Science

Review 2013

Research using data accessed through the
Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Foreword
When surveying the growing number of papers making use of GBIF-mobilized data,
one thing that is striking is the breadth of geographic, temporal, and taxonomic
scale these studies cover. GBIF-mobilized data is relevant to surveying countylevel populations of velvet ants in Oklahoma, to predicting the impact of climatechange on the distribution of invasive species, and to determining the extent towhich humanity has made innovative uses of the biosphere as measured by thebiodiversity of patent applications.
All of these applications rely on both the quality and quantity of the data that areavailable to biodiversity researchers. Within the wider scientific community thetheme of data citation is gaining wider prominence, both as a means to give credit
to those who create and curate data, and to track the provenance of data as they areused (and re-used). Many of the papers listed in this report come with Digital Object
Identifiers (DOIs) that uniquely identify each publication, which facilitates tracking
the use of each paper (for example through citations by other publications, orother venues such as online discussions and social media). Initiatives to encourage‘data papers’ in online journals, such as those produced by Pensoft Publishers(see p41), are associating DOIs with data, so that data no longer are the poor
cousins of standard research papers. One thing I look forward to is seeing DOIs
attached directly to GBIF-mobilized data, so that we can begin to track the use of
the data with greater fidelity, providing valuable feedback to those who have seen
the value of GBIF and have contributed to GBIF’s effort to enable free and open
access to biodiversity data.
ROD PAGE
Chair, GBIF Science Committee

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A NOTE ON THIS REVIEWAll of the research articles included in the main
sections of this review from page 2 to page 39
assert some use of data accessed via GBIF. They
were identified through GBIF Secretariat’s ongoingprogramme to monitor scientific literature and tag
papers according to use, discussion and mention of
GBIF. This archive is freely available at http://www.
mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library/.
Examples of data use are also highlighted on the
GBIF portal at http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/uses.

The categories used for this review are designed
to help navigate the major subject areas covered
by GBIF-assisted research. Some papers will
inevitably cover multiple areas, however, making theclassifications and the distinctions appear arbitrary inplaces. The countries assigned to authors are basedon the location of the institutions given in the author
information. The free-text descriptions given to some
papers in each category are for illustration only —they do not imply greater importance being attachedto those papers than to others cited in the review.
In this year’s review, funding information is also
included for the highlighted papers.

NUMBER OF PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATONSNUMBER OF ARTICLES WITH AT LEAST ONE AUTHOR FROM THE COUNTRY

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GBIF-MEDIATED DATA USED

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TOP 23 COUNTRIES SHOWN.

Contents
Invasive alien species
Impacts of climate change
Species conservation and protected areas
Biodiversity and human health
Food, farming and biofuels
Ecosystem services
Advancing biodiversity science
Discussion of GBIF
Data papers

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Invasive alien species
Invasive alien species and their impacts continued to be a dominant theme in the researchusing GBIF as a source of data in 2013. Datasets published through the GBIF network
provide records of the distribution of such species in both the habitats where they originally
evolved and the regions where, once introduced (whether accidentally or intentionally), they
have subsequently spread. Access to these data enables researchers to assess the risk of
species invasions under present and future climate conditions, and to understand better themechanisms behind the spread and establishment of invasive species. Research included inthis section offers guidance to policy makers on prioritizing action to reduce the impact of
one of the major threats to biodiversity.
Some examples
87 of the species were obtained through GBIF andother sources, and GBIF was the sole source of data
for six of the species.

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CLIMATE CHANGE AND INVASION RISKS
Bellard, C., Thuiller, W., Leroy, B., Genovesi, P., Bakkenes, M.
et al. (2013). Will climate change promote future invasions?
Global Change Biology, 1–9. doi:10.1111/gcb.12344
Author countries: France, Italy, Netherlands
Research funding: Centre National de la Recherche
Scientifique, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France);
7th Framework Project for Research (European Union)
Xu, Z., Feng, Z., Yang, J., Zheng, J., & Zhang, F. (2013).
Nowhere to invade: Rumex crispus and Typha latifolia
projected to disappear under future climate scenarios.
PLoS ONE, 8(7), e70728. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070728
Author country: China
Research funding: National Natural Science Foundation,
University of Xinjiang, Ministry of Education (China)

