The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses

Hayley S. Clements; Emmanuel Do Linh San; Gareth Hempson; Birthe Linden; Bryan Maritz; Ara Monadjem; Chevonne Reynolds; Frances Siebert; Nicola Stevens; Reinette Biggs; Alta De Vos; Ryan Blanchard; Matthew Child; Karen J. Esler; Maike Hamann; Ty Loft; Belinda Reyers; Odirilwe Selomane; Andrew L. Skowno; Tshegofatso Tshoke; Diarrassouba Abdoulaye; Thierry Aebischer; Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez; Graham J. Alexander; Abdullahi H. Ali; David G. Allan; Esther E. Amoako; Samuel Angedakin; Edward Aruna; Nico L. Avenant; Gabriel Badjedjea; Adama Bakayoko; Abraham Bamba-kaya; Michael F. Bates; Paul J. J. Bates; Steven R. Belmain; Emily Bennitt; James Bradley; Chris A. Brewster; Michael B. Brown; Michelle Brown; Josef Bryja; Thomas M. Butynski; Filipe Carvalho; Alan Channing; Colin A. Chapman; Callan Cohen; Marina Cords; Jennifer D. Cramer; Nadine Cronk; Pamela M. K. Cunneyworth; Fredrik Dalerum; Emmanuel Danquah; Harriet T. Davies-Mostert; Andrew D. de Blocq; Yvonne A. De Jong; Terrence C. Demos; Christiane Denys; Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun; Thomas M. Doherty-Bone; Marine Drouilly; Johan T. du Toit; David A. Ehlers Smith; Yvette C. Ehlers Smith; Seth J. Eiseb; Peter J. Fashing; Adam W. Ferguson; José M. Fernández-García; Manfred Finckh; Claude Fischer; Edson Gandiwa; Philippe Gaubert; Jerome Y. Gaugris; Dalton J. Gibbs; Jason S. Gilchrist; Jose M. Gil-Sánchez; Anthony N. Githitho; Peter S. Goodman; Laurent Granjon; J. Paul Grobler; Bonginkosi C. Gumbi; Vaclav Gvozdik; James Harvey; Morgan Hauptfleisch; Firas Hayder; Emmanuel M. Hema; Marna Herbst; Mariano Houngbédji; Brian J. Huntley; Rainer Hutterer; Samuel T. Ivande; Kate Jackson; Gregory F. M. Jongsma; Javier Juste; Blaise Kadjo; Prince K. Kaleme; Edwin Kamugisha; Beth A. Kaplin; Humphrey N. Kato; Christian Kiffner; Duncan M. Kimuyu; Robert M. Kityo; N’goran G. Kouamé; Marcel Kouete T; Aliza le Roux; Alan T. K. Lee; Mervyn C. Lötter; Anne Mette Lykke; Duncan N. MacFadyen; Gacheru P. Macharia; Zimkitha J. K. Madikiza; Themb’alilahlwa A. M. Mahlaba; David Mallon; Mnqobi L. Mamba; Claude Mande; Rob A. Marchant; Robin A. Maritz; Wanda Markotter; Trevor McIntyre; John Measey; Addisu Mekonnen; Paulina Meller; Haemish I. Melville; Kevin Z. Mganga; Michael G. L. Mills; Liaan Minnie; Alain Didier Missoup; Abubakr Mohammad; Nancy N. Moinde; Bakwo Fils E. Moise; Pedro Monterroso; Jennifer F. Moore; Simon Musila; Sedjro Gilles A. Nago; Maganizo W. Namoto; Fatimata Niang; Violaine Nicolas; Jerry B. Nkenku; Evans E. Nkrumah; Gonwouo L. Nono; Mulavwa M. Norbert; Katarzyna Nowak; Benneth C. Obitte; Arnold D. Okoni-Williams; Jonathan Onongo; M. Justin O’Riain; Samuel T. Osinubi; Daniel M. Parker; Francesca Parrini; Mike J. S. Peel; Johannes Penner; Darren W. Pietersen; Andrew J. Plumptre; Damian W. Ponsonby; Stefan Porembski; R. John Power; Frans G. T. Radloff; Ramugondo V. Rambau; Tharmalingam Ramesh; Leigh R. Richards; Mark-Oliver Rödel; Dominic P. Rollinson; Francesco Rovero; Mostafa A. Saleh; Ute Schmiedel; M. Corrie Schoeman; Paul Scholte; Thomas L. Serfass; Julie Teresa Shapiro; Sidney Shema; Stefan J. Siebert; Jasper A. Slingsby; Alexander Sliwa; Hanneline A. Smit-Robinson; Etotepe A. Sogbohossou; Michael J. Somers; Stephen Spawls; Jarryd P. Streicher; Lourens Swanepoel; Iroro Tanshi; Peter J. Taylor; William A. Taylor; Mariska te Beest; Paul T. Telfer; Dave I. Thompson; Elie Tobi; Krystal A. Tolley; Andrew A. Turner; Wayne Twine; Victor Van Cakenberghe; Frederik Van de Perre; Helga van der Merwe; Chris J. G. van Niekerk; Pieter C. V. van Wyk; Jan A. Venter; Luke Verburgt; Geraldine Veron; Susanne Vetter; Maria S. Vorontsova; Thomas C. Wagner; Paul W. Webala; Natalie Weber; Sina M. Weier; Paula A. White; Melissa A. Whitecross; Benjamin J. Wigley; Frank J. Willems; Christiaan W. Winterbach; Galena M. Woodhouse

doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses

Hayley S. Clements^*, Emmanuel Do Linh San, Gareth Hempson, Birthe Linden, Bryan Maritz, Ara Monadjem, Chevonne Reynolds, Frances Siebert, Nicola Stevens, Reinette Biggs, Alta De Vos, Ryan Blanchard, Matthew Child, Karen J. Esler, Maike Hamann, Ty Loft, Belinda Reyers, Odirilwe Selomane, Andrew L. Skowno, Tshegofatso TshokeDiarrassouba Abdoulaye, Thierry Aebischer, Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Graham J. Alexander, Abdullahi H. Ali, David G. Allan, Esther E. Amoako, Samuel Angedakin, Edward Aruna, Nico L. Avenant, Gabriel Badjedjea, Adama Bakayoko, Abraham Bamba-kaya, Michael F. Bates, Paul J. J. Bates, Steven R. Belmain, Emily Bennitt, James Bradley, Chris A. Brewster, Michael B. Brown, Michelle Brown, Josef Bryja, Thomas M. Butynski, Filipe Carvalho, Alan Channing, Colin A. Chapman, Callan Cohen, Marina Cords, Jennifer D. Cramer, Nadine Cronk, Pamela M. K. Cunneyworth, Fredrik Dalerum, Emmanuel Danquah, Harriet T. Davies-Mostert, Andrew D. de Blocq, Yvonne A. De Jong, Terrence C. Demos, Christiane Denys, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Thomas M. Doherty-Bone, Marine Drouilly, Johan T. du Toit, David A. Ehlers Smith, Yvette C. Ehlers Smith, Seth J. Eiseb, Peter J. Fashing, Adam W. Ferguson, José M. Fernández-García, Manfred Finckh, Claude Fischer, Edson Gandiwa, Philippe Gaubert, Jerome Y. Gaugris, Dalton J. Gibbs, Jason S. Gilchrist, Jose M. Gil-Sánchez, Anthony N. Githitho, Peter S. Goodman, Laurent Granjon, J. Paul Grobler, Bonginkosi C. Gumbi, Vaclav Gvozdik, James Harvey, Morgan Hauptfleisch, Firas Hayder, Emmanuel M. Hema, Marna Herbst, Mariano Houngbédji, Brian J. Huntley, Rainer Hutterer, Samuel T. Ivande, Kate Jackson, Gregory F. M. Jongsma, Javier Juste, Blaise Kadjo, Prince K. Kaleme, Edwin Kamugisha, Beth A. Kaplin, Humphrey N. Kato, Christian Kiffner, Duncan M. Kimuyu, Robert M. Kityo, N’goran G. Kouamé, Marcel Kouete T, Aliza le Roux, Alan T. K. Lee, Mervyn C. Lötter, Anne Mette Lykke, Duncan N. MacFadyen, Gacheru P. Macharia, Zimkitha J. K. Madikiza, Themb’alilahlwa A. M. Mahlaba, David Mallon, Mnqobi L. Mamba, Claude Mande, Rob A. Marchant, Robin A. Maritz, Wanda Markotter, Trevor McIntyre, John Measey, Addisu Mekonnen, Paulina Meller, Haemish I. Melville, Kevin Z. Mganga, Michael G. L. Mills, Liaan Minnie, Alain Didier Missoup, Abubakr Mohammad, Nancy N. Moinde, Bakwo Fils E. Moise, Pedro Monterroso, Jennifer F. Moore, Simon Musila, Sedjro Gilles A. Nago, Maganizo W. Namoto, Fatimata Niang, Violaine Nicolas, Jerry B. Nkenku, Evans E. Nkrumah, Gonwouo L. Nono, Mulavwa M. Norbert, Katarzyna Nowak, Benneth C. Obitte, Arnold D. Okoni-Williams, Jonathan Onongo, M. Justin O’Riain, Samuel T. Osinubi, Daniel M. Parker, Francesca Parrini, Mike J. S. Peel, Johannes Penner, Darren W. Pietersen, Andrew J. Plumptre, Damian W. Ponsonby, Stefan Porembski, R. John Power, Frans G. T. Radloff, Ramugondo V. Rambau, Tharmalingam Ramesh, Leigh R. Richards, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Dominic P. Rollinson, Francesco Rovero, Mostafa A. Saleh, Ute Schmiedel, M. Corrie Schoeman, Paul Scholte, Thomas L. Serfass, Julie Teresa Shapiro, Sidney Shema, Stefan J. Siebert, Jasper A. Slingsby, Alexander Sliwa, Hanneline A. Smit-Robinson, Etotepe A. Sogbohossou, Michael J. Somers, Stephen Spawls, Jarryd P. Streicher, Lourens Swanepoel, Iroro Tanshi, Peter J. Taylor, William A. Taylor, Mariska te Beest, Paul T. Telfer, Dave I. Thompson, Elie Tobi, Krystal A. Tolley, Andrew A. Turner, Wayne Twine, Victor Van Cakenberghe, Frederik Van de Perre, Helga van der Merwe, Chris J. G. van Niekerk, Pieter C. V. van Wyk, Jan A. Venter, Luke Verburgt, Geraldine Veron, Susanne Vetter, Maria S. Vorontsova, Thomas C. Wagner, Paul W. Webala, Natalie Weber, Sina M. Weier, Paula A. White, Melissa A. Whitecross, Benjamin J. Wigley, Frank J. Willems, Christiaan W. Winterbach, Galena M. Woodhouse

