GBIF MONTHLY UPDATE
February 2016
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS
644,286,956
species occurrence records
15,575
datasets
791
data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 01 FEB 2016
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS: 2015
+113,058,362
species occurrence records
+1,396
datasets
+137
data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 1 FEB 2016
GBIF BY THE NUMBERS: JAN 2016
+5,200,570
species occurrence records
+225
datasets
+3
data-publishing institutions
http://www.gbif.org | 1 FEB 2016
LATEST NEWS
•
GBIF consults community on guide for data gap analysis
GBIF invited interested users to send comments on the Best
Practice Guide for Data Gap Analysis for Biodiversity Stakeholders
by 1 February 2016.
•
BID Africa 2015 call brings in initial proposals from 34 African
countries
The deadline for submitting initial concept notes from sub-Saharan
Africa was 20 November 2015. GBIF and its evaluation panel have
invited a selected number of applicants to prepare full proposals,
which are due on 26 Feb 2016.
http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 01 FEB 2016
DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG
Occurrence records (millions)
700
650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
http://www.gbif.org | 1 FEB 2016
Jan
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Jan
-14
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-13
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-12
Jan
-11
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-10
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-09
Jan
-08
100
DATA PUBLISHERS
Number of institutions registered as GBIF data publishers
800
700
600
500
400
300
. http://www.gbif.org | 1 FEB 2016
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Jan
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-14
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DATA—BY GBIF PARTICIPANT
Number of new records published—Top 10 participant Countries
Total number of records published—Top 10 Participant Countries
(1 to 31 January 2016)
(as of 31 January 2016)
1. Netherlands
1,087,644
6. Norway
163,240
1. United States
2. United States
1,026,361
7. South Africa
126,423
2. Sweden
271,697,183
6. Netherlands
25,217,476
53,682,540
7. Finland
20,633,052
3. Belgium
887,767
8. Spain
89,605
3. United Kingdom
49,636,157
8. Germany
19,404,617
4. Rep. of Korea
867,846
9. Ireland
68,202
4. France
39,846,021
9. Norway
18,824,990
5. Austria
210,173
10. Germany
34,026
5. Australia
39,342,894
10. Spain
11,519,823
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 | 08 FEB 2016
ANNUAL WEB TRAFFIC
1 Jan 2015 – 31 Dec 2015
compared with 1 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2014
Rank
Country/Territory
Sessions
% Total Sessions
Prev. rank
Pages / Session
194,764
14.29%
1
3.23
1
United States
2
India
68,289
4.97%
5
2.47
3
Germany
65,269
4.75%
2
4.48
4
China
62,048
4.52%
13
3.71
5
Spain
59,201
4.31%
3
5.92
6
France
56,184
4.09%
6
3.55
7
United Kingdom
53,352
3.88%
4
5.01
8
Brazil
51,761
3.77%
7
4.68
9
Mexico
50,266
3.66%
8
8.33
10
Colombia
36,068
2.63%
10
5.23
Google Analytics report for GBIF.org: Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org
Totals correct for traffic anomalies from the United States (April) and China (June-July) | 1 FEB 2016
QUARTERLY WEB TRAFFIC
1 Aug 2015 – 31 Oct 2015
compared with 1 Aug 2014 – 31 Oct 2014
Rank
Country/Territory
Sessions
% Total Sessions
Prev. rank
Pages / Session
1
United States
48,921
14.67%
1
4.77
2
India
17,458
5.24%
6
2.77
3
Spain
15,121
4.53%
3
6.81
4
France
14,438
4.36%
4
3.81
5
Germany
13,563
4.07%
2
4.53
6
United Kingdom
13,163
3.95%
5
6.10
7
Mexico
12,273
3.68%
7
8.41
8
Brazil
11,758
3.53%
8
4.66
9
Colombia
8,403
2.52%
11
5.74
10
Italy
7,869
2.36%
9
3.62
Google Analytics report for GBIF.org: Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 1 FEB 2016
VISITS TO GBIF.ORG BY COUNTRY
January 2016
1. United States
15,683
6. United Kingdom
5,067
2. India
6,412
7. Brazil
3,378
3. France
5,585
8. Italy
2,943
4. Germany
5,519
9. Mexico
2,916
5. Spain
5,208
10. Canada
2,424
Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 08 FEB 2016
DATA DOWNLOAD REQUESTS, BY COUNTRY – 2015
1 Jan 2015 – 31 December 2015
Total of
91,411 requests
from 9,158 users in
158 countries, islands
