BioNoMo: the Biodiversity Network of Mozambique

• DOI: 10.1007/s12210-023-01144-6
• Publication Date: 2023-03-09T03:02:33Z
• Authors: Luca Malatesta; Tereza Alves; Fabio Attorre; Denise Brito; Silvio Cianciullo; Castigo Datizua; Daniela De Abreu; Stefano De Felici; Camila De Sousa; Clayton Langa; Boavida Mate; Hermenegildo Mati...; Enrico Nicosia; Delcio Odorico; Raquel Raiva; Domingos Sandramo; Paula Santana Afonso; Celso Sardinha; Joelma Souane; Renato Timane; Gerson Tomo; Cornelio Ntumi
• Keywords: Species Distribution Modeling and Climate Change Impacts; Ecology; Geography; Ecological Modeling; biodiversity informatics; data collection; data synthesis; data sharing; multidisciplinary science; information systems; Life Sciences; Biodiversity; 15. Life on land; Environmental science; 12. Responsible consumption; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; FOS: Biological sciences; Environmental Science; Physical Sciences; Biodiversity Monitoring; RNA Sequencing Data Analysis; Environmental resource management; Molecular Biology; Biology; Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Monitoring; Environmental planning

Abstract Mozambique biodiversity richness plays a pivotal role to achieve the sustainable development of country. However, Mozambique’s flora and fauna diversity still remains broadly unknown poorly documented. To properly address this issue, one strategic needs expressed by Mozambican institutions was national data repository aggregate, manage make available online. Thus, infrastructure for standardisation, aggregation, organisation sharing primary developed. Named “Biodiversity Network Mozambique” (BioNoMo), such tool serves as aggregates occurrence records plants animals in country obtained from floristic faunistic observations specimens biological collections. In paper, authors present structure BioNoMO, including software details, process gathering taxonomic coverage WebGIS development. Currently, aggregating total 273,172 records, 85,092 188,080 (41.2% terrestrial, 58,8% aquatic), BioNoMo represents largest aggregator it is planned grow further new datasets.