GBIF monthly update June 2014 Latest

GBIF monthly update – June 2014

Latest news • GBIF 2013 Science Review published • Registration open for GBIF Governing Board meeting in India • GBIF-Norway seeks volunteers to transcribe specimen labels via their new citizen science portal • GBIF Netherlands’ portal is now in Dutch and English Last updated: 2014 -06 -10

Data publication

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Data breakdown by GBIF Participant Top 10 Participant Countries—Number of new records published in Sp a f. K ic o Re pu bl Ca na da ea or nd la Fin an y rm Ge en ed Sw um lgi Be Au st ra nd s rla th e Ne d ite Un lia 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 St at es Millions (1 January – 31 May 2014) Top 10 Participant Countries—Total number of records published (as of 31 May 2014) Last updated: 2014 -06 -10

Visits & data downloads GBIF. org

GBIF. org statistics Daily visits to GBIF. org (1 Mar - 3 Jun 2014) Top 10 countries, by numbers of visitors (1 Mar – 3 Jun 2014) Last updated: 2014 -06 -04 Source: Google Analytics. Access to full data available on request to GBIF Secretariat. Email: info@gbif. org

Data download requests from GBIF. org 38, 275 total requests from users in 106 countries, islands & territories Top 10 countries, by download requests (1 Jan - 31 May 2014) Requests for download do not necessarily result in data actually being downloaded. Based on country indicated by user login. Last updated: 2014 -06 -10

Data use in research

GBIF citation in research 2008 -2014 300 GBIF mentioned No. of peer-reviewed publications 249 GBIF discussed 250 229 GBIF-mediated data used 200 169 148 150 129 90 89 100 57 52 50 61 43 35 66 66 63 76 48 33 17 46 24 0 2008 Last updated: 2014 -06 -10 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 (Jan-May)

2014 Research citing use of GBIF, by country of authors Number of research publications from January to May 2014 citing use of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of at least one author. Top 12 countries shown. Last updated: 2014 -06 -10

New research examples citing use of GBIF • Barnes, M. A. , et al. Geographic selection bias of occurrence data influences transferability of invasive Hydrilla verticillata distribution models. Ecology and Evolution. Author countries: Australia, China, United States • Fourcade, Y. , et al. Mapping species distributions with MAXENT using a geographically biased sample of presence data: a performance assessment of methods for correcting sampling bias. Plo. S One. Author countries: France, Germany • Jones, M. C. , et al. Using scenarios to project the changing profitability of fisheries under climate change. Fish and Fisheries. Author countries: Canada, United Kingdom A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http: //www. mendeley. com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library/ Last updated: 2014 -06 -10

New research examples citing use of GBIF (cont. ) • Pino-del-Carpio, A. , et al. Data exchange gaps in knowledge of biodiversity: implications for the management and conservation of Biosphere Reserves. Biodiversity and Conservation. Author country: Spain • Ramirez-Villegas, J. , et al. Using species distributions models for designing conservation strategies of Tropical Andean biodiversity under climate change. Journal for Nature Conservation. Author countries: Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, United Kingdom • Vanderplank, S. , et al. Conservation challenges in a threatened hotspot: agriculture and plant biodiversity losses in Baja California, Mexico. Biodiversity and Conservation. Author countries: Mexico, United States Last updated: 2014 -06 -10

