scholarly journals New Uses for an Old and Abandoned Colonial Collection: The herpetological collection of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (Lisbon, Portugal)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Miguel Pires Ceríaco ◽  
Mariana Pimentel Marques
Keyword(s):  
Recovery Process ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Historical Collections ◽  
Entire Collection ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
Student Training ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Biodiversity Information

The herpetological collections of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (Lisbon, Portugal) are the largest and most diverse collections of amphibians and reptiles in the country. These were collected in the mid-twentieth century in the former Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia, and were the object of study of several naturalists that used them to describe and catalogue the herpetofauna of those areas. After the independence of these colonies in the mid 1970's, the research on this material nearly halted, and the collections became abandoned, without proper curation and lacking accessibility. In 2015, we started a process to recover these collections (Fig. 1). This encompassed basic curation, e.g. cleaning and substituting jars and fluid preservatives, cataloguing the entire collection, digitizing and georeferencing all the specimens, and making data available through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility at GBIF.org. While doing this, each specimen was also linked to its bibliographic data, its taxonomic identity carefully reviewed, and rare and important specimens (e.g., type specimens) flagged. Currently, the collection is completely accessible, both physically and electronically, and it is being used by researchers and students around the world. Some results have already been published including the description of species new to science (Ceríaco et al. 2016, Ceríaco et al. 2017, Ceríaco 2015, Soares et al. 2018), new country checklists, the publication of an Atlas of Angolan Herpetofauna (Marques et al. 2018), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessments, and student training. This presentation provides an overview of the recovery process of the collection, discusses strategies on how to digitize and make historical collections available to the community, and demonstrates how biological collections amassed during colonial times can be of extreme importance to the study and preservation of present day biodiversity.

scholarly journals Genus Allium in CSBG Digital Herbarium

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 00042
Author(s):  
Nataliya Kovtonyuk ◽  
Irina Han ◽  
Evgeniya Gatilova ◽  
Nikolai Friesen
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Herbarium Collections ◽  
Biodiversity Information

Two herbarium collections (NS and NSK) of the Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS keep about 740,000 specimens of vascular plants, collected in Siberia, Russian Far East, Europe, Asia and North America. Genus Allium s. lat. Is presented by 6224 herbarium sheets, all of them were scanned using international standards: at a resolution of 600 dpi, the barcode for each specimen, 24-color scale and scale bar. Images and metadata are stored at the CSBG SB RAS Digital Herbarium, generated by ScanWizard Botany and MiVapp Botany software (Microtek, Taiwan). Datasets were published via IPT at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility portal (gbif.org). In total 207 species of the genus Allium are placed in the CSBS Digital Herbarium, which includes representatives from 13 subgenera and 49 sections of the genus. 35 type specimens of 18 species and subspecies of the genus Allium are hosted in CSBG Herbarium collections.

scholarly journals BioNames: linking taxonomy, texts, and trees

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderic D M Page
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Trees ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Web Database ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Phylogenetic Information ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
Primary Literature ◽  
Animal Names ◽  
Biodiversity Information

BioNames is a web database of taxonomic names for animals, linked to the primary literature and, wherever possible, to phylogenetic trees. It aims to provide a taxonomic "dashboard" where at a glance we can see a summary of the taxonomic and phylogenetic information we have for a given taxon and hence provide a quick answer to the basic question "what is this taxon?" BioNames combines classifications from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and GenBank, imagery from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), animal names from the Index of Organism Names (ION), and bibliographic data from multiple sources including the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) and CrossRef. The user interface includes display of full text articles, interactive timelines of taxonomic publications, and zoomable phylogenies. It is available at http://bionames.org.

scholarly journals BioNames: linking taxonomy, texts, and trees

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderic D M Page
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Trees ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Web Database ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Phylogenetic Information ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
Primary Literature ◽  
Animal Names ◽  
Biodiversity Information

BioNames is a web database of taxonomic names for animals, linked to the primary literature and, wherever possible, to phylogenetic trees. It aims to provide a taxonomic "dashboard" where at a glance we can see a summary of the taxonomic and phylogenetic information we have for a given taxon and hence provide a quick answer to the basic question "what is this taxon?" BioNames combines classifications from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and GenBank, imagery from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), animal names from the Index of Organism Names (ION), and bibliographic data from multiple sources including the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) and CrossRef. The user interface includes display of full text articles, interactive timelines of taxonomic publications, and zoomable phylogenies. It is available at http://bionames.org.

scholarly journals Using publicly available data to conduct rapid assessments of extinction risk

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael O Levin ◽  
Jared B Meek ◽  
Brian Boom ◽  
Sara M Kross ◽  
Evan A Eskew
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Red List Species ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Biodiversity Information

The IUCN Red List plays a key role in setting global conservation priorities. Species are added to the Red List through a rigorous assessment process that, while robust, can be quite time-intensive. Here, we test the rapid preliminary assessment of plant species extinction risk using a single Red List metric: Extent of Occurrence (EOO). To do so, we developed REBA (Rapid EOO-Based Assessment), a workflow that harvests and cleans data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), calculates each species' EOO, and assigns Red List categories based on that metric. We validated REBA results against 1,546 North American plant species already on the Red List and found ~90% overlap between REBA's rapid classifications and those of full IUCN assessments. Our preliminary workflow can be used to quickly evaluate data deficient Red List species or those in need of reassessment, and can prioritize unevaluated species for a full assessment.

