GBIF MONTHLY UPDATE
December 2015
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS
640,269,102
species occurrence records
15,275
datasets
775
data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 07 DEC 2015
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS - NOVEMBER
+61,702,775
species occurrence records
+66
datasets
+8
data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 07 DEC 2015
LATEST NEWS
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eBird update adds 58 million new observations
The eBird Observational Dataset now includes nearly 212 million records,
increasing the total number available through GBIF.org to more than 637
million.
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Democratic Republic of Congo becomes Associate Participant
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GBIF opens public consultation on guide for data gap analysis
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GBIF invites interested users to send comments and feedback on the Best
Practice Guide for Data Gap Analysis for Biodiversity Stakeholders.
Watch #GBIFfrontiers
Videos are now online for recent symposium and panel discussion,
'Frontiers of Biodiversity Informatics and Modelling Species Distributions',
hosted in New York by AMNH.
http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 02 DEC 2015
DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG
Trend in primary biodiversity records (millions)
700
650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
The sharp increase in the number of published records in November 2015 is from the update to the eBird Observational Dataset.
http://www.gbif.org | 7 DEC 2015
DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG
New species occurrence records (millions)
Month by month, 2015 vs. 2014
70
61.7
58.6
60
50
40
30
2014
22.96
2015
20
10
10.6
5.5
2.7
0
3
4.41
4.26
3.6
3.6
0.62
0.53
5.44
8
7.3
8.8
7.5
3.92
0.7
1.03
0.9
-2.8
-10
http://www.gbif.org | 07 DEC 2015
DATA PUBLISHERS
Trend in number of institutions
registered as GBIF data publishers
850
800
750
700
650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
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 | 07 DEC 2015
DATA—BY GBIF PARTICIPANT
Number of new records published—Top 10 participant Countries
(1 Jan to 30 November 2015)
Total number of records published—Top 10 Participant Countries
(as of 30 November 2015)
1. United States
68,512,215
6. Belgium
3,703,752
1. United States
2. France
22,233,078
7. Australia
3,689,804
2. Sweden
3. Netherlands
6,928,332
8. Norway
2,608,696
4. Sweden
5,446,355
9. United Kingdom
5. Brazil
4,410,343
10. Finland
270,548,801
6. Netherlands
27,534,778
52,863,295
7. Finland
20,157,080
3. United Kingdom
49,602,131
8. Germany
19,684,512
2,448,730
4. Australia
40,384,548
9. Norway
18,643,526
1,736,113
5. France
39,625,132
10. Spain
11,207,200
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 | 09 DEC 2015
QUARTERLY WEB TRAFFIC
1 Sep 2015 – 30 Nov 2015
compared with 1 Sep 2014 – 30 Nov 2014
Rank
Country/Territory
Sessions
% Total Sessions
Prev. rank
1
United States
49,722
14.70%
1
2
India
17,311
5.12%
2
3
Spain
14,472
4.28%
7
4
Germany
14,328
4.24%
3
5
France
14,267
4.22%
4
6
Mexico
13,767
4.07%
8
7
United Kingdom
13,278
3.93%
6
8
Brazil
12,860
3.80%
5
9
Colombia
10,027
2.97%
9
10
Italy
8,216
2.43%
11
Google Analytics report for GBIF.org: Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 09 DEC 2015
VISITS TO GBIF.ORG BY COUNTRY
November 2015
1. United States
16,781
6. United Kingdom
4,660
2. India
5,511
7. Germany
4,653
3. Spain
5,064
8. Brazil
4,447
4. Mexico
4,832
9. Colombia
3,268
5. France
4,722
10. Canada
2,965
Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 09 DEC 2015
DATA DOWNLOAD REQUESTS, BY COUNTRY
1 Jan 2015 – 30 November 2015
Total of
83,635 requests
from 7,834 users in
156 countries, islands
and territories
1. Mexico
17,353
6. Colombia
3,874
2. United States
11,435
7. United Kingdom
3,842
3. Brazil
6,428
8. Australia
2,714
4. China
6,229
9. South Africa
2,365
5. Spain
5,688
10. Ecuador
2,112
Requests for download do not necessarily result in data actually being downloaded. Based on country indicated by user login | 09 DEC 2015
CITATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH
Annual number of peer-reviewed publications
using GBIF-mediated data
2015 (Jan-Nov)
371
2014
357
2013
249
2012
229
2011
169
2010
148
2009
89
2008
52
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150
200
250
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350
9 DEC 2015
400
USE CITATIONS, BY COUNTRY OF AUTHORS
November 2015
November 2015
1. United States
15
5. Germany
4
2. China
7
5. Switzerland
4
3. Australia
6
7. Denmark
3
4. Spain
5
7. Norway
3
7. Sweden
3
Number of research publications in November 2015 citing use of
GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author.
Top nine countries shown.
Total 2015
1. United States
151
5. Mexico
32
2. United Kingdom
56
7. Brazil
29
3. Germany
43
8. Spain
28
4. China
35
9. Colombia
22
5. Australia
34
9. Switzerland
22
Number of research publications from January to November 2015 citing use
of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author.
Top ten countries shown.