These two studies looked at the impacts of climatechange on the potential distribution of alien species
now causing problems to biodiversity and ecosystems.
While new ‘invasion hotspots’ are likely to emerge insome regions, other invasive species will lose out asenvironments become less suitable for their survival.
Bellard et al. used models to project future suitableareas for 100 of the world’s worst invasive species,
as defined by the International Union for theConservation of Nature (IUCN). Occurrence data for

The research concluded that based on future climate
and land-use changes, the risk of invasion was likely
to increase by 2100 in a number of temperate regions
including northern and eastern Europe, eastern
North America, southern Australia and New Zealand.
Many tropical regions, on the other hand, are likely
to become less suitable for invasive species asconditions become more extreme. The picture also
varies across species groups, with ranges of invasive
amphibians and birds likely to shrink, while those of
aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates are projected to
expand substantially in most cases.
In the second study, Xu et al. looked at possible climatechange impacts on two highly invasive species: thecurled dock (Rumex crispus), native to Europe, northAfrica and West Asia, but now present in all continents;
and Typha latifolia, a wetland herbaceous plant native
to North America but now widespread in Europe andpresent in many other regions.
The researchers used more than 97,000 occurrence
records of these two species, accessed via GBIF,
to project suitable habitats under various climate
scenarios for 2050. They found that under mostscenarios, both species would lose their entire global
habitat, and in one scenario they would lose morethan 90 per cent of their current potential range.
The study attributes the loss of range to warmer andwetter conditions in the coldest season, while noting
uncertainty around the ability of invasive species toadapt to these changing conditions.

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SHIFTING NICHES AND THE CHALLENGEFOR INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROLDi Febbraro, M., Lurz, P. W. W., Genovesi, P., Maiorano, L.,
Girardello, M. et al. (2013). The use of climatic niches inscreening procedures for introduced species to evaluate riskof spread: a case with the American eastern grey squirrel.
PLoS ONE, 8(7), e66559. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066559
Author countries: Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Research funding: None specified
Guo, W.-Y., Lambertini, C., Li, X.-Z., Meyerson, L. A., & Brix, H.
(2013). Invasion of Old World Phragmites australis in the New
World: precipitation and temperature patterns combined withhuman influences redesign the invasive niche. Global Change
Biology, 19(11), 3406–22. doi:10.1111/gcb.12295
Author countries: China, Denmark, United States
Research funding: Danish Council for Independent Research,
Natural Sciences, S C Van Fonden (Denmark); China
Scholarship Council (China); National Science Foundation,
University of Rhode Island (United States)

Two 2013 research papers made use of data available
through GBIF to investigate how species can shift
their ecological ‘niches’ when introduced to alien
environments — complicating the task of predicting
invasion risks and controlling their spread.
In the first study, a team from Italy, Germany and theUnited Kingdom looked at the case of the eastern greysquirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), originally from North
America, which has virtually wiped out the native redsquirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in large parts of the British
Isles and northern Italy where it spread after being
introduced more than a century ago.
Using records on the occurrence of the greysquirrel both in its native and introduced ranges,
accessed through GBIF, online collections and fieldobservations, the researchers compared different
models to see which best matched the actual spreadof the invasive squirrels. It found that when only
occurrences from the mammals’ native range wereconsidered, the model underestimated the actual
spread of the squirrels into areas of the UK where they
have thrived in wetter and colder regions than in theirnative habitats.
The authors conclude that this supports the
hypothesis that the species shifted its climatic niche
after it was introduced to new European environments— in other words it has colonized areas very different
from those in its native range. They suggest that risk
assessment based only on native occurrences is likely
to underestimate the areas an alien species might
invade — and recommend caution in using suchmodels to construct ‘white lists’ of species assumed
to pose a low risk of invasion.
In the second study, a team from China, Denmark andthe United States looked at the spread of Old World
varieties of the common reed, Phragmites australis,in parts of the Americas where it has overrun native
reeds in wetland habitats, spreading rapidly in recent
decades from the Atlantic coast of the US to many
western states and the Gulf of Mexico region.
This study examined records from the native andinvasive ranges of the species to detect whether the
species had shifted its niche since it was introduced
centuries ago. It used 1,890 records accessed through
GBIF to compare the predictions of its models with theactual distributions of the reed.
The research concluded that American populationsof the common reed occurred in climatic conditions
significantly different from those in its native Eurasian
ranges. It also suggested that the invasive species
had shifted its niche since introduction, apparently
adapting to warmer temperatures and higher rainfall,
as well as greater human disturbance of habitats, inrecent decades.

