GBIF MONTHLY UPDATE

July 2015

GBIF BY THE NUMBERS

543,359,405 species occurrence records

14,297 datasets

754data-publishing institutions

http://www.gbif.org | 02 JUL 2015

http://www.gbif.org | 02 JUL 2015

GBIF BY THE NUMBERS - JUNE

+5,443,504 species occurrence records

+67datasets

+38data-publishing institutions

LATEST NEWS

• Task groups to help make data more ‘fit for use’ in key research areas

Experts seek to improve fitness of GBIF-mobilized data in agrobiodiversity and distribution modelling research.

• Young Researchers Award winner to help advance development of biodiversity informatics in South Africa

Fatima Parker-Allie will seek to develop a curriculum, improve data quality for marine fishes, and model regional distribution of commercial fish species.

• Young Researchers Award winner from Colombia to explore historic patterns of Mexican fauna

Gonzalo Pinilla Buitrago will rely on GBIF-mediated records to analyse species distribution patterns.

http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 03 JUL 2015

LATEST NEWS (CONTINUED)

• Major increase in Brazilian plant and fungus data shared through GBIF

The volume of data covering Brazil’s rich variety of flora and fungi has seen a massive boost as datasets from around 100 of the country’s herbaria, totalling some three million occurrence records, have begun flowing through GBIF.org.

• Finland launches public test version of new national data portalLaji.fi provides free access to 35 million occurrences for nearly 50,000

species recorded in Finland

• Registration open for delegates to 2015 GBIF Governing Board meeting

GB22 and the 2015 GBIF Public Symposium will take place on 8-10 October 2015 in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 03 JUL 2015

DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG

http://www.gbif.org | 3 JUL 2015

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Negative monthly figures reflect withdrawal of data, usually removal of duplicates. http://www.gbif.org | 03 JUL 2015

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DATA PUBLISHERS

A sharp rise in the number of data publishers in September 2013 results from institutions choosing to register as separate entities rather than sharing datasets through a single publisher at their national node institution. http://www.gbif.org | 03 JUL 2015

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DATA—BY GBIF PARTICIPANT

NOTE: Datasets are assigned to countries according to the location of the publishing institution, including aggregated datasets with contributors from many other countries. http://www.gbif.org | 06 JUL 2015

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1. United States 4,803,135 6. Belgium 2,230,125

2. Sweden 3,522,998 7. Netherlands 2,084,742

3. Brazil 2,999,976 8. Norway 1,854,330

4. United Kingdom 2,378,228 9. Finland 1,736,075

5. Australia 2,260,641 10. Denmark 1,187,322

1. United States 211,398,914 6. Finland 20,157,042

2. Sweden 50,849,201 7. Germany 19,277,954

3. United Kingdom 49,549,616 8. Norway 18,798,917

4. Australia 38,955,382 9. France 17,489,942

5. Netherlands 22,691,206 10. Spain 10,576,218

Number of new records published—Top 10 participant Countries (1 Jan to 30 June 2015)

Total number of records published—Top 10 Participant Countries (as of 30 June 2015)

QUARTERLY WEB TRAFFICus

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Rank Country/Territory Sessions % Total Sessions Prev. rank

1 United States 147,957 30.93% 1

2 China 25,513 5.33% 2

3 Germany 17,453 3.65% 5

4 India 17,404 3.64% 3

5 Spain 17,022 3.56% 4

6 Brazil 16,004 3.35% 7

7 France 15,043 3.14% 6

8 Mexico 14,370 3.00% 9

9 United Kingdom 13,599 2.84% 8

10 Colombia 10,474 2.19% 10

Google Analytics report for GBIF.org: April statistics skewed by errors introduced in late April and resolved in early May. Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 06 JUL 2015

VISITS TO GBIF.ORG BY COUNTRY

Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 06 JUL 2015

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1. United States 13,721 6. Spain 4,824

