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

Autor: 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

Publikováno v: Scientific Data, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2024)

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 expe

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/e525f4f71e5b4d20ae2649b299b6dc94

A taxonomic revision of the south-eastern dragon lizards of the Smaug warreni (Boulenger) species complex in southern Africa, with the description of a new species (Squamata: Cordylidae)

Autor: Michael F. Bates, Edward L. Stanley

Publikováno v: PeerJ, Vol 8, p e8526 (2020)

A recent multilocus molecular phylogeny of the large dragon lizards of the genus Smaug Stanley et al. (2011) recovered a south-eastern clade of two relatively lightly-armoured, geographically-proximate species (Smaug warreni (Boulenger, 1908) and S.

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/84c5b6bc804c46b897855dbb7b037d27

Tribute to a legend of southern African herpetology: Wulf Dietrich Haacke (1936–2021), with a bibliography of his herpetological contributions

Autor: Michael F Bates, Graham J Alexander, Aaron M Bauer

Publikováno v: African Journal of Herpetology. 71:1-13

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::f1df3665b236fbecaa5ef6159c6bdb72
https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2022.2036825

William Roy Branch: Bibliography, taxonomic discoveries and patronyms

Autor: Michael F. Bates, Aaron M. Bauer

Publikováno v: African Journal of Herpetology. 69:119-150

William Roy Branch (1946–2018) was the most prolific Africa-based herpetologist of his era. His 659 herpetological contributions, spanning 47 years, include field and photographic guides, taxonomic...

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https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2020.1798291

Taxonomic inflation due to inadequate sampling: are girdled lizards (Cordylus minor species complex) from the Great Karoo one and the same?

Autor: Werner Conradie, Michael F. Bates, Krystal A. Tolley, Graham J. Alexander, Nicolas S. Telford (Sanb), Jody M Taft, Buyisile G Makhubo

The Great Karoo and Namaqualand of South Africa are home to a species complex of morphologically conserved lizards that occur in allopatry (Karoo: Cordylus aridus, Cordylus cloetei, Cordylus minor; Namaqualand: Cordylus imkeae). However, there are ne

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