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Frontpage |
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Back-cover text |
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List of figures |
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List of tables |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Summary |
1 |
Introduction |
2 |
Background: the current state of knowledge about migratory species |
2.1 |
Definition of migratory species |
2.2 |
Knowledge about migratory species |
2.3 |
Digital resources on biodiversity |
2.4 |
Protection of migratory species |
3 |
Database design |
3.1 |
Main components of the GROMS information system |
3.2 |
Integration of geodata |
3.3 |
The relational database |
3.4 |
Connecting geo-information with the database |
3.5 |
Filing system |
3.6 |
Taxonomic authority files and links to other databases |
3.7 |
Bibliography |
4 |
Results |
4.1 |
Number of migrants |
4.2 |
Threat assessment |
4.3 |
Threat assessment for groups |
4.3.1 |
Mammals |
4.3.1.1 |
Bats and flying foxes (Chiroptera and Megachiroptera) |
4.3.1.2 |
Terrestrial mammals |
4.3.1.3 |
Marine mammals |
4.3.1.3.1 |
Seals and Sirenia |
4.3.1.3.2 |
Manatees and dugongs |
4.3.1.3.3 |
Whales and dolphins |
4.3.2 |
Birds |
4.3.2.1 |
Waterbirds and plovers |
4.3.2.2 |
Seabirds |
4.3.2.3 |
Bustards |
4.3.2.4 |
Raptors |
4.3.2.5 |
Songbirds - Passeriformes |
4.3.2.6 |
Other groups |
4.3.3 |
Reptilia |
4.3.3.1 |
Turtles and tortoises |
4.3.3.2 |
Crocodiles |
4.3.4 |
Fishes |
4.3.4.1 |
Migration in the sea - oceanodromous species |
4.3.4.2 |
Migration in freshwater - potamodromous species |
4.3.4.3 |
Migration between fresh- and saltwater - diadromous species |
4.3.5 |
Invertebrates |
4.4 |
Geographic analysis |
4.4.1 |
Calculation of range territories by GIS intersections |
4.4.2 |
Species diversity maps |
4.4.3 |
Comparing geographic data from different sources |
4.4.4 |
Analysis of point data |
4.4.5 |
Geographic threat analysis |
4.4.6 |
Perspectives for geographic analysis |
5 |
Conclusions and threat synopsis |
5.1 |
Biodiversity informatics - lessons from the GROMS project |
5.2 |
Threat synopsis |
5.3 |
Concluding remarks |
X.a |
References |