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PREDICTING SPREAD OF ALLERGENICINVASIVE PLANTS IN EUROPE
Cunze, S., Leiblein, M. C., & Tackenberg, O. (2013).
Range expansion of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Europe is
promoted by climate change. ISRN Ecology, 2013, 1–9.
doi:10.1155/2013/610126
Author country: Germany
Research funding: Hesse Ministry of Higher Education,
Deutsche Forschungemeinschaft (Germany)
Follak, S., Dullinger, S., Kleinbauer, I., Moser, D., & Essl,
F. (2013). Invasion dynamics of three allergenic invasive
Asteraceae (Ambrosia trifida, Artemisia annua, Iva
xanthiifolia) in central and eastern Europe. Preslia, 85, 41–61.
http://www.preslia.cz/P131Follak.pdf
Author country: Austria
Research funding: Climate and Energy Fund (Austria)

The common ragweed (Ambrosia atermisiifolia) is aplant native to North America, introduced accidentally
to southeastern Europe in the 19th century. It has since
become widespread in parts of the continent. Typicallygrowing in urban wasteland and overgrown fields, it isa significant human health risk because many people
are allergic to its pollen.
In the first study Cunze et al. aimed to predict whether
the invasive plant was likely to shift its range in Europe
due to climate change. The research generated models
using GBIF to identify 2,016 records of the ragweed’s
occurrence in its native North America, and 2,779
records from its invasive range in Europe – together
with past climate records and forecasts for climatechange based on various scenarios. It compared theresults for current suitable habitats with independent
data on the regions where ragweed has been reported.
The study found that when only the European
occurrences were used, the model produced
implausible results. The authors concluded that

this was due to sampling bias among the European
records available through GBIF when the models
were generated (in 2009).
However, when the GBIF-mediated data from theplant’s native range in North America were used togenerate the models, there was a much better matchwith known occurrences in Europe. On this basis,the researchers predicted that climate change would
enable the ragweed to thrive in many more parts ofEurope, with potential invasions possible over hugeareas including northern France, Germany, the Benelux
countries, Czech Republic, Poland, the Baltic States,
Belarus and wide parts of Russia.
In the second study, Follak et al. analysed the history
of invasions by three wind-pollinated plant species
closely related to common ragweed that are also
highly allergenic but have received less attention.
Also using data accessed through GBIF among othersources, the study looked at the relative influenceof temperature, precipitation, land use and typesof habitat — and through this analysis, identified
substantial parts of central and eastern Europe atrisk from future invasions.
In view of the high cost of the plants’ spread in termsof human health (estimated at €110 million per year
in Hungary, for example), the authors of both studies
urge close monitoring and early control measures tominimize their impacts.

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USING SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS TO
TARGET SPECIES INVASIONS
Gallardo, B., & Aldridge, D. C. (2013). The “dirty dozen”:
socio-economic factors amplify the invasion potential of 12
high-risk aquatic invasive species in Great Britain and Ireland.
Journal of Applied Ecology, 50(3), 757–766. doi:10.1111/13652664.12079
Author country: United Kingdom
Research funding: 7th Framework Programme for Research(European Union)

This study from the Aquatic Zoology Group of
Cambridge University set out to identify invasive
species that posed the highest risk to aquatic
biodiversity in Great Britain and Ireland. Starting witha list of 12 invertebrates, fish and plants known to be‘potential aquatic invaders’, the researchers usedboth environmental and socio-economic factors toestablish which areas were at greatest risk ofinvasion from which species.
To generate models for the study, the researchers
obtained data on the global occurrence of all 12
species through GBIF, Fishbase, the United States
Geological Survey and the Atlas Flora Europaea.
Environmental factors such as climate, altitude andgeology were used to determine which areas of GreatBritain and Ireland would be most suitable for theinvaders to thrive.
An innovation of the study was to integrate socioeconomic factors to improve the prediction of invasion
risk. For example, population density, a ‘human
influence index’ and the proximity to major ports
can predict where activities such as shipping, sport
fishing, canal building and the pet trade are most
likely to introduce aquatic invaders.

