The Movebank system for studying global animal movement and demography
The Movebank system for studying global animal movement and demography
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DOI：
10.1111/2041-210x.13767
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发表时间：
2021-12-12
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Wikelski, Martin
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作者：
Kays, Roland;Davidson, Sarah C.;Wikelski, Martin
量化自由放养动物的运动和人口统计事件是研究其生态，进化和保护的基础。技术进步导致了基于传感器的远程观测这些现象的方法的爆炸。这种向大数据的过渡为数据管理、分析和协作带来了新的挑战。我们介绍了Movebank生态系统的工具，成千上万的研究人员使用这些工具来收集、管理、共享、可视化、分析和存档他们的动物跟踪和其他动物传播的传感器数据。用户通过文件上传或实时数据流添加传感器数据，并在Movebank系统中进一步组织和完成质量控制。所有数据都统一到数据模型和词汇表中。公众可以通过网站、动物追踪移动的应用程序或API发现、查看和下载他们有权访问的数据。先进的分析工具可通过EnvDATA系统、MoveApps平台和各种用户开发的应用程序获得。数据所有者可以与选定的用户或公众分享研究，并可以选择禁运，许可证和数据存储库中的正式存档。Movebank被全球3,100多个数据所有者使用，他们管理着6,500多项研究中超过60亿次的动物位置和传感器测量，每天有数千个活动标签发送超过300万条新数据记录。这些数据构成了超过700篇已发表论文和报告的基础。我们提出了一个案例研究，展示了使用Movebank来评估生活史事件和人口统计，并与公民科学家合作，确定候鸟的死亡率和死亡原因。越来越多的研究人员、政府机构和保护组织使用Movebank来管理研究和保护项目，并满足立法要求。将历史数据和新数据与协作工具相结合，可以进行广泛的比较分析以及数据采集和绘图工作。Movebank提供了一个在全球范围内实时监测动物的综合系统，代表了动物运动和行为的数字博物馆。需要各国和各组织之间的资源和协调，以确保这些数据，包括那些不能公开的数据，仍然可以为后代所用。
Quantifying movement and demographic events of free-ranging animals is fundamental to studying their ecology, evolution and conservation. Technological advances have led to an explosion in sensor-based methods for remotely observing these phenomena. This transition to big data creates new challenges for data management, analysis and collaboration. We present the Movebank ecosystem of tools used by thousands of researchers to collect, manage, share, visualize, analyse and archive their animal tracking and other animal-borne sensor data. Users add sensor data through file uploads or live data streams and further organize and complete quality control within the Movebank system. All data are harmonized to a data model and vocabulary. The public can discover, view and download data for which they have been given access to through the website, the Animal Tracker mobile app or by API. Advanced analysis tools are available through the EnvDATA System, the MoveApps platform and a variety of user-developed applications. Data owners can share studies with select users or the public, with options for embargos, licenses and formal archiving in a data repository. Movebank is used by over 3,100 data owners globally, who manage over 6 billion animal location and sensor measurements across more than 6,500 studies, with thousands of active tags sending over 3 million new data records daily. These data underlie >700 published papers and reports. We present a case study demonstrating the use of Movebank to assess life-history events and demography, and engage with citizen scientists to identify mortalities and causes of death for a migratory bird. A growing number of researchers, government agencies and conservation organizations use Movebank to manage research and conservation projects and to meet legislative requirements. The combination of historic and new data with collaboration tools enables broad comparative analyses and data acquisition and mapping efforts. Movebank offers an integrated system for real-time monitoring of animals at a global scale and represents a digital museum of animal movement and behaviour. Resources and coordination across countries and organizations are needed to ensure that these data, including those that cannot be made public, remain accessible to future generations.