09 DEC 2015
RESEARCH EXAMPLES
November 2015
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Bradley BA. Predicting abundance with presence-only models. Landscape
Ecology. Author country: United States
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Gough LA, Sverdrup-Thygeson A, Milberg P, et al. Specialists in ancient
trees are more affected by climate than generalists. Ecology and Evolution.
Author countries: Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden
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Jordan GJ, Harrison PA, Worth JRP, et al. Palaeoendemic plants provide
evidence for persistence of open, well-watered vegetation since the
Cretaceous. Global Ecology and Biogeography. Author countries: Australia,
Japan
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Leiblein-Wild M C, Steinkamp J, Hickler T, et al. Modelling the potential
distribution, net primary production and phenology of common ragweed
with a physiological model. Journal of Biogeography. Author country:
Germany
A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library
10 DEC 2015
RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED)
November 2015
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Magwé-Tindo J, Zapfack L & Sonké B. Diversity of wild yams (Dioscorea
spp., Dioscoreaceae) collected in continental Africa. Biodiversity and
Conservation. Author country: Cameroon
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Meyer C, Kreft H, Guralnick RP, et al. Global priorities for an effective
information basis of biodiversity distributions. Nature Communications.
Author countries: Germany, United States
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Morris H, Plavcová L, Cvecko P, et al. A global analysis of parenchyma
tissue fractions in secondary xylem of seed plants. New Phytologist. Author
counties: Germany, Canada, United States, Australia, China
A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library
10 DEC 2015
RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED)
November 2015
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Poisot T, Gravel D, Leroux S, et al. Synthetic datasets and community
tools for the rapid testing of ecological hypotheses. Ecography. Author
countries: Canada, United States, New Zealand, Spain
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Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Barrett NS, et al. Thermal biases and
vulnerability to warming in the world’s marine fauna. Nature. Author
countries: Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom
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Ware C, Berge J, Jelmert A, et al. Biological introduction risks from
shipping in a warming Arctic. Journal of Applied Ecology. Author countries:
Norway, Australia, Denmark, Switzerland, Russian Federation, Poland
•
Yañez-Arenas C ,Peterson AT, Rodríguez-Medina K, et al. Mapping current
and future potential snakebite risk in the new world. Climatic Change.
Author country: United States
A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library
10 DEC 2015
NUMBER OF GBIF PARTICIPANTS
2001-2015
120
Other Associate Participants
100
MOU 2012
MOU 2007-2011
Associate Country Participants
Voting Participants
80
MOU 2001-2006
43
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47
39
31
60
34
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37
38
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40
33
29
24
22
18
40
11
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15
18
21
23
24
16
11
20
21
16
32
32
33
34
37
36
38
29
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
11
20
21
22
24
25
26
26
29
2001
2002
2003
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2007
0
09 DEC 2015
MAP OF GBIF COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS
09 DEC 2015
GBIF PARTICIPANT LIST
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Andorra
Argentina *
Australia
Belgium
Benin
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Guinea
Iceland
Ireland
Kenya
Madagascar
Mauritania
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Slovakia *
Slovenia *
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Austria
Brazil
Canada
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo
India
Indonesia *
Israel
Japan
Luxembourg
Malawi
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Republic of Congo
Switzerland *
GBIF Affiliates
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)
1. Data Observation Network for Earth (DataOne)
Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS)
2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Biodiversity Heritage Library
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
BioNET-Andionet
Cultural Organisation (IOC/UNESCO)
BioNET-INTERNATIONAL
Bioversity International
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
Canadensys
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Taipei
Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (CYTED)
Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL)
Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF)
Discover Life
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT)
European Environment Agency (EEA)
Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC&N)
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL)
International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER)
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA)
NatureServe
NordGen
Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum (PBIF)
Plazi
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Society for the Management of Electronic Biodiversity Data (SMEBD)
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)
Species 2000
TDWG
UNEP-WCMC
VertNet
Wildscreen
World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC)
* Signature of 2012 MoU pending | http://www.gbif.org/participation/list
09 DEC 2015
SOURCES OF FUNDING
Agencies contributing to GBIF core funds
Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Benin
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Guinea, Republic of
Iceland
Ireland
Kenya
Madagascar
Mauritania
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Sweden
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
United Kingdom
Uruguay
USA
Institute d’estudis Andorrans
CONICET – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas
Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO National Research Collections Australia
Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (belspo)
Laboratoire des Sciences Forestières
Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA)
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biólogicos Alexander von Humboldt
Asociación Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio)
The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation
Ministry of Environment
Academy of Finland
Direction Générale pour la Recherche et l’Innovation (DGRI)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) , German Aerospace Center, BMBF
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Ministére de l’Environment et des Eaux et Forêts
Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources
National Parks & Wildlife Service
National Museums of Kenya
Centre National de Recherches sur l’Environnement (CNRE)
École Normale Supérieure de Nouakchott
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
The Research Council of Norway
Ministerio del Ambiente
Foundation for Science and Technology
Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
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)
Université de Lomé
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
Dirección de Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (DICYT)
National Science Foundation; Smithsonian Institution; U.S. Department of State; U.S.
Department of Agriculture
Supplementary funding
University 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 Japan
Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) EU
Note on Agencies
Voting 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 funding
Projects or agencies that contributed or declared
their intention to contribute to GBIF
supplementary funds within the period of
January 2014 until present.
06 OCT 2015
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Partner
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
7 AUG 2015