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Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert elicitation to ensure data consistency, 200 experts were convened using a modified-Delphi process to estimate ‘intactness scores’: the remaining proportion of an ‘intact’ reference population of a species group in a particular land use, on a scale from 0 (no remaining individuals) to 1 (same abundance as the reference) and, in rare cases, to 2 (populations that thrive in human-modified landscapes). The resulting bii4africa dataset contains intactness scores representing terrestrial vertebrates (tetrapods: ±5,400 amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals) and vascular plants (±45,000 forbs, graminoids, trees, shrubs) in sub-Saharan Africa across the region’s major land uses (urban, cropland, rangeland, plantation, protected, etc.) and intensities (e.g., large-scale vs smallholder cropland). This dataset was co-produced as part of the Biodiversity Intactness Index for Africa Project. Additional uses include assessing ecosystem condition; rectifying geographic/taxonomic biases in global biodiversity indicators and maps; and informing the Red List of Ecosystems.

Original language	English
Article number	191
Number of pages	17
Journal	Scientific data
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6
Publication status	Published - 12 Feb 2024

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Clements, H. S., Do Linh San, E., Hempson, G., Linden, B., Maritz, B., Monadjem, A., Reynolds, C., Siebert, F., Stevens, N., Biggs, R., De Vos, A., Blanchard, R., Child, M., Esler, K. J., Hamann, M., Loft, T., Reyers, B., Selomane, O., Skowno, A. L., ... Woodhouse, G. M. (2024). The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses. Scientific data, 11(1), Article 191. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6

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AU - Linden, Birthe

AU - Maritz, Bryan

AU - Monadjem, Ara

AU - Reynolds, Chevonne

AU - Siebert, Frances

AU - Stevens, Nicola

AU - Biggs, Reinette

AU - De Vos, Alta

AU - Blanchard, Ryan

AU - Child, Matthew

AU - Esler, Karen J.

AU - Hamann, Maike

AU - Loft, Ty

AU - Reyers, Belinda

AU - Selomane, Odirilwe

AU - Skowno, Andrew L.

AU - Tshoke, Tshegofatso

AU - Abdoulaye, Diarrassouba

AU - Aebischer, Thierry

AU - Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Jesús

AU - Alexander, Graham J.

AU - Ali, Abdullahi H.

AU - Allan, David G.

AU - Amoako, Esther E.

AU - Angedakin, Samuel

AU - Aruna, Edward

AU - Avenant, Nico L.

AU - Badjedjea, Gabriel

AU - Bakayoko, Adama

AU - Bamba-kaya, Abraham

AU - Bates, Michael F.

AU - Bates, Paul J. J.

AU - Belmain, Steven R.

AU - Bennitt, Emily

AU - Bradley, James

AU - Brewster, Chris A.

AU - Brown, Michael B.

AU - Brown, Michelle

AU - Bryja, Josef

AU - Butynski, Thomas M.

AU - Carvalho, Filipe

AU - Channing, Alan

AU - Chapman, Colin A.

AU - Cohen, Callan

AU - Cords, Marina

AU - Cramer, Jennifer D.

AU - Cronk, Nadine

AU - Cunneyworth, Pamela M. K.

AU - Dalerum, Fredrik

AU - Danquah, Emmanuel

AU - Davies-Mostert, Harriet T.

AU - de Blocq, Andrew D.

AU - De Jong, Yvonne A.

AU - Demos, Terrence C.

