GBIF MONTHLY UPDATE
June 2015
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS
537,915,901
species occurrence records
14,230
datasets
716
data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 01 JUN 2015
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS - MAY
+4,248,604
species occurrence records
+107
datasets
+53
data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 01 JUN 2015
LATEST NEWS
• GBIF France launches new national data portal for
biodiversity
Atlas of Living France provides free access to over 17 million
biodiversity records published globally by institutions in France.
• Africa Rising celebrates International Day for Biological
Diversity with programme launch, joint declaration
Release of ‘Declaration on biodiversity information for sustainable
development in Africa’ closes international conference and first
regional meeting for new BID programme.
http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 01 JUN 2015
DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG
600
Trend in primary biodiversity records (millions)
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
http://www.gbif.org | 1 JUN 2015
DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG
New species occurrence records (millions)
Month by month, 2015 vs. 2014
70
2014
58.6
60
2015
50
40
30
20
10
10.6
2.7
0
0.62
8.8
8
5.5
3
4.41
4.26
3.6
0.53
3.6
0.7
-2.8
-10
Negative monthly figures reflect withdrawal of data, usually removal of duplicates.
http://www.gbif.org | 01 JUN 2015
7.5
0.9
DATA PUBLISHERS
750
Trend in number of institutions
registered as GBIF data publishers
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 | 01 JUN 2015
DATA—BY GBIF PARTICIPANT
Number of new records published—Top 10 participant Countries
(1 Jan to 31 May 2015)
Total number of records published—Top 10 Participant Countries
(as of 31 May 2015)
1. United States
2,951,100
6. Brazil
1,660,476
1. United States
2. Sweden
2,476,199
7. Finland
1,572,265
2. Sweden
3. United Kingdom
2,372,307
8. Denmark
1,187,322
4. Australia
2,260,641
9. Netherlands
5. Belgium
2,230,015
10. Spain
209,679,618
6. Finland
20,036,123
51,325,126
7. Germany
18,909,265
3. United Kingdom
49,543,695
8. France
17,577,672
630,252
4. Australia
38,955,381
9. Norway
17,425,011
391,161
5. Netherlands
21,578,737
10. Spain
10,578,485
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 | 04 JUN 2015
QUARTERLY WEB TRAFFIC
1 Mar 2015 – 2 Jun 2015
compared with 1 Mar 2014 – 2 Jun 2014
Rank
Country/Territory
Sessions
% Total Sessions
Prev. rank
155,677
31.12%
1
1
United States
2
China
20,262
4.05%
2
3
India
18,726
3.74%
4
4
Spain
18,347
3.67%
5
5
Germany
18,148
3.63%
3
6
France
16,246
3.25%
6
7
Brazil
15,516
3.10%
9
8
United Kingdom
15,172
3.03%
7
9
Mexico
14,982
3.00%
8
10
Colombia
11,400
2.28%
11
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 | 03 JUN 2015
VISITS TO GBIF.ORG BY COUNTRY
May 2015
1. United States
16,649
6. Mexico
5,378
2. India
6,065
7. France
5,018
3. Spain
5,896
8. United Kingdom
4,622
4. Brazil
5,703
9. Colombia
4,103
5. Germany
5,601
10. Italy
3,250
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 | 03 JUN 2015
DATA DOWNLOAD REQUESTS, BY COUNTRY
1 Jan 2015 – 31 May 2015
Total of
41,056 requests
from 4565 users in
127 countries, islands
and territories
1. Mexico
6,786
6. Spain
2,330
2. United States
5,591
7. United Kingdom
1,856
3. China
4,137
8. Ecuador
1,611
4. Denmark
3,770
9. Colombia
1,414
5. Brazil
3,307
10. France
1,411
Requests for download do not necessarily result in data actually being downloaded. Based on country indicated by user login | 03 JUN 2015
CITATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH
Annual number of peer-reviewed publications
using GBIF-mediated data
400
350
357
300
250
249
229
200
169
150
159
148
100
89
50
52
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
04 JUN 2015
2015 (Jan-May)
USE CITATIONS, BY COUNTRY OF AUTHORS
May 2015
May 2015
1. United States
21
7. China
2
2. United Kingdom
10
7. France
2
3. Brazil
7
7. Italy
2
4. Germany
5
7. Mexico
2
5. Colombia
3
7. Netherlands
2
6. Australia
3
7. Spain
2
7. Belgium
2
7. Peru
2
Number of research publications in May 2015 citing use of
GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author.