GBIF participation information

GBIF participation 2001 -2014 Last updated: 2014 -05 -02

GBIF country participants Last updated: 2013 -10 -29

GBIF participation Voting Participants 1. Andorra (moved from ACP) 2. Argentina * 3. Australia 4. Belgium 5. Benin (moved from ACP) 6. Burkina Faso (moved from ACP) 7. Chile 8. Colombia (moved from ACP) 9. Costa Rica 10. Denmark 11. Estonia 12. Finland 13. France 14. Germany 15. Ghana (moved from ACP) 16. Iceland 17. Ireland 18. Japan 19. Kenya 20. Madagascar (moved from ACP) 21. Mauritania 22. Mexico 23. Netherlands 24. New Zealand 25. Norway 26. Peru * 27. Portugal 28. Republic of Korea 29. Slovakia * 30. Slovenia * 31. South Africa 32. Spain 33. Sweden 34. Tanzania 35. Uganda (moved from ACP) 36. United Kingdom 37. United States Last updated: 2014 -05 -02 Associate Country Participants 1. Austria 2. Brazil 3. Canada (moved from VP) 4. Central African Republic 5. Guinea 6. India 7. Indonesia * 8. Israel 9. Luxembourg 10. Pakistan 11. Philippines 12. Poland 13. Republic of Congo 14. Switzerland * 15. Togo Other Associate Participants 1. ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) 2. Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) 3. Bio. NET-Andionet 4. Bio. NET-INTERNATIONAL 5. Bioversity International 6. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) 7. Chinese Academy of Sciences 8. Chinese Taipei 9. Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (CYTED) 10. Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) 11. Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) 12. Discover Life 13. DIVERSITAS 14. Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) 15. Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) 16. European Environment Agency (EEA) 17. ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability 18. Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) 19. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) 20. International Barcode of Life Consortium (i. BOL) 21. International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) 22. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) 23. International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) 24. Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA) 25. Nature. Serve 26. Nord. Gen 27. Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) * 28. Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum (PBIF) 29. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 30. Society for the Management of Electronic Biodiversity Data (SMEBD) 31. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) 32. Species 2000 33. TDWG 34. UNEP-WCMC 35. Vert. Net 36. Wildscreen 37. World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC) * Signature of 2012 Mo. U pending, previous status shown.

GBIF funding and affiliations

GBIF funding Contributing agencies Andorra Argentina Australia Belgium Benin Burkina Faso Chile Colombia Costa Rica Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Ghana Iceland Ireland Japan Madagascar Mauritania Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Republic of Korea Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa Sweden Tanzania Uganda United Kingdom USA Institute d´estudis Andorrans CONICET - Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales CSIRO Entomology Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (belspo) Laboratoire des Sciences Forestières Conseil National pour la Gestion de l’Environnement (SP/CONAGESE) Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA) Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biólogicos Asociación Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry of Environment Finnish Museum of Natural History Direction Générale pour la Recherche et l’Innovation (DGRI) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) German Aerospace Center, BMBF Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Ministry for the Environment National Parks & Wildlife Service Ministry of the Environment of Japan Centre National de Recherches sur l’Environnement (CNRE) Ecole Normale Supérieure de Nouakchott Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Ministry of Research, Science and Technology The Research Council of Norway Foundation for Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Ministry of the Environment Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology Department of Science and Technology Swedish Research Council Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) Uganda National Council for Science and Technology Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Natural History Museum, London Joint Nature Conservation Committee National Science Foundation Smithsonian Institution U. S. Department of State U. S. Department of Agriculture Last updated: 2014 -05 -20 Externally received grants University of Copenhagen (IT equipment) Euro-GEOSS i 4 Life Vi. BRANT Open. Up! EU BON EMODNET Biology 2 CBD Secretariat (GIASIP coordination) Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI)

GBIF current affiliations 1. Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP): partner 2. Encyclopedia of Life (EOL): council 3. Eye on Earth Biodiversity Special Initiative: partner 4. Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN): steering committee member 5. Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership (GIASIP): partner 6. Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC): partner 7. Group on Earth Observations (GEO): participant 8. Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO-BON): steering committee member 9. European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON): participant 10. Life. Watch Policy & Science Board: member 11. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): observer 12. Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES): observer 13. Biodiversity Knowledge Network for the European Union (KNEU): member of dialogue group. 14. Convention on Migratory Species Strategic Plan Working Group: observer Last updated: 2014 -03 -26