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Article, 2024

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

Scientific Data, ISSN 2052-4463, Volume 11, 1, 10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6

Contributors

Clements H. 0000-0002-7015-6532 [1] [2] Do Linh San E. 0000-0002-6513-5665 [3] Hempson G. [4] [5] Linden B. 0000-0003-0789-9920 [6] Maritz B. 0000-0003-2537-1222 [7] Monadjem A. 0000-0003-1906-4023 [8] [9] Reynolds C. 0000-0002-2345-7017 [5] Siebert F. [10] Stevens N. 0000-0002-0693-8409 [11] Biggs R. 0000-0003-0300-4149 [2] [12] De Vos A. [2] [13] Blanchard R. 0000-0002-3560-4133 [2] Child M. 0000-0003-1718-4638 [14] Esler K.J. 0000-0001-6510-727X [2] Hamann M. 0000-0003-2906-4043 [2] [15] Loft T. 0009-0008-0591-3948 [11] Reyers B. 0000-0002-2194-8656 [9] Selomane O. 0000-0002-6892-4221 [2] [9] Skowno A.L. 0000-0002-2726-7886 [14] [16] Tshoke T. [2] Abdoulaye D. Aebischer T. Aguirre-Gutierrez J. 0000-0001-9190-3229 [11] Alexander G.J. 0000-0003-3991-4099 [5] Ali A.H. [17] Allan D.G. [18] Amoako E.E. 0000-0002-5115-5032 [19] Angedakin S. [20] Aruna E. Avenant N.L. 0000-0002-5390-9010 [21] [22] Badjedjea G. [23] Bakayoko A. Bamba-Kaya A. Bates M.F. [21] [22] Bates P.J.J. 0000-0003-3630-739X Belmain S.R. 0000-0002-5590-7545 [24] Bennitt E. 0000-0002-7794-3264 [25] Bradley J. Brewster C.A. Brown M.B. Brown M. 0000-0002-2995-1745 [26] Bryja J. [27] Butynski T.M. [28] Carvalho F. 0000-0003-2161-5293 [3] [29] Channing A. [10] Chapman C.A. [30] Cohen C. [16] Cords M. 0000-0001-7416-0603 [31] Cramer J.D. Cronk N. 0000-0001-6712-1219 [5] Cunneyworth P.M.K. Dalerum F. 0000-0001-9737-8242 [9] [32] Danquah E. [33] Davies-Mostert H. 0000-0001-7824-4863 [9] de Blocq A.D. 0000-0001-8486-0769 [34] De Jong Y.A. 0000-0002-8677-3738 [28] Demos T.C. 0000-0003-0522-3708 [35] Denys C. 0000-0002-1519-1546 [36] Djagoun C.A.M.S. [37] Doherty-Bone T.M. 0000-0002-8074-5955 [38] Drouilly M. 0000-0003-2793-4527 [16] [39] du Toit J.T. 0000-0003-0705-7117 [9] [40] Ehlers Smith D.A. [41] Ehlers Smith Y.C. [41] [42] Eiseb S. 0000-0002-0408-4999 [43] Fashing P.J. [44] Ferguson A.W. 0000-0002-6931-6420 [35] Fernandez-Garcia J.M. 0000-0001-6235-7986 Finckh M. 0000-0003-2186-0854 [45] Fischer C. [46] Gandiwa E. [47] Gaubert P. Gaugris J.Y. 0000-0002-6606-060X Gibbs D.J. Gilchrist J.S. 0000-0001-8216-5893 [48] Gil-Sanchez J.M. 0000-0002-7052-8332 [49] Githitho A.N. [50] Goodman P.S. Granjon L. 0000-0003-1182-3793 [51] Grobler J.P. [22] Gumbi B.C. [52] Gvozdik V. 0000-0002-4398-4076 [27] [53] Harvey J. [54] Hauptfleisch M. [55] Hayder F. [3] Hema E.M. Herbst M. [56] Houngbedji M. Huntley B.J. [29] Hutterer R. Ivande S.T. [57] Jackson K. [58] Jongsma G.F.M. 0000-0001-8790-2610 [59] Juste J. 0000-0003-1383-8462 [60] Kadjo B. [61] Kaleme P.K. Kamugisha E. Kaplin B.A. 0000-0001-5396-5445 [62] Kato H.N. [63] Kiffner C. 0000-0002-7475-9023 [64] [65] Kimuyu D. 0000-0001-6077-4970 [66] Kityo R.M. [20] Kouame N.G. [67] Kouete T M. [68] le Roux A. [22] Lee A.T.K. [41] Lotter M.C. [5] Lykke A.M. 0000-0002-4337-8607 [69] MacFadyen D.N. Macharia G.P. Madikiza Z.J.K. 0000-0001-7993-8795 [5] Mahlaba T.A. [8] Mallon D. [70] Mamba M.L. 