The study concluded that the threat from aquatic
invasive species was especially high in southeast
England, with five species of special concern: thekiller shrimp (Dikerogammarus villosus), bloody red
mysid (Hemimysis anomala), both from the Black
Sea/Caspian region; the water primrose (Ludwigia
grandiflora); and two crayfish species from Central
America (Procambarus clarkii and P. fallax). The
authors note that including socio-economic factors
can improve prediction of areas at risk of multiple
invasions and help target limited resources forprevention and control.

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Other research relating to invasive species citing use of GBIF-mediated data
Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

Effects of climate change, invasive species,
Conservationand disease on the distribution of native
Biology
European crayfishes.		
						Capinha, C.,
Larson, E. R.,
Tricarico, E.,
Olden, J. D., &Gherardi, F.

Portugal,
United States,
Italy

10.1111/cobi.12043

Invasion trajectory of alien trees: the role of
Global Change
introduction pathway and planting history.
Biology
			
			
			

Donaldson, J. E.,
Australia,
Hui, C.,South Africa
Richardson, D. M.,		
Robertson, M. P.,
Webber, B. L. et al.

10.1111/gcb.12486

Next-generation invaders? Hotspots for
PLoS ONEnaturalised sleeper weeds in Australia 		under future climates.		
						

Duursma, D. E.,
Australia
Gallagher, R. V., 		
Roger, E., 		
Hughes, L.,
Downey, P. O. et al.

10.1371/journal.pone.0084222

Evaluating the combined threat of climate
Biological
Gallardo, B., &Unitedchange and biological invasions on
Conservation
Aldridge, D. C.
Kingdomendangered species.				

10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.001

Invasion ratcheting in the zebra mussel
Journal of(Dreissena polymorpha) and the ability
Biogeographyof native and invaded ranges to predict 		
its global distribution.

Gallardo, B., zu
UnitedErmgassen, P. S. E.,
Kingdom& Aldridge, D. C.		

10.1111/jbi.12170

Evaluation of online information sources
Environmental
on alien species in Europe: the need ofManagement
harmonization and integration.		
						

Gatto, F.,
Katsanevakis, S.,
Vandekerkhove, J.,
Zenetos, A., &Cardoso, A. C.

10.1007/s00267-013-0042-8

Montpellier broom (Genista monspessulana) South Africanand Spanish broom (Spartium junceum)
Journalin South Africa: An assessment ofof Botany
invasiveness and options for management.		
			

Geerts, S.,
South Africa
Botha, P. W.,		
Visser, V.,		
Richardson, D. M.,& Wilson, J. R. U.

10.1016/j.sajb.2013.03.019

The absence of fire can cause a lag phase:
Australthe invasion dynamics of Banksia ericifolia
Ecology(Proteaceae).		
						

Geerts, S.,
South Africa,
Moodley, D.,
Australia
Gaertner, M., 		
Le Roux, J. J.,
McGeoch, M. A. et al.

10.1111/aec.12035

The ecology, biogeography, history and
NeoBiota
future of two globally important weeds:		
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linn. and 		C. grandiflorum Sw.		

Gildenhuys, E.,
South Africa,
Ellis, A. G.,
United States
Carroll, S. P., 		
& Le Roux, J. J.

10.3897/neobiota.19.5279

Epilobium brachycarpum: a fast-spreading
Tuexenia
neophyte in Germany.		
			