Catalogue of the type material in the entomological collection of the University of La Laguna (Canary Islands, Spain). I. Arachnida

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3556 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANA SOFIA P. S. REBOLEIRA ◽  
ANTONIO JOSÉ PÉREZ ◽  
HERIBERTO LÓPEZ ◽  
NURIA MACÍAS–HERNÁNDEZ ◽  
SALVADOR DE LA CRUZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Canary Islands ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Global Biodiversity ◽  
The University ◽  
Biodiversity Information

A catalogue of arachnid type specimens of the collection kept at the Department of Animal Biology, University of LaLaguna (Spain) is presented. It harbours type material of 104 species belonging to 23 families of arachnids, representedby 21 holotypes and 164 paratypes for 23 species of pseudoscorpions, and 49 holotypes, 218 paratypes and 3 syntypes for81 species of spiders. This collection is using the criteria and standards of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility(GBIF) for cataloguing and computerization of the specimens. Type specimens were checked with the original descriptions, and relevant additional information from original labels not included in GBIF was registered.

scholarly journals Current GBIF occurrence data demonstrates both promise and limitations for potential red listing of spiders

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaughn Shirey ◽  
Sini Seppälä ◽  
Vasco Branco ◽  
Pedro Cardoso
Keyword(s):  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Occurrence Data ◽  
Primary Literature ◽  
Assessment Metrics ◽  
Conservation Assessments ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Biodiversity Information ◽  
Combined Data

Conservation assessments of hyperdiverse groups of organisms are often challenging and limited by the availability of occurrence data needed to calculate assessment metrics such as extent of occurrence (EOO). Spiders represent one such diverse group and have historically been assessed using primary literature with retrospective georeferencing. Here we demonstrate the differences in estimations of EOO and hypothetical IUCN Red List classifications for two extensive spider datasets comprising 479 species in total. The EOO were estimated and compared using literature-based assessments, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)-based assessments and combined data assessments. We found that although few changes to hypothetical IUCN Red List classifications occurred with the addition of GBIF data, some species (3.3%) which could previously not be classified could now be assessed with the addition of GBIF data. In addition, the hypothetical classification changed for others (1.5%). On the other hand, GBIF data alone did not provide enough data for 88.7% of species. These results demonstrate the potential of GBIF data to serve as an additional source of information for conservation assessments, complementing literature data, but not particularly useful on its own as it stands right now for spiders.

scholarly journals 215 new seed plant species recorded for Brunei Darussalam

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-49
Author(s):  
Siti Nur Amalina ◽  
J.W.F. Slik
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Seed Plant ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Study Centre ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Biodiversity Information

We provide a checklist of new seed plant species (Angiosperms and Gymnosperms) in Brunei Darussalam with detailed information. The plant database for Brunei, extracted from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) was compared with the existing plant checklist for Brunei and plant holdings of the UBD herbarium (UBDH). 215 species of seed plants, belonging to 59 families, were found in the GBIF list that were absent in both the Brunei checklist and UBDH collections. The plant family that recorded the highest number of new plant species was Orchidaceae, but overall, tree species dominate the list. Only 8% of the new species were IUCN Red-List evaluated. Most new species collections came from Tutong district, but the highest number of new species was from Temburong district. Almost all new species collections came from areas with easy access such as near roads and around the Kuala Belalong Field Study Centre. As much of the Brunei rainforest remains unexplored, new discoveries are likely to occur.

scholarly journals Biological collections: An inventory of Russian Far East section in I.M. Krasnoborov Herbarium (NS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgeniya A. Gatilova ◽  
◽  
Irina V. Han ◽  
Nataliya K. Kovtonyuk ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Global Biodiversity ◽  
Biodiversity Information ◽  
The Russian Far East

A complete inventory of the Russian Far East section of the vascular plants collection stored at the Krasnoborov Herbarium (NS) of the Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS was made. As a result, 4423 unrecorded herbarium sheets and 457 previously unregistered species were added to the collection. Type specimens of 4 taxa which had been described from the Russian Far East were found and digitized: Anemone tamarae Kharkev., Chrysosplenium schagae Kharkev. & Vyschin, Potentilla anjuica V.V. Petrovsky и Tephroseris schistosa (Kharkev.) Barkalov. The updated catalogue of the collection, consisting of 3248 taxa, was published on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility portal, GBIF.org. A taxonomic and historical analysis of the collections, as well as a list of the leading collectors, is presented.

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