Ferreira Ramos, Juan Carlos Montero, Kallene Kharla Gonçalves da Silva, Kelly Liane da Silva Sampaio, Kelsy Ellen Vale da Silva, Lola da Costa, Lorena Rincón, Luana Fidelis da Silva, Lucas Lima da Silva, Luis Gustavo Canesi Ferreira, Márcia Cléia Vilela dos Santos, Márcia Patricia Nascimento Cidade, Márcio Hofmann, Margarita Maria Jaramillo, Maria Carmozina Araújo, Maria do Socorro, Mario Cohn-Haft, Mateus Junior Garcia de Oliveira, Michael Coe, Natalino Silva, Nelson Silva Pinto, Pedro Lisboa, Perseu da Silva Aparício, Priscila Madoka Ito, Raimunda Oliveira de Araújo, Ricardo Barbieri, Richard Bardgett, Richard Lucas, Rita Mesquita, Rodrigo Gravina Prates Junqueira, Rogerio Gribel, Terezinha Maria de Castro Della Lucia, Vilany Matilla Colares Carneiro, William Balee, and Wully Barreto da Silva. R.L.C. wrote the first draft; A.F.R. M.R.M. and J.B. edited the manuscript; J.B. supervised the work; R.L.C. F.M.F. F.A.-M. and L.S. performed the literature review; R.L.C. A.F.R. C.A.N. F.M.F. J.M. S. R.M. F.A.-M. and L.S. compiled the data; R.L.C. A.F.R. M.R.M. and J.B. designed the methodology; R.L.C. A.F.R. and M.R.M. performed the analysis and data visualization; R.L.C. A.F.R. J.B. F.M.F. M.R.M. R.M. F.A.-M. J. Shutt, C.A.N. F.E. J.M.S. L.S. F.B.B. L.J. J. Schietti, L.A. E.B. L.C. F.R.C.C. M.L.G. C.G.L. A.C.L. V.I. R.O.N. O.L.P. F.A.S. H.t.S. F.V.-d.-M. E.M.V. I.C.G.V. J.Z. and J.F. conceived the ideas; and J.F. F.M.F. F.V.-d.-M. A.C.L. C.G.L. E.B. J.B. L.C. F.R.C.C. I.C.G.V. O.L.P. L.A. J.Z. H.t.S. V.I. L.J. E.M.V. F.B.B. and F.A.S. obtained project funding. All authors contributed in the form of discussions, revisions, and suggestions and approved the final manuscript. The authors declare no competing interests. We support inclusive, diverse, and equitable conduct of research.

FundersFunder number
Brazilian Synthesis Centre on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ServicesCNPq/MCTIC 442354/2019-3
CAPES-PROCAD88887.200472/2018-00
Carolina Toledo Garib Soriano
European Union's Fifth
Vilany Matilla Colares Carneiro
William Balee
Wully Barreto da Silva
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research, University of Bristol2208557, NE/S01084X/1
Natural Environment Research CouncilNE/S011811/1
Royal SocietyICA/R1/180100
European Research Council758873, 291585 – T-FORCES
University of Bristol1989427, 170839
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo2012/51872-5, 2021/11840-6, NE/K016431/1, NE/N012542/1, 2019/24049-5, 2022/12231-6, 2012/51509-8, 2022/07381-9
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico151221/2021-9, 150196/2020-2
Seventh Framework Programme282664 – AMAZALERT, 283080, NE/F005806/1 – AMAZONICA, EVK2-CT-1999-00023 – CARBONSINK-LBA, PPFOR E/M0022021/1, NE/D005590/1 – TROBIT
Fundação Amazônia Paraense de Amparo à Pesquisa383744/2015-6, 403811/2012-0, BEX5528/13-5, 2019/25478-7, ICAAF 070/2020
Norges Forskningsråd
Horizon 2020854248

    Keywords

    • Brazil
    • biodiversity
    • biological diversity
    • community assessment
    • conservation science
    • information deficits
    • knowledge gap
    • spatial bias

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