and territories
1. Mexico
18,043
6. United Kingdom
4,886
2. United States
12,085
7. Colombia
4,013
3. China
6,763
8. Australia
2,852
4. Brazil
6,762
9. South Africa
2,367
5. Spain
6,082
10. Ecuador
2,129
Requests for download do not necessarily result in data actually being downloaded. Based on country indicated by user login | 08 FEB 2015
DATA DOWNLOAD REQUESTS, BY COUNTRY
1 January – 31 January 2016
Total of
5,459 requests
from 998 users in
74 countries, islands
and territories
1. United States
889
6. Spain
312
2. Belgium
621
7. United Kingdom
305
3. Colombia
531
8. China
260
4. Mexico
449
9. Canada
216
5. Brazil
410
10. Argentina
146
Requests for download do not necessarily result in data actually being downloaded. Based on country indicated by user login | 08 FEB 2016
CITATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH
Annual number of peer-reviewed publications using GBIF-mediated data
1 FEB 2016
USE CITATIONS, BY COUNTRY OF AUTHORS
January 2016
January 2016
1. Brazil
5
5. Netherlands
2
2. France
5
5. Spain
2
3. Mexico
3
7. Switzerland
2
4. Belgium
2
7. United States
2
Number of research publications in January 2016 citing use of
GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author.
Top eight countries shown.
Total 2015
1. United States
167
7. Brazil
31
2. United Kingdom
59
8. Spain
28
3. Germany
45
9. Colombia
26
4. Australia
38
10. France
23
5. China
36
10. Switzerland
23
6. Mexico
35
Number of research publications from January to December 2015 citing use
of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author.
Top eleven countries shown.
08 FEB 2016
RESEARCH EXAMPLES
January 2016
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Bunn C, Läderach P, Pérez Jimenez JG, et al. Multiclass classification of
agro-ecological zones for Arabica coffee: an improved understanding of
the impacts of climate change. PLoS ONE. Author countries: Colombia,
Nicaragua, United States
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Cardador L, Carrete M, Gallardo, B et al. Combining trade data and niche
modelling improves predictions of the origin and distribution of non-native
European populations of a globally invasive species. Journal of
Biogeography. Author country: Spain
•
Coro G, Magliozzi C, Berghe EV, et al. Estimating absence locations of
marine species from data of scientific surveys in OBIS. Ecological
Modelling. Author countries: Italy, Belgium, Greece, Philippines
A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library
08 FEB 2016
RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED)
January 2016
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Deblauwe V, Droissart V, Bose R, et al. Remotely sensed temperature and
precipitation data improve species distribution modelling in the tropics. Global
Ecology and Biogeography. Author countries: France, Belgium, Cameroon,
United States, India, Denmark, Netherlands
•
Hattab T, Leprieur F, Ben Rais Lasram F, et al. Forecasting fine-scale changes
in the food-web structure of coastal marine communities under climate
change. Ecography. Author countries: France, Tunisia, Canada
•
Jenkins CN, Alves MAS, Uezu A et al. Patterns of vertebrate diversity and
protection in Brazil. PLoS ONE. Author country: Brazil
•
Newbold T, Hudson LN, Hill SLL, et al. Global patterns of terrestrial
assemblage turnover within and among land uses. Ecography. Author
countries: United Kingdom, Norway
A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library
08 FEB 2016
GBIF MEMBER STATES AND ORGANIZATIONS
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1 FEB 2016
MAP OF GBIF COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS
1 FEB 2016
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Australia
Belgium
Benin
Chile
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Costa Rica
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Guinea
Iceland
Ireland
Kenya
Madagascar
Mauritania
Mexico
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New Zealand
Norway
Peru
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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
1 FEB 2016
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)
Eye on Earth
EU BON
GIASIP, CBD
EMODNET Biology 2
Ministry of the Environment of Japan
European Union
8 FEB 2016
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