			
			

Gregor, T.,
Germany
Bönsel, D., 		
Starke-Ottich, I., 		
Tackenberg, O., 		
Wittig, R. et al.

http://www.tuexenia.de/fileadmin/website/downloads/
Tuexenia33/11Gregor-etal_
Tuexenia33.pdf

How far could the alien boatman
PLoS ONE
Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis spread? 		
Worldwide estimation of its current and 		
future potential distribution.		
			

Guareschi, S.,
Spain,
Coccia, C.,
Australia
Sánchez-Fernández, D.,
Carbonell, J. A.,
Velasco, J. et al.

10.1371/journal.pone.0059757

Macroecology meets invasion ecology:
Biological
performance of Australian acacias andInvasions
eucalypts around the world revealed by 		
features of their native ranges.		

Hui, C.,
Richardson, D. M.,
Visser, V., &Wilson, J. R. U

10.1007/s10530-013-0599-4

Greece,
Italy

South Africa

		

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Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

Applying distribution model projections
for an uncertain future: the case of the
Pacific oyster in UK waters.
		
		

		

Aquatic
Conservation:
Marine andFreshwater
Ecosystems

Jones, M. C.,
Dye, S. R.,
Pinnegar, J. K.,
Warren, R., &Cheung, W. W. L.

UnitedKingdom,
Canada10.1002/aqc.2364

How many marine aliens in Europe?
Management
		of Biological		Invasions		

Katsanevakis, S.,
Gatto, F.,
Zenetos, A., &Cardoso, A. C.

Greece,Italy

10.3391/mbi.2013.4.1.05

The biology of invasive alien plants
Canadianin Canada. 12. Pueraria montana var.
Journal oflobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & Predeep.
Plant Science						Lindgren, C. J.,
Castro, K. L.,
Coiner, H. A.,
Nurse, R. E., &Darbyshire, S. J.

Canada10.4141/cjps2012-128

Regeneration dynamics of non-native
Forestnorthern red oak (Quercus rubra L.)
Ecology andpopulations as influenced by environmental Management
factors: A case study in managed hardwood 		
forests of southwestern Germany.		

Major, K. C.,
Nosko, P.,
Kuehne, C.,
Campbell, D., &Bauhus, J.

Canada,Germany

10.1016/j.foreco.2012.12.006

Risk of invasion by frequently traded
Biologicalfreshwater turtles.
Invasions
			
			
			

Masin, S.,
Bonardi, A.,
Padoa-Schioppa, E.,
Bottoni, L., &Ficetola, G. F.

Italy

10.1007/s10530-013-0515-y

Invasion biology in non-free-living species:
Ecology and
Mestre, A.,interactions between abiotic (climatic)
Evolution
Aguilar-Alberola, J. A.,
and biotic (host availability) factors in 		
Baldry, D.,geographical space in crayfish 		
Balkis, H.,
commensals (Ostracoda, Entocytheridae).		
Ellis, A. et al.
				
				
				

Croatia,10.1002/ece3.897
Czech Republic,
Germany,
Netherlands,
Spain,
Turkey,UnitedKingdom

Different traits determine introduction,
PLoS ONEnaturalization and invasion success in 		
woody plants: Proteaceae as a test case.		
			

Moodley, D.,
Geerts, S.,
Richardson, D. M.,& Wilson, J. R. U.

South Africa

10.1371/journal.pone.0075078

Phenotypic plasticity and differentiationin fitness-related traits in invasive
populations of the Mediterranean forb
Centaurea melitensis (Asteraceae).

AmericanJournal of
BotanyMoroney, J. R.,
Rundel, P. W., &Sork, V. L.

UnitedStates10.3732/ajb.1200543

Niche conservatism and the potential for
Freshwater
the crayfish Procambarus clarkii to invade
BiologySouth America.		
			

Palaoro, A. V.,
Dalosto, M. M.,
Costa, G. C., &Santos, S.

Brazil10.1111/fwb.12134

Casuarina: biogeography and ecology
Biologicalof an important tree genus in a
Invasionschanging world.		

Potgieter, L. J.,
Richardson, D. M.,& Wilson, J. R. U.

South Africa

10.1007/s10530-013-0613-x

Quantifying the ecological niche overlap
between two interacting invasive species:
the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
and the quagga mussel (Dreissena