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GBIF MONTHLY UPDATE March 2016

GBIF BY THE NUMBERS 648,781,852 species occurrence records 15,516 datasets 798 data-publishing institutions http://www.gbif.org | 03 MAR 2016

GBIF BY THE NUMBERS: FEB 2016 +4,494,896 species occurrence records -59 datasets +7 data-publishing institutions http://www.gbif.org | 3 MAR 2016

LATEST NEWS • The GBIF Secretariat is now accepting proposals for funding under the 2016 Capacity Enhancement Support Programme. Agreement targets improved data exchange on Arctic species • A new partnership between GBIF and the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group (CAFF) aims to improve the quality and scope of Arctic biodiversity information available to science and society. Experts offer recommendations for improving GBIF-mediated data • for agrobiodiversity research Task group report provides more than 50 recommendations for enhancing the coverage, completeness and usefulness of GBIF- mobilized data for research in agrobiodiversity. http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/summary | 04 MAR 2016

DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH GBIF.ORG Occurrence records (millions) 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 http://www.gbif.org | 3 MAR 2016

DATA PUBLISHERS Number of institutions registered as GBIF data publishers 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 . http://www.gbif.org | 3 MAR 2016

DATA — BY GBIF PARTICIPANT Number of new records published — Top 10 participant Countries Total number of records published — Top 10 Participant Countries (1 to 29 February 2016) (as of 29 February 2016) 1. Norway 1,729,496 6. Denmark 724,690 1. United States 271,433,316 6. Netherlands 24,234,083 2. United States 1,343,865 7. South Africa 421,495 2. Sweden 53,687,548 7. Norway 23,356,103 3. Belgium 1,500,796 8. Spain 276,699 3. United Kingdom 49,636,157 8. Finland 20,634,024 4. Netherlands 1,087,644 9. Ireland 220,021 4. France 39,846,594 9. Germany 19,420,240 5. Rep. of Korea 867,846 10. Austria 210,173 5. Australia 39,344,933 10. South Africa 11,721,540 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 | 04 MAR 2016

QUARTERLY WEB TRAFFIC 1 Dec 2015 – 29 Feb 2016 compared with 1 Dec 2014 – 28 Feb 2015 Rank Country/Territory Sessions % Total Sessions Prev. rank Pages / Session 15.26% 1 4.37 1 United States 50,940 2 India 19,483 5.84% 4 2.47 3 France 15,804 4.74% 6 3.87 4.66% 3 6.36 4 Spain 15,542 4.58% 2 4.90 5 Germany 15,302 6 United Kingdom 14,416 4.32% 5 5.90 7 Brazil 10,738 3.22% 8 5.22 3.16% 7 7.43 8 Mexico 10,539 9 Italy 8,448 2.53% 9 3.63 10 Canada 7,684 2.30% 10 5.15 Google Analytics report for GBIF.org: Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 4 MAR 2016

VISITS TO GBIF.ORG BY COUNTRY February 2016 1. United States 20,366 6. France 5,442 2. India 6,865 7. Mexico 4,565 3. Spain 5,774 8. Brazil 4,188 4. United Kingdom 5,615 9. Colombia 3,272 5. Germany 5,502 10. Italy 3,139 Access available upon request from comms@gbif.org | 04 MAR 2016

DATA DOWNLOAD REQUESTS, BY COUNTRY 1 January – 29 February 2016 Total of 12,670 requests from 2,167 users in 87 countries, islands and territories 1. United States 2133 6. Belgium 680 2. Mexico 1416 7. Spain 633 3. United Kingdom 1220 8. China 434 4. Colombia 1156 9. Canada 326 5. Brazil 812 10. Australia 304 Requests for download do not necessarily result in data actually being downloaded. Based on country indicated by user login | 04 MAR 2016

CITATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH Annual number of peer-reviewed publications using GBIF-mediated data 4 MAR 2016

USE CITATIONS, BY COUNTRY OF AUTHORS February 2016 1. United States 8 6. Canada 2 2. China 4 6. France 2 2. United Kingdom 4 6. Germany 2 4. Australia 3 6. Malaysia 2 4. Italy 3 6. Mexico 2 6. Philippines 2 Number of research publications in January 2016 citing use of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author. Top eleven countries shown. Total 2016 1. United States 10 4. United Kingdom 5 2. France 7 6. Australia 4 3. Brazil 6 6. Italy 4 4. Mexico 5 6. China 4 Number of research publications from January and February 2016 citing use of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of author. Top eight countries shown. 04 MAR 2016

RESEARCH EXAMPLES February 2016 • Acosta AL, Giannini TC, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL et al . Worldwide alien invasion: a methodological approach to forecast the potential spread of a highly invasive pollinator. PLoS ONE. Author country: Brazil • Bellard C, Genovesi P & Jeschke JM. Global patterns in threats to vertebrates by biological invasions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 283 (1823). Author countries: France, Italy, Germany • Crowl AA, Miles NW, Visger CJ, et al . A global perspective on Campanulaceae : biogeographic, genomic, and floral evolution. American Journal of Botany. Author country: United States • Diesmos AC, Watters JL, Huron NA, et al . Amphibians of the Philippines, Part I: checklist of the species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Author countries: Philippines, United States, Malaysia A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library 04 MAR 2016

RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED) February 2016 Dunne JA, Maschner H, Betts MW, et al . The roles and impacts of human • hunter-gatherers in North Pacific marine food webs. Scientific Reports. Author countries: United States, Canada Griffiths HJ & Waller CL. The first comprehensive description of the • biodiversity and biogeography of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic intertidal communities. Journal of Biogeography. Author country: United Kingdom Huang D, Hoeksema BW, Affendi YA, et al . Conservation of reef corals in • the South China Sea based on species and evolutionary diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation. Author countries: Singapore, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library 04 MAR 2016

RESEARCH EXAMPLES (CONTINUED) February 2016 Janssens SB, Vandelook F, De Langhe E, et al . Evolutionary dynamics and • biogeography of Musaceae reveal a correlation between the diversification of the banana family and the geological and climatic history of Southeast Asia. New Phytologist. Author countries: Belgium, Netherlands, Tanzania Osawa T, Kohyama K & Mitsuhashi H. Trade-off relationship between modern • agriculture and biodiversity: Heavy consolidation work has a long-term negative impact on plant species diversity. Land Use Policy. Author country: Japan Pérez-Moreno H, Martínez-Meyer E, Soberón Mainero J et al . Climatic patterns in • the establishment of wintering areas by North American migratory birds. Ecology and Evolution. Author countries: Mexico, United States Trowbridge CD, Little C, Ferrenburg LS, et al . Shallow subtidal octocorals in an • Irish marine reserve. Marine Biodiversity. Author countries: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library 04 MAR 2016

GBIF MEMBER STATES AND ORGANIZATIONS 120 Other Associate Participants Associate Country Participants Voting Participants 100 47 80 46 43 40 40 38 37 39 34 31 34 33 60 29 24 16 16 24 15 16 23 22 18 40 11 20 16 21 21 18 11 15 11 7 20 38 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 2016 1 FEB 2016

MAP OF GBIF COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS 1 FEB 2016