Krizler Cejuela Tanalgo‡, Kier Celestial Dela Cruz§, Angelo Rellama Agduma§, Jeaneth Magelen V. Respicio§, Sumaira S. Abdullah§, Renee Jane A. Ele§, Bona Abigail Hilario-Husain§, Meriam M. Rubio§, Sedra A. Murray§, Lothy F. Casim|, Athea Mohidda M. Pantog§, Shiela Mae P. Balase§, Rallyessa Mohann A. Abdulkasan§, Chasty Andrea S. Aguirre§, Nadjmussahar Banto§, Sheila Mae M. Broncate§, Ace D. Dimacaling§, Gerald Vince N. Fabrero§, Asraf K. Lidasan§, Analiza A. Lingcob§, Ariane M. Millondaga§, Kathlene Faye L. Panilla§, Crystal Queen M. Sinadjan§, Norlaine D. Unte§Corresponding author: Krizler Tanalgo ( tkrizler@gmail.com ) © Krizler Tanalgo, Kier Dela Cruz, Angelo Agduma, Jeaneth Magelen Respicio, Sumaira Abdullah, Renee Jane Ele, Bona Abigail Hilario-Husain, Meriam Rubio, Sedra Murray, Lothy Casim, Athea Mohidda Pantog, Shiela Mae Balase, Rallyessa Mohann Abdulkasan, Chasty Andrea Aguirre, Nadjmussahar Banto, Sheila Mae Broncate, Ace Dimacaling, Gerald Vince Fabrero, Asraf Lidasan, Analiza Lingcob, Ariane Millondaga, Kathlene Faye Panilla, Crystal Queen Sinadjan, Norlaine Unte. This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Tanalgo KC, Dela Cruz KC, Agduma AR, Respicio JMV, Abdullah SS, Ele RJA, Hilario-Husain BA, Rubio MM, Murray SA, Casim LF, Pantog AMM, Balase SMP, Abdulkasan RMA, Aguirre CAS, Banto N, Broncate SMM, Dimacaling AD, Fabrero GVN, Lidasan AK, Lingcob AA, Millondaga AM, Panilla KFL, Sinadjan CQM, Unte ND (2023) The MOBIOS+: A FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) Database for Mindanao`s Terrestrial Biodiversity. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e110112 |  |
Due to its complex geological history and the emergence of various biogeographic regions, the Philippines boasts an extraordinary array of flora and fauna. This unique combination has contributed to the country’s exceptional density of terrestrial species, positioning it among the highest in the world. Mindanao, in the southern part of the Philippines, is the second largest group of islands and supports high biodiversity of unique and threatened species of flora and fauna. However, consolidated biodiversity records and information remain unavailable for the region. Filling these significant gaps would advance understanding biodiversity patterns in Mindanao across time and space. The Mindanao Open Biodiversity Information (MOBIOS+) database aims to consolidate 21st-century biodiversity data and establish an open-access database. The database we present here is the first of its kind and currently the most comprehensive attempt to establish the largest consolidated database for Mindanao biodiversity. With its vast collection of biodiversity data, this database will prove to be a valuable resource for advancing biodiversity research and analysis. It will facilitate the identification of species and areas that require immediate conservation prioritization and action, addressing the urgent challenges posed by our rapidly changing planet.
The MOBIOS+ database is the first attempt to create a massive FAIR database aiming to collate biodiversity records in the Mindanao faunal region, South of the Philippines. The database currently includes 12,814 georeferenced species occurrences from 1,925 unique species or taxa from 10 animal classes from the Mindanao faunal region's terrestrial and freshwater bodies. We made all georeferenced species occurrences available in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) platform.