Top fourteen countries shown.
Total 2015
1. United States
67
6. Australia
13
2. United Kingdom
33
7. Belgium
12
3. Germany
19
7. China
12
4. Mexico
17
8. Colombia
11
5. Brazil
15
9. France
Number of research publications from January to May 2015 citing use of
GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author.
Top ten countries shown.
04 JUN 2015
9
RESEARCH EXAMPLES
May 2015
•
Báez S, Malizia A, Carilla J, et al. Large-scale patterns of turnover and basal area
change in Andean forests. PLoS ONE. Author countries: Ecuador, Argentina,
Peru, Colombia, United States, Germany, United Kingdom
•
Castañeda-Álvarez NP, de Haan S, Juárez H et al. Ex situ conservation priorities
for the wild relatives of potato (Solanum L. Section Petota). PLoS ONE. Author
countries: Colombia, United Kingdom, Peru, Netherlands, United States
•
Fernández M & Hamilton H. Ecological niche transferability using invasive species
as a case study. PLoS ONE. Author country: United States
•
Hof AR & Svahlin A. The potential effect of climate change on the geographical
distribution of insect pest species in the Swedish boreal forest. Scandinavian
Journal of Forest Research. Author country: Sweden
A complete archive of research citing used of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library
04 JUN 2015
RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED)
May 2015
•
Lemoine NP. Climate change may alter breeding ground distributions of Eastern
migratory monarchs (Danaus plexippus) via range expansion of Asclepias host
plants. PLoS ONE. Author country: United States
•
Moonlight PW, Richardson JE, Tebbitt MC, et al. Continental-scale diversification
patterns in a megadiverse genus: the biogeography of Neotropical Begonia.
Journal of Biogeography. Author countries: United Kingdom, Colombia, United
States, Singapore, China, Taiwan
•
Murray RG, Popescu VD, Palen WJ & Govindarajulu P. Relative performance of
ecological niche and occupancy models for predicting invasions by patchilydistributed species. Biological Invasions. Author country: Canada
A complete archive of research citing used of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library
04 JUN 2015
RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED)
May 2015
•
Park DS & Potter D. Why close relatives make bad neighbors: phylogenetic
conservatism in niche preferences and dispersal disproves Darwin's naturalization
hypothesis in the thistle tribe. Molecular Ecology. Author country: United States
•
Smith L, Tekiela D & Barney J. Predicting biofuel invasiveness: a relative
comparison to crops and weeds. Invasive Plant Science and Management. Author
country: United States
•
Title PO & Burns KJ. Rates of climatic niche evolution are correlated with species
richness in a large and ecologically diverse radiation of songbirds. Ecology
Letters. 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
04 JUN 2015
NUMBER OF GBIF PARTICIPANTS
2001-2015
Other Associate Participants
120
Associate Country Participants
MOU 2012
MOU 2007-2011
Voting Participants
100
MOU 2001-2006
80
43
46
47
39
31
60
34
34
33
37
38
15
16
39
37
29
24
18
40
11
7
15
18
21
22
23
24
11
13
33
34
33
36
36
38
2011
2012
2013
2013
2014
2015
20
21
16
29
32
32
2008
2009
2010
16
11
20
21
22
24
25
26
26
29
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
0
3 MAR 2015
MAP OF GBIF COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS
Voting Participants
Associate Country Participants
Participants with signature of 2012 MOU pending
03 MAR 2015
GBIF PARTICIPANT LIST
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Andorra
Argentina *
Australia
Belgium
Benin
Burkina Faso
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
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
Guinea
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. International Oceanographic Commission of the
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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)
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, previous status shown | http://www.gbif.org/participation/list
2 MAR 2015
SOURCES OF FUNDING
Agencies contributing to GBIF core funds
Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Benin
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
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
Ghana
Iceland
Ireland
Kenya
Madagascar
Mauritania
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Sweden
Tanzania
Uganda
United Kingdom
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
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)
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
Uruguay
USA
Supplementary funding
University of Copenhagen (IT equipment)
I4Life
Eye on Earth
OpenUp!
EU BON
GIASIP, CBD
GBIO 4, CBD
EMODNET Biology 2
ViBRANT
Ministry of the Environment of Japan
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.
02 MAR 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)
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
10 APR 2015