0000-0002-2696-3230 [8] Mande C. [23] Marchant R. 0000-0001-5013-4056 [71] Maritz R.A. [7] Markotter W. [9] McIntyre T. 0000-0001-8395-7550 [72] Measey J. 0000-0001-9939-7615 [2] [73] Mekonnen A. 0000-0001-8403-1071 [74] Meller P. [45] Melville H.I. 0000-0003-3331-2273 [72] Mganga K.Z. 0000-0002-7908-7561 [75] Mills M.G.L. [76] Minnie L. 0000-0002-9922-4295 [76] [77] Missoup A.D. 0000-0002-3018-9188 [78] Mohammad A. Moinde N.N. [50] Moise B.F.E. 0000-0001-7878-8158 Monterroso P. 0000-0002-7911-3651 [29] Moore J.F. 0000-0003-1153-9354 Musila S. [50] Nago S.G.A. 0000-0003-2889-4782 Namoto M.W. Niang F. [79] Nicolas V. 0000-0001-5384-7529 [36] Nkenku J.B. [80] Nkrumah E.E. 0000-0001-6032-7775 [33] Nono G.L. [81] Norbert M.M. Nowak K. 0000-0002-4992-7910 [82] Obitte B.C. 0000-0001-5785-892X [83] Okoni-Williams A.D. [84] Onongo J. [85] O'Riain M.J. 0000-0001-5233-8327 [16] Osinubi S.T. 0000-0002-5143-6985 [82] Parker D.M. [76] Parrini F. 0000-0002-5517-3123 [5] Peel M.J.S. [5] [72] [86] Penner J. [87] Pietersen D.W. 0000-0002-7592-8319 [9] Plumptre A.J. 0000-0002-9333-4047 [88] Ponsonby D.W. [5] Porembski S. [89] Power R.J. Radloff F.G.T. 0000-0001-5309-1506 [90] Rambau R.V. [2] Ramesh T. [91] Richards L.R. 0000-0003-2599-5262 [18] Rodel M.-O. 0000-0002-1666-195X [92] Rollinson D.P. [16] Rovero F. 0000-0001-6688-1494 [93] Saleh M.A. Schmiedel U. 0000-0003-4059-6585 Schoeman M.C. 0000-0003-3736-0264 [41] Scholte P. 0000-0003-3813-7363 Serfass T.L. [94] Shapiro J.T. 0000-0002-4539-650X [95] Shema S. 0000-0003-1395-4957 [50] Siebert S.J. [10] Slingsby J. [16] Sliwa A. 0000-0002-9111-3371 Smit-Robinson H.A. 0000-0002-8334-9907 [72] Sogbohossou E.A. 0000-0002-0446-0720 [37] Somers M.J. 0000-0002-5836-8823 [9] Spawls S. Streicher J.P. [41] Swanepoel L. 0000-0002-9955-8076 [6] Tanshi I. [96] Taylor P.J. [22] Taylor W.A. [97] te Beest M. 0000-0003-3673-4105 [77] Telfer P.T. [98] Thompson D.I. 0000-0001-9498-8424 [5] Tobi E. 0000-0002-6199-290X Tolley K.A. 0000-0002-7778-1963 [14] Turner A.A. [7] [99] Twine W. 0000-0002-4163-198X [5] Van Cakenberghe V. 0000-0003-1354-2442 [100] Van de Perre F. [100] van der Merwe H. 0000-0002-7677-5123 [16] van Niekerk C.J.G. [10] van Wyk P.C.V. 0000-0001-7983-0944 Venter J.A. [77] Verburgt L. [9] Veron G. 0000-0003-4247-3976 [101] Vetter S. 0000-0002-2063-5615 [13] Vorontsova M.S. 0000-0003-0899-1120 [102] Wagner T.C. 0000-0002-0457-367X [103] Webala P.W. [104] Weber N. 0000-0003-0390-1229 [105] Weier S.M. [6] White P.A. 0000-0002-1814-6265 [65] Whitecross M.A. [5] Wigley B.J. [56] [77] [106] Willems F.J. Winterbach C.W. Woodhouse G.M. [107]

Affiliations

  1. [1] University of Helsinki
    2. [NORA names: Finland; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
  2. [2] Stellenbosch University
    3. [NORA names: South Africa; Africa];
  3. [3] University of Fort Hare
    4. [NORA names: South Africa; Africa];
  4. [4] University of Glasgow
    5. [NORA names: United Kingdom; Europe, Non-EU; OECD];
  5. [5] University of the Witwatersrand
    6. [NORA names: South Africa; Africa];

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.

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