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 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. 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. GBIF brochure now available in eight languages • http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 02 OCT 2015
DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG Trend in primary biodiversity records (millions) 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 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 10.6 7.3 8.8 10 8 7.5 5.5 3.92 5.44 4.41 3 4.26 2.7 0.9 3.6 3.6 0.7 0 0.62 0.53 -2.8 -10 http://www.gbif.org | 02 OCT 2015
DATA PUBLISHERS Trend in number of institutions registered as GBIF data publishers 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 | 02 OCT 2015
DATA — BY GBIF PARTICIPANT Number of new records published — Top 10 participant Countries Total number of records published — Top 10 Participant Countries (1 Jan to 30 September 2015) (as of 30 September 2015) 1. France 22,227,839 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 5.87% 3 2 India 17,630 3 Germany 15,458 5.15% 4 4.25% 5 4 Brazil 12,757 5 France 12,196 4.06% 6 3.86% 8 6 United Kingdom 11,596 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 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 6 OCT 2015
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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 Wagner N, Mingo V, Schulte U et al . Risk evaluation of pesticide use to • protected European reptile species. Biological Conservation. Author country: Germany 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 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 MOU 2012 MOU 2007-2011 Associate Country Participants 100 Voting Participants MOU 2001-2006 80 47 46 43 39 38 37 39 34 31 34 33 60 29 24 15 24 15 16 23 22 18 40 11 20 16 21 21 18 11 15 11 7 20 38 37 36 34 33 32 32 29 29 26 26 25 24 22 21 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 SEP 2015
MAP OF GBIF COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS 03 SEP 2015
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