2. China 12,253 7. Mexico 4,459

3. Germany 5,850 8. France 4,449

4. Brazil 5,491 9. United Kingdom 4,082

5. India 5,185 10. Italy 3,145

June 2015

DATA DOWNLOAD REQUESTS, BY COUNTRY

Requests for download do not necessarily result in data actually being downloaded. Based on country indicated by user login | 06 JUL 2015

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1. Mexico 9,591 6. Spain 2,915

2. United States 6,914 7. United Kingdom 2,078

3. Denmark 4,319 8. Colombia 1,868

4. China 4,262 9. Ecuador 1,767

5. Brazil 3,872 10. France 1,533

Total of

50,177 requests

from 5161 users in

128 countries, islands and territories

1 Jan 2015 – 30 June 2015

CITATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH

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Annual number of peer-reviewed publications using GBIF-mediated data

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USE CITATIONS, BY COUNTRY OF AUTHORS

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Total 2015

Number of research publications from January to June 2015 citing use of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author. Top ten countries shown.

June 2015 June 2015

Number of research publications in June 2015 citing use of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author. Top ten countries shown.

1. United States 80 5. Australia 15

2. United Kingdom 38 6. China 14

3. Germany 21 7. Spain 13

3. Mexico 21 8. Belgium 12

4. Brazil 18 8. Colombia 12

1. United States 13 5. Australia 2

2. United Kingdom 5 5. Canada 2

2. Spain 5 5. China 2

3. Mexico 4 5. Germany 2

4. Brazil 3 5. Netherlands 2

RESEARCH EXAMPLES

• Carvalho AF & Del Lama MA. Predicting priority areas for conservation from historical climate modelling: stingless bees from Atlantic Forest hotspot as a case study. Journal of Insect Conservation. Author country: Brazil

• Kong X, Huang M & Duan R. SDMdata: A web-based software tool for collecting species occurrence records. PLoS ONE. Author country: China

• Leidenberger S, Obst M, Kulawik R, et al. Evaluating the potential of ecological niche modelling as a component in marine non-indigenous species risk assessments. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Author countries: Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom

• Mylne AQN, Pigott DM, Longbottom J, et al. Mapping the zoonotic niche of Lassa fever in Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. Author countries: United Kingdom, United States

A complete archive of research citing used of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library 06 JUL 2015

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• Park DS & Potter D. Why close relatives make bad neighbours: phylogenetic conservatism in niche preferences and dispersal disproves Darwin's naturalization hypothesis in the thistle tribe. Molecular Ecology. Author country: United States

• Silva DP, Varela S, Nemésio A, et al. Adding biotic interactions into paleodistribution models: A host-cleptoparasite complex of Neotropical orchid bees. PLoS ONE. Author countries: Brazil, Germany

• Werner GDA, Cornwell WK, Cornelissen JHC, et al. Evolutionary signals of symbiotic persistence in the legume–rhizobia mutualism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Author countries: Netherlands, Australia

• Willis KJ, Seddon AWR, Long PR, et al. Remote assessment of locally important ecological features across landscapes: how representative of reality? Ecological Applications. Author countries: United Kingdom, Norway

RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED)

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A complete archive of research citing used of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library 06 JUL 2015

NUMBER OF GBIF PARTICIPANTS

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GBIF PARTICIPANT LIST

* Signature of 2012 MoU pending, previous status shown | http://www.gbif.org/participation/list2 MAR 2015

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Voting Participants

1. Andorra 2. Argentina *3. Australia4. Belgium5. Benin6. Burkina Faso 7. Chile8. Colombia9. Costa Rica10. Denmark11. Estonia12. Finland13. France14. Germany15. Ghana16. Iceland17. Ireland18. Kenya 19. Madagascar 20. Mauritania21. Mexico22. Netherlands23. New Zealand24. Norway25. Peru 26. Portugal27. Republic of Korea28. Slovakia *29. Slovenia * 30. South Africa31. Spain32. Sweden33. Tanzania34. Togo35. Uganda 36. United Kingdom37. United States38. Uruguay

