gbif monthly update october 2015. gbif by the numbers 577,537,741 species occurrence records 15,156...
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GBIF MONTHLY UPDATE
October 2015
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS
577,537,741 species occurrence records
15,156 datasets
766data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 01 OCT 2015
http://www.gbif.org | 01 OCT 2015
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS - SEPTEMBER
+7,299,508 species occurrence records
+83datasets
+4data-publishing institutions
LATEST NEWS
• GBIF opens BID call for proposals from AfricaGBIF invites submissions of proposals for funding from sub-Saharan Africa for the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme. The total potential funding assigned to this call is €900,000.
• Survey on faster access to more data from natural history collectionsGBIF requests administrators, curators, and data, information and collection managers to support by taking the survey.
• Private sector holds key data to help preserve Gulf and West Asia ecosystemsA two-day GBIF workshop in Oman brought together the region’s government regulators and environmental consultants, to discuss the benefits of sharing species data collected through Environmental Impact Assessments.
• GBIF brochure now available in eight languageshttp://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 02 OCT 2015
DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG
http://www.gbif.org | 2 OCT 2015
Trend in primary biodiversity records (millions)
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DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG
http://www.gbif.org | 02 OCT 2015
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New species occurrence records (millions)Month by month, 2015 vs. 2014
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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 | 02 OCT 2015
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Trend in number of institutions registered as GBIF data publishers
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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 OCT 2015
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1. France 22,227,839 6. Australia 3,678,949
2. Netherlands 6,897,417 7. United Kingdom 2,445,246
3. United States 6,567,941 8. Belgium 2,312,468
4. Sweden 5,185,312 9. Norway 2,196,013
5. Brazil 4,159,841 10. Finland 1,736,088
1. United States 212,958,707 6. Netherlands 27,503,881
2. Sweden 52,601,060 7. Finland 20,157,055
3. United Kingdom 49,616,634 8. Germany 19,221,758
4. Australia 40,373,693 9. Norway 19,140,600
5. France 39,619,893 10. Spain 10,667,845
Number of new records published—Top 10 participant Countries (1 Jan to 30 September 2015)
Total number of records published—Top 10 Participant Countries (as of 30 September 2015)
QUARTERLY WEB TRAFFICus
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Rank Country/Territory Sessions % Total Sessions Prev. rank
1 United States 40,106 13.36% 1
2 India 17,630 5.87% 3
3 Germany 15,458 5.15% 4
4 Brazil 12,757 4.25% 5
5 France 12,196 4.06% 6
6 United Kingdom 11,596 3.86% 8
7 Mexico 11,042 3.68% 8
8 Spain 10,963 3.65% 6
9 China 9,301 3.10% 2
10 Colombia 9,211 3.07% 10
Google Analytics report for GBIF.org: Access available upon request from [email protected] | 02 OCT 2015
VISITS TO GBIF.ORG BY COUNTRY
Access available upon request from [email protected] | 02 OCT 2015
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1. United States 15,692 6. Brazil 4,274
2. India 6,059 7. Spain 3,911
3. Germany 5,046 8. United Kingdom 3,849
4. Mexico 4,552 9. Colombia 3,362
5. France 4,493 10. Australia 2,721
September 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 | 6 OCT 2015
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1. Mexico 13,589 6. Colombia 3,202
2. United States 9,165 7. United Kingdom 2,920
3. China 5,294 8. South Africa 2,170
4. Brazil 5,109 9. Australia 1,950
5. Spain 3,785 10. Ecuador 1,824
Total of
73,719 requests
from 6,833 users in
140 countries, islands and territories
1 Jan 2015 – 30 September 2015
CITATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH
6 OCT 2015
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Annual number of peer-reviewed publications using GBIF-mediated data
2008
2009
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2011
2012
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2015 (Jan-Sep)
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148
169
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USE CITATIONS, BY COUNTRY OF AUTHORS
6 OCT 2015
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Total 2015
Number of research publications from January to September 2015 citing use of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author. Top ten countries shown.
September 2015 September 2015
Number of research publications in September 2015 citing use of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author. Top eleven countries shown.
1. United States 120 5. China 26
2. United Kingdom 53 7. Brazil 24
3. Germany 33 8. Spain 21
4. Mexico 27 9. Colombia 20
5. Australia 26 10. France 19
1. United States 11 4. United Kingdom 3
2. Germany 5 4. Switzerland 3
3. Mexico 4 4. Netherlands 3
3. France 4 4. Colombia 3
3. China 4 4. Australia 3
4. Denmark 3
RESEARCH EXAMPLES
• Convertino M, Muñoz-Carpena R, Kiker GK, et al. Design of optimal ecosystem monitoring networks: hotspot detection and biodiversity patterns. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. Author country: United States
• Nelson G, Sweeney P, Wallace LE, et al. Digitization workflows for flat sheets and packets of plants, algae, and fungi. Applications in Plant Sciences. Author country: United States
• Mendoza, R, Luna, S, Aguilera, C. Risk assessment of the ornamental fish trade in Mexico: analysis of freshwater species and effectiveness of the FISK (Fish Invasiveness Screening Kit). Biological Invasions. Author country: Mexico
• Velasco JA, Martínez-Meyer E, Flores-Villela O, et al. Climatic niche attributes and diversification in Anolis lizards. Journal of Biogeography. Author countries: Germany; Mexico, United Kingdom Colombia
A complete archive of research citing used of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library 6 OCT 2015
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• Wagner N, Mingo V, Schulte U et al. Risk evaluation of pesticide use to protected European reptile species. Biological Conservation. Author country: Germany
• Wasof S, Lenoir J, Aarrestad PA, et al. Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches. Global Ecology and Biogeography. Author countries: France; Norway; United States; United Kingdom; Sweden; Denmark; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; Iceland; Finland; Belgium; Estonia
• Zhang J, Nielsen SE, Stolar J, et al. Gains and losses of plant species and phylogenetic diversity for a northern high-latitude region. Diversity and Distributions. Author countries: Canada; Denmark; France
RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED)
September 2015
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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 6 OCT 2015
NUMBER OF GBIF PARTICIPANTS
2 SEP 2015
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n
2001-2015
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
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21 22 24 25 26 26 29 29 32 32 33 34 37 36 387
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1821 21 16 20
22 23 2411
15 16 15
11
18
24
2931 34 34
39
4346
47
33
37 38 39
Other Associate Participants
Associate Country Participants
Voting Participants
MOU 2001-2006
MOU 2007-2011 MOU 2012
MAP OF GBIF COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS
03 SEP 2015
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GBIF PARTICIPANT LIST
* Signature of 2012 MoU pending | http://www.gbif.org/participation/list3 SEP 2015
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Voting Participants
1. Andorra 2. Argentina *3. Australia4. Belgium5. Benin6. Chile7. Colombia8. Costa Rica9. Denmark10. Estonia11. Finland12. France13. Germany14. Ghana15. Guinea16. 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. India6. Indonesia *7. Israel8. Japan9. Luxembourg10. Malawi11. Pakistan12. Philippines 13. Poland14. Republic of Congo15. 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. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (IOC/UNESCO)
Sep 2015
SOURCES OF FUNDING
06 OCT 2015
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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)Guinea, Republic of Ministére de l’Environment et des Eaux et ForêtsIceland 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)Togo Université de LoméUganda 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 Institution; U.S. Department of State; U.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
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)
Member GLOBIS-B
Participant Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
Member, Advisory Board Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO-BON)
Member, External Advisory Board iDigBio
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
Member, Advisory Board OpenAire2020
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