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Black fin reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) observed near Leeward Islands, French Polynesia by Bridget Spencer. Photo via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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Call for proposals for the 2020 Capacity Enhancement Support Programme

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The Equator Principles encourage open access to environmental impact data through the GBIF network

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Call for proposals promoting the mobilization and use of biodiversity data in Asia

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AGU Fall Meeting 2019

9 - 13 December 2019

Blog

How to choose the right dataset class

If you are a (first-time) GBIF publisher and you are trying to decide which type of dataset would best fit your data, this blog post is for you.

Taxonomy

New species: Hiptage incurvatum

Molecular phylogeny of Hiptage (Malpighiaceae) reveals a new species from Southwest China

Data use

Using open data to indicate progress toward targets on conserving genetic diversity

Data

New sampling event dataset: Micro and meso-zooplankton from Patos Lagoon, Brazil

Continuous monitoring of the lagoon estuary and adjacent coastal area (photo: C. Barenho - CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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