Finding our way: On the sharing and reuse of animal telemetry data in Australasia
Finding our way: On the sharing and reuse of animal telemetry data in Australasia
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DOI：
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.089
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发表时间：
2015-11-15
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9.8
通讯作者：
Westcott, David A.
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作者：
Campbell, Hamish A.;Beyer, Hawthorne L.;Westcott, David A.
生物的存在和运动反映并影响着生态资源的时空分布。通过遥测装置监测动物活动的做法正越来越多地用于为海洋、淡水和陆地生态系统的管理提供信息。在这里，我们汇集了学者和环境管理人员，以确定澳大拉西亚地区动物运动研究的程度，并评估这些数据共享和重用的机遇和挑战。该工作组是在澳大利亚生态分析和综合中心（ACEAS）下成立的，其总体目标是促进跨组织和跨学科的综合。我们发现，在2000年至2012年期间，至少有501篇同行评议的科学论文发表，报告了澳大利亚地区遥测设备收集的动物位置数据。这涉及捕获和电子标记12656只动物。大多数研究都是为了解决具体的管理问题;这些数据很少超出其初衷。我们估计，在所有动物遥测项目中，大约有一半（约500个）尚未公布，类似比例的项目无法通过在线资源进行共享，并且在所有标记和跟踪的动物中，只有不到8.8%的动物的数据以可共享和可访问的方式存储。动物遥测数据包含有关动物和物种如何相互作用及其栖息地的丰富信息。这些数据既昂贵又难以收集，可能会降低被标记个体的存活率，这意味着科学界有道德义务提供这些数据。这是第一项量化放置在动物身上的遥测设备与发表的发现/数据之间的差距的研究，并提出了改进方法。鼓励这些战略将提高研究的成本效益，并最大限度地发挥其对自然资源管理的影响。(C)2015爱思唯尔B. V.保留所有权利。
The presence and movements of organisms both reflect and influence the distribution of ecological resources in space and time. The monitoring of animal movement by telemetry devices is being increasingly used to inform management of marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we brought together academics, and environmental managers to determine the extent of animal movement research in the Australasian region, and assess the opportunities and challenges in the sharing and reuse of these data. This working group was formed under the Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS), whose overall aim was to facilitate transorganisational and transdisciplinary synthesis. We discovered that between 2000 and 2012 at least 501 peer-reviewed scientific papers were published that report animal location data collected by telemetry devices from within the Australasian region. Collectively, this involved the capture and electronic tagging of 12 656 animals. The majority of studies were undertaken to address specific management questions; rarely were these data used beyond their original intent. We estimate that approximately half (similar to 500) of all animal telemetry projects undertaken remained unpublished, a similar proportion were not discoverable via online resources, and less than 8.8% of all animals tagged and tracked had their data stored in a discoverable and accessible manner. Animal telemetry data contain a wealth of information about how animals and species interact with each other and the landscapes they inhabit. These data are expensive and difficult to collect and can reduce survivorship of the tagged individuals, which implies an ethical obligation to make the data available to the scientific community. This is the first study to quantify the gap between telemetry devices placed on animals and findings/data published, and presents methods for improvement. Instigation of these strategies will enhance the cost-effectiveness of the research and maximise its impact on the management of natural resources. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.