GROMS - Global Register of Migratory Species
Frontpage
Back-cover text
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
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
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