Assessing bias and knowledge gaps on seed ecology research: implications for conservation agenda and policy

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 26; no. 7; p. 2033
• Main Authors: Ribeiro, Guilherme V T, Teixido, Alberto L, Barbosa, Newton P U, Silveira, Fernando A O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Brazil; Conservation of Natural Resources; Endangered Species; Phylogeny; Plants - classification; Plants - genetics; Seed Bank; Seeds; Aichi Biodiversity Targets; Hutchinsonian shortfall; functional group bias; geographic bias; phylogenetic bias; threatened species; Brazil; seed banks; seed traits; restoration

Sampling biases permeate ecological research and result in knowledge gaps that have vital consequences for conservation planning. The consequences of knowledge gaps on species identity and distribution (the Wallacean and Linnean shortfalls, respectively) have become apparent recently, but we know li...