Open-access platform to synthesize knowledge of ape conservation across sites.
Pan troglodytes verus
West Africa
data platform
evidence-based conservation decision-making
knowledge synthesis
open access
western chimpanzee
Journal
American journal of primatology
ISSN: 1098-2345
Titre abrégé: Am J Primatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8108949
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2021
01 2021
Historique:
received:
21
07
2020
revised:
19
10
2020
accepted:
24
10
2020
pubmed:
11
11
2020
medline:
16
7
2021
entrez:
10
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e23213Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. American Journal of Primatology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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