GBIF MONTHLY UPDATE

September 2015

GBIF BY THE NUMBERS

570,238,233 species occurrence records

15,073 datasets

762data-publishing institutions

http://www.gbif.org | 01 SEP 2015

The steep increase in the number of published datasets is due to the >700 datasets associated with Scratchpads installation at the Natural History Museum, London . http://www.gbif.org | 01 SEP 2015

GBIF BY THE NUMBERS - AUGUST

+3,908,924 species occurrence records

+789datasets

+2data-publishing institutions

LATEST NEWS

• Guinea becomes Voting ParticipantThe West African nation of Guinea has become the 39th Voting

Participant in the GBIF network, having joined as an Associate Participant in March 2005

• New: Portuguese translation of guide to establishing an effective GBIF Participant node

The guide, including basic information about GBIF Participant nodes and biodiversity information facilities, is now available in Portuguese.

• GBIF brochure now available Simplified and Traditional Chinese

http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 08 SEP 2015

DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG

http://www.gbif.org | 2 SEP 2015

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DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG

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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 SEP 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 | 03 SEP 2015

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1. France 21,582,586 6. United Kingdom 2,440,150

2. United States 5,920,877 7. Belgium 2,297,574

3. Sweden 4,907,131 8. Norway 2,192,808

4. Brazil 3,736,933 9. Netherlands 2,088,214

5. Australia 3,605,281 10. Finland 1,736,075

1. United States 212,516,656 6. Netherlands 22,694,678

2. Sweden 52,232,884 7. Finland 20,157,042

3. United Kingdom 49,611,538 8. Norway 19,137,395

4. Australia 40,300,025 9. Germany 19,121,495

5. France 38,974,640 10. Spain 10,668,065

Number of new records published—Top 10 participant Countries (1 Jan to 31 August 2015)

Total number of records published—Top 10 Participant Countries (as of 31 August 2015)

QUARTERLY WEB TRAFFICus

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Rank Country/Territory Sessions % Total Sessions Prev. rank

1 United States 38,761 12.19% 1

2 *China 19,927 6.27% 2

3 India 16,974 5.34% 4

4 Germany 16,463 5.18% 3

5 Brazil 14,168 4.46% 5

6 France 12,328 3.88% 7

7 Spain 12,012 3.78% 6

8 United Kingdom 11,977 3.77% 9

9 Mexico 11,103 3.49% 8

10 Colombia 8,799 2.77% 10

11 Italy 8,088 2.54% 11

*Statistics for late June include uncorrected anomalies for traffic originating in ChinaGoogle Analytics report for GBIF.org: Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 02 SEP 2015

VISITS TO GBIF.ORG BY COUNTRY

Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 02 SEP 2015

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1. United States 12,152 6. France 3,670

2. India 6,150 7. Mexico 3,338

3. Germany 4,839 8. Colombia 3,163

4. Brazil 4,153 9. Spain 2,909

5. United Kingdom 3,890 10. Australia 2,765

August 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 | 4 SEP 2015

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1. Mexico 11,920 6. Colombia 2,524

2. United States 8,336 7. United Kingdom 2,486

3. Brazil 4,876 8. Ecuador 1,814

4. China 4,825 9. France 1,618

5. Spain 3,477 10. Australia 1,616

Total of

58,538 requests

from 6,167 users in

137 countries, islands and territories

1 Jan 2015 – 31 August 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 August 2015 citing use of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author. Top ten countries shown.

August 2015 August 2015

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

1. United States 109 6. Brazil 22

2. United Kingdom 50 6. China 22

3. Germany 28 8. Spain 19

4. Mexico 23 9. Colombia 17

4. Australia 23 10. Belgium 16

1. United States 12 4. China 3

2. Colombia 5 4. Germany 3

3. Spain 4 4. India 3

4. Australia 3 4. United Kingdom 3

4. Brazil 3

RESEARCH EXAMPLES

• Adhikari D, Tiwary R & Barik SK. Modelling hotspots for invasive alien plants in India. PLoS ONE. Author country: India.

• Alimi TO, Fuller DO, Qualls WA, et al. Predicting potential ranges of primary malaria vectors and malaria in northern South America based on projected changes in climate, land cover and human population. Parasites & Vectors. Author countries: United States, Colombia, Brazil

• Baltensperger AP & Huettmann F. Predicted shifts in small mammal distributions and biodiversity in the altered future environment of Alaska: an open access data and machine learning perspective. PLoS ONE. Author country: United States.

A complete archive of research citing used of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library 3 SEP 2015

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• Brummitt NA, Bachman SP, Griffiths-Lee J, et al. Green plants in the red: a baseline global assessment for the IUCN Sampled Red List Index for Plants. PLoS ONE. Author countries: United Kingdom, South Africa

• Byers JE, Smith RS, Pringle JM, et al. Invasion expansion: time since introduction best predicts global ranges of marine invaders. Scientific Reports. Author countries: United States, Australia, New Zealand

• Escobar LE, Awan MN & Qiao H. Anthropogenic disturbance and habitat loss for the red-listed Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus): Using ecological niche modeling and nighttime light satellite imagery. Biological Conservation. Author countries: United States, Pakistan, China.

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 3 SEP 2015

• González Vilas L, Guisande C, Vari RP, et al. Geospatial data of freshwater habitats for macroecological studies: an example with freshwater fishes. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. Author countries: Spain, United States, Colombia.

• Harbert RS & Nixon KC. Climate reconstruction analysis using coexistence likelihood estimation (CRACLE): A method for the estimation of climate using vegetation. American Journal of Botany. Author country: United States

• Pergl J, Winter M, Weber E, et al. Global exchange and accumulation of non-native plants. Nature. Author countries: Germany, Australia, Czech Republic, United States, Russia, New Zealand, Spain, Colombia, Costa Rica, Switzerland, South Africa, Portugal, Belgium, Chile, India, Brazil, Uruguay, Belize, Oman, Thailand, China, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands

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 3 SEP 2015

NUMBER OF GBIF PARTICIPANTS

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Associate Country Participants

Voting Participants

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MAP OF GBIF COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS

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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)

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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

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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