Associate Country Participants

1. Austria2. Brazil3. Canada4. Central African Republic5. Guinea6. India7. Indonesia *8. Israel9. Japan10. Luxembourg11. Malawi12. Pakistan13. Philippines 14. Poland15. Republic of Congo16. Switzerland *

Other Associate Participants

1. ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)2. Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS)3. Biodiversity Heritage Library4. BioNET-Andionet5. BioNET-INTERNATIONAL6. Bioversity International7. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)8. Canadensys9. Chinese Academy of Sciences10. Chinese Taipei11. Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (CYTED)12. Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL)13. Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF)14. Discover Life15. Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)16. Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT)17. European Environment Agency (EEA)18. ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability19. Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN)20. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)21. International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL)22. International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)23. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)24. International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER)25. Naturalis Biodiversity Center26. Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA)27. NatureServe28. NordGen29. Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum (PBIF)30. Plazi31. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)32. Society for the Management of Electronic Biodiversity Data (SMEBD)33. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)34. Species 200035. TDWG36. UNEP-WCMC37. VertNet38. Wildscreen39. World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC)

GBIF Affiliates

1. Data Observation Network for Earth (DataOne)2. International Oceanographic Commission of the

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (IOC/UNESCO)

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SOURCES OF FUNDING

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Andorra Institute d’estudis AndorransArgentina CONICET – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y TécnicasAustralia Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO National Research Collections AustraliaBelgium Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (belspo)Benin Laboratoire des Sciences ForestièresChile Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA)Colombia Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biólogicos Alexander von HumboldtCosta Rica Asociación Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio)Denmark The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and InnovationEstonia Ministry of EnvironmentFinland Academy of FinlandFrance Direction Générale pour la Recherche et l’Innovation (DGRI)Germany Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) , German Aerospace Center, BMBFGhana Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Iceland Ministry for the Environment and Natural ResourcesIreland National Parks & Wildlife ServiceKenya National Museums of KenyaMadagascar Centre National de Recherches sur l’Environnement (CNRE)Mauritania École Normale Supérieure de NouakchottMexico Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and ScienceNew Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and EmploymentNorway The Research Council of NorwayPeru Ministerio del AmbientePortugal Foundation for Science and TechnologyRepublic of Korea Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning Slovak Republic Ministry of the EnvironmentSlovenia Ministry of Higher Education, Science and TechnologySouth Africa Department of Science and TechnologySweden Swedish Research CouncilTanzania Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)Uganda Uganda National Council for Science and TechnologyUnited Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Royal Botanic Gardens, KewNatural History Museum, London Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Uruguay Dirección de Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (DICYT)USA National Science Foundation

Smithsonian InstitutionU.S. Department of StateU.S. Department of Agriculture

Agencies contributing to GBIF core funds Supplementary fundingUniversity of Copenhagen (IT equipment)

I4Life

Eye on Earth

OpenUp!

EU BON

GIASIP, CBD

GBIO 4, CBD

EMODNET Biology 2

ViBRANT

Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia (BIFA) - Ministry of the Environment of JapanBiodiversity Information for Development (BID) - EU

Note on AgenciesVoting Participants that have financially contributed or declared their intention to contribute to GBIF core funds within the period of January 2014 until present.

Note on Supplementary fundingProjects or agencies that contributed or declared their intention to contribute to GBIF supplementary funds within the period of January 2014 until present.

CURRENT AFFILIATIONSPartner Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP)

Member, Dialogue group Biodiversity Knowledge Network for the European Union (KNEU)

Observer Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Observer Convention on Migratory Species

Council Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Participant European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON)

Partner Eye on Earth Biodiversity Special Initiative

Member, Steering committee Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)

Partner Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership (GIASIP)

Partner Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC)

Participant Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

Member, Advisory Board Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO-BON)

Observer Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Associate data unit IOC-UNESCO International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange/Ocean Biogeographic Information System (IODE/OBIS)

Member, Policy & Science Board LifeWatch

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