{"product_id":"data-mining-for-global-trends-in-mountain-biodiversity","title":"Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThanks to advances in electronic archiving of biodiversity data and the digitization of climate and other geophysical data, a new era in biogeography, functional ecology, and evolutionary ecology has begun. In \u003cstrong\u003eData Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity,\u003c\/strong\u003e Christian Korner, Eva M. Spehn, and a team of experts from the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment of DIVERSITAS explore two of the hottest subjects in science and technology: biodiversity and data mining. They demonstrate how to harness the scientific power of biological databases for furthering ecological and evolutionary theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpert contributors address two aspects of the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment. They cover how to link biodiversity data with geophysical data and how to use biodiversity data to substantiate evolutionary and ecological theory. The text provides different methodological approaches and examples of successful mining of geo-referenced data in mountain regions on various scales. It includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevational and latitudinal gradients in plant diversity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE-mining trends in diversity of Lepidoptera, beetles, and birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNiche modeling to explain past trends and predict future trends in mountain biodiversity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharing biodiversity data with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing electronic databases opens ways to manage biodiversity in a sustainable fashion, test evolutionary and ecological theories, and measure the impact of climate change on various species and its effect on conservation efforts. The information and examples presented in this book can stimulate the creative use of archive data to answer old questions with new tools, and advance knowledge and understanding of mountain biodiversity worldwide. The book highlights the benefits of and the continuing need for an increase in the amount and quality of georeferenced data provided online in order to meet the challenges of global change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54984054833496,"sku":"9781420083699","price":260.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781420083699.jpg?v=1779343278","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/data-mining-for-global-trends-in-mountain-biodiversity","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}