GBIF in side event at the Durban climate COP 17
07 Dec 2011
Account of a GBIF-IUFRO side event at Durban climate COP17 on REDD+ and biodiversity data.
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Study using data accessed through GBIF challenges view of islands as biodiversity sinks
12 November 2011
A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), using data accessed through GBIF, challenges the view of islands as evolutionary dead ends.
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GBIF featured in International Innovation magazine
19 Oct 2011
An interview with GBIF chair Joanne Daly and Executive Secretary Nick King for International Innovation magazine is now online.
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Data publishing in Pensoft journals integrated with the Dryad Data Repository
14 Oct 2011
Following the partnership between GBIF and Pensoft publishing on citable Data Papers, the data publishing workflow of eight journals published by Pensoft has now been integrated with the Dryad Digital Repository, facilitating data archiving.
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GBIF-enabled data used to study invasive species in Atlantic forest hotspot
9 Oct 2011
A study using GBIF-enabled data confirms the vulnerability of the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot to invasive American bullfrog, and warns of future suitability of Andean-Patagonian forest, eastern Paraguay, and northwestern Bolivia to bullfrog invasion.
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Data from GBIF Portal used to study environment and species composition
9 Oct 2011
A study, funded by the Israel Science Foundation, uses 308,000 records of 284 terrestrial mammal species in the USA, downloaded from the GBIF Data Portal, to analyse environmental factors influencing species composition.
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Data accessed through GBIF used to model spread of coffee pest in East Africa
15 Sep 2011
The coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei), a beetle native to Africa, is one of the most harmful pests to coffee crops worldwide. Rising temperatures in East Africa have benefited the insect, whose distribution range has expanded. A recent study uses GBIF-enabled data in the mapping of future distributions of H. hampei in coffee producing areas of the region.
EoL version 2 launched, incorporating GBIF species occurrence maps
5 Sep 2011
The second edition of the free, online collaborative Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), which incorporates GBIF species occurrence maps, is now available with a redesign and new features making it easier to use, personalize, and to interact with fellow biodiversity enthusiasts worldwide. With the new interface, users can more easily find species of interest; create personal virtual collections of photos and information; find or upload pictures, videos and sounds; and share comments, questions and expertise with users worldwide who share similar interests.
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New Zealand Virtual Herbarium launched
23 Aug 2011
The New Zealand Virtual Herbarium, which provides free internet access to over 700,000 records held by 11 botanical collections across the country, has been launched. Some of the participating members of the Virtual Herbarium project, the Allan Herbarium and the National Fungal Herbarium, both operated by Landcare Research, publish their data through the GBIF data portal.
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New Biodiversity Hub aims to integrate open access research, primary data and other species information
4 Aug 2011
The Public Library of Science's PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed, open-access resource for scientific studies from all disciplines, has launched a Biodiversity Hub aiming to accelerate the discovery, dissemination and integration of biodiversity studies.
