Open-access platform to synthesize knowledge of ape conservation across sites.
| Title: | Open-access platform to synthesize knowledge of ape conservation across sites. |
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| Authors: | Heinicke S; Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Leipzig-Jena, Leipzig, Germany.; Transformation Pathways, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, Potsdam, Germany.; Ordaz-Németh I; Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.; Junker J; Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Leipzig-Jena, Leipzig, Germany.; Bachmann ME; Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Leipzig-Jena, Leipzig, Germany.; Department of Geography, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.; Marrocoli S; Yozu Ltd., Liverpool, UK.; Wessling EG; Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.; Byler D; Section on Great Apes, IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.; Cheyne SM; Section on Small Apes, IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, Oxford, UK.; Borneo Nature Foundation, Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.; Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.; Desmond J; Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection, Monrovia, Liberia.; Dowd D; Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (West Africa Representation), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.; Fitzgerald M; Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.; Fourrier M; Jane Goodall Institute, Vienna, Virginia, USA.; Goedmakers A; Chimbo Foundation, Oudemirdum, the Netherlands.; Hernandez-Aguilar RA; Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona, Spain.; Jane Goodall Institute Spain and Senegal, Dindefelo Biological Station, Dindefelo, Kedougou, Senegal.; Hillers A; Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, Monrovia, Liberia.; Hockings KJ; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK.; Jones S; RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy, UK.; School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UK.; Kaiser M; Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.; Koops K; Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.; Lapuente JM; Comoé Chimpanzee Conservation Project, Comoé National Park, Kakpin, Ivory Coast.; Maisels F; Global Conservation Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, USA.; Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK.; Riedel J; Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.; Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (West Africa Representation), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.; Terrade E; Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project, Hustai National Park, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.; Tweh CG; Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, Monrovia, Liberia.; School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.; Vergnes V; Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (West Africa Representation), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.; Vogt T; Elephant Research and Conservation, Saal/Donau, Germany.; Williamson EA; Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK.; Kühl HS; Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Leipzig-Jena, Leipzig, Germany. |
| Source: | American journal of primatology [Am J Primatol] 2021 Jan; Vol. 83 (1), pp. e23213. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 10. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8108949 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1098-2345 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02752565 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Primatol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: New York : Wiley-Blackwell; Original Publication: New York : Liss, c1981- |
| MeSH Terms: | Endangered Species* ; Pan troglodytes*; Conservation of Natural Resources/*methods; Africa, Western ; Animals |
| Abstract: | Despite the large body of literature on ape conservation, much of the data needed for evidence-based conservation decision-making is still not readily accessible and standardized, rendering cross-site comparison difficult. To support knowledge synthesis and to complement the IUCN SSC Ape Populations, Environments and Surveys database, we created the A.P.E.S. Wiki (https://apeswiki.eva.mpg.de), an open-access platform providing site-level information on ape conservation status and context. The aim of this Wiki is to provide information and data about geographical ape locations, to curate information on individuals and organizations active in ape research and conservation, and to act as a tool to support collaboration between conservation practitioners, scientists, and other stakeholders. To illustrate the process and benefits of knowledge synthesis, we used the momentum of the update of the conservation action plan for western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) and began with this critically endangered taxon. First, we gathered information on 59 sites in West Africa from scientific publications, reports, and online sources. Information was compiled in a standardized format and can thus be summarized using a web scraping approach. We then asked experts working at those sites to review and complement the information (20 sites have been reviewed to date). We demonstrate the utility of the information available through the Wiki, for example, for studying species distribution. Importantly, as an open-access platform and based on the well-known wiki layout, the A.P.E.S. Wiki can contribute to direct and interactive information sharing and promote the efforts invested by the ape research and conservation community. The Section on Great Apes and the Section on Small Apes of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group will guide and support the expansion of the platform to all small and great ape taxa. Similar collaborative efforts can contribute to extending knowledge synthesis to all nonhuman primate species.; (© 2020 The Authors. American Journal of Primatology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Pan troglodytes verus; West Africa; data platform; evidence-based conservation decision-making; knowledge synthesis; open access; western chimpanzee |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20201110 Date Completed: 20210715 Latest Revision: 20210715 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ajp.23213 |
| PMID: | 33169878 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't