AU - Denys, Christiane

AU - Djagoun, Chabi A. M. S.

AU - Doherty-Bone, Thomas M.

AU - Drouilly, Marine

AU - du Toit, Johan T.

AU - Ehlers Smith, David A.

AU - Ehlers Smith, Yvette C.

AU - Eiseb, Seth J.

AU - Fashing, Peter J.

AU - Ferguson, Adam W.

AU - Fernández-García, José M.

AU - Finckh, Manfred

AU - Fischer, Claude

AU - Gandiwa, Edson

AU - Gaubert, Philippe

AU - Gaugris, Jerome Y.

AU - Gibbs, Dalton J.

AU - Gilchrist, Jason S.

AU - Gil-Sánchez, Jose M.

AU - Githitho, Anthony N.

AU - Goodman, Peter S.

AU - Granjon, Laurent

AU - Grobler, J. Paul

AU - Gumbi, Bonginkosi C.

AU - Gvozdik, Vaclav

AU - Harvey, James

AU - Hauptfleisch, Morgan

AU - Hayder, Firas

AU - Hema, Emmanuel M.

AU - Herbst, Marna

AU - Houngbédji, Mariano

AU - Huntley, Brian J.

AU - Hutterer, Rainer

AU - Ivande, Samuel T.

AU - Jackson, Kate

AU - Jongsma, Gregory F. M.

AU - Juste, Javier

AU - Kadjo, Blaise

AU - Kaleme, Prince K.

AU - Kamugisha, Edwin

AU - Kaplin, Beth A.

AU - Kato, Humphrey N.

AU - Kiffner, Christian

AU - Kimuyu, Duncan M.

AU - Kityo, Robert M.

AU - Kouamé, N’goran G.

AU - Kouete T, Marcel

AU - le Roux, Aliza

AU - Lee, Alan T. K.

AU - Lötter, Mervyn C.

AU - Lykke, Anne Mette

AU - MacFadyen, Duncan N.

AU - Macharia, Gacheru P.

AU - Madikiza, Zimkitha J. K.

AU - Mahlaba, Themb’alilahlwa A. M.

AU - Mallon, David

AU - Mamba, Mnqobi L.

AU - Mande, Claude

AU - Marchant, Rob A.

AU - Maritz, Robin A.

AU - Markotter, Wanda

AU - McIntyre, Trevor

AU - Measey, John

AU - Mekonnen, Addisu

AU - Meller, Paulina

AU - Melville, Haemish I.

AU - Mganga, Kevin Z.

AU - Mills, Michael G. L.

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AU - Missoup, Alain Didier

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AU - Woodhouse, Galena M.

PY - 2024/2/12

Y1 - 2024/2/12

N2 - Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert elicitation to ensure data consistency, 200 experts were convened using a modified-Delphi process to estimate ‘intactness scores’: the remaining proportion of an ‘intact’ reference population of a species group in a particular land use, on a scale from 0 (no remaining individuals) to 1 (same abundance as the reference) and, in rare cases, to 2 (populations that thrive in human-modified landscapes). The resulting bii4africa dataset contains intactness scores representing terrestrial vertebrates (tetrapods: ±5,400 amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals) and vascular plants (±45,000 forbs, graminoids, trees, shrubs) in sub-Saharan Africa across the region’s major land uses (urban, cropland, rangeland, plantation, protected, etc.) and intensities (e.g., large-scale vs smallholder cropland). This dataset was co-produced as part of the Biodiversity Intactness Index for Africa Project. Additional uses include assessing ecosystem condition; rectifying geographic/taxonomic biases in global biodiversity indicators and maps; and informing the Red List of Ecosystems.

AB - Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert elicitation to ensure data consistency, 200 experts were convened using a modified-Delphi process to estimate ‘intactness scores’: the remaining proportion of an ‘intact’ reference population of a species group in a particular land use, on a scale from 0 (no remaining individuals) to 1 (same abundance as the reference) and, in rare cases, to 2 (populations that thrive in human-modified landscapes). The resulting bii4africa dataset contains intactness scores representing terrestrial vertebrates (tetrapods: ±5,400 amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals) and vascular plants (±45,000 forbs, graminoids, trees, shrubs) in sub-Saharan Africa across the region’s major land uses (urban, cropland, rangeland, plantation, protected, etc.) and intensities (e.g., large-scale vs smallholder cropland). This dataset was co-produced as part of the Biodiversity Intactness Index for Africa Project. Additional uses include assessing ecosystem condition; rectifying geographic/taxonomic biases in global biodiversity indicators and maps; and informing the Red List of Ecosystems.

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U2 - 10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6

DO - 10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6

M3 - Article

SN - 2052-4463

VL - 11

JO - Scientific data

JF - Scientific data

IS - 1

M1 - 191

ER -

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses

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