MOL Press
Filling In the Blanks on a Map of Life
Joanna M. Foster / New York Times Green Blog
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The applications for such a compilation are vast. Aside from being an educational tool, it helps expose holes in distribution data sets so that future biodiversity research can focus on more specific targets. It’s also a resource for making better decisions on land management and conservation and a potential means of studying disease transmission in wildlife populations.