GBIF MONTHLY UPDATE
October 2015
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS
577,537,741
species occurrence records
15,156
datasets
766
data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 01 OCT 2015
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS - SEPTEMBER
+7,299,508
species occurrence records
+83
datasets
+4
data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 01 OCT 2015
LATEST NEWS
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GBIF opens BID call for proposals from Africa
GBIF 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
collections
GBIF requests administrators, curators, and data, information and
collection managers to support by taking the survey.
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Private sector holds key data to help preserve Gulf and West Asia
ecosystems
A 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.
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GBIF brochure now available in eight languages
http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 02 OCT 2015
DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG
650
Trend in primary biodiversity records (millions)
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
http://www.gbif.org | 2 OCT 2015
DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG
New species occurrence records (millions)
Month by month, 2015 vs. 2014
70
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
0.9
-2.8
-10
http://www.gbif.org | 02 OCT 2015
DATA PUBLISHERS
800
Trend in number of institutions
registered as GBIF data publishers
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 | 02 OCT 2015
DATA—BY GBIF PARTICIPANT
Number of new records published—Top 10 participant Countries
(1 Jan to 30 September 2015)
1. France
22,227,839
Total number of records published—Top 10 Participant Countries
(as of 30 September 2015)
6. Australia
3,678,949
1. United States
212,958,707
6. Netherlands
27,503,881
2. Netherlands
6,897,417
7. United Kingdom
2,445,246
2. Sweden
52,601,060
7. Finland
20,157,055
3. United States
6,567,941
8. Belgium
2,312,468
3. United Kingdom
49,616,634
8. Germany
19,221,758
4. Sweden
5,185,312
9. Norway
2,196,013
4. Australia
40,373,693
9. Norway
19,140,600
5. Brazil
4,159,841
10. Finland
1,736,088
5. France
39,619,893
10. Spain
10,667,845
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
QUARTERLY WEB TRAFFIC
1 Jul 2015 – 30 Sep 2015
compared with 1 Jul 2014 – 30 Sep 2014
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 comms@gbif.org | 02 OCT 2015
VISITS TO GBIF.ORG BY COUNTRY
September 2015
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
Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 02 OCT 2015
DATA DOWNLOAD REQUESTS, BY COUNTRY
1 Jan 2015 – 30 September 2015
Total of
73,719 requests
from 6,833 users in
140 countries, islands
and territories
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
Requests for download do not necessarily result in data actually being downloaded. Based on country indicated by user login | 6 OCT 2015
CITATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH
Annual number of peer-reviewed publications
using GBIF-mediated data
2015 (Jan-Sep)
293
2014
357
2013
249
2012
229
2011
169
2010
148
2009
89
2008
52
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
6 OCT 2015
400
USE CITATIONS, BY COUNTRY OF AUTHORS
September 2015
September 2015
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
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.
Total 2015
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
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.
6 OCT 2015
RESEARCH EXAMPLES
September 2015
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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
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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
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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
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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
RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED)
September 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
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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
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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
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
2001-2015
120
Other Associate Participants
100
MOU 2012
MOU 2007-2011
Associate Country Participants
Voting Participants
MOU 2001-2006
80
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47
39
31
60
34
34
37
38
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33
29
24
18
40
11
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15
18
21
22
23
24
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
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0
2 SEP 2015
MAP OF GBIF COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS
03 SEP 2015
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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
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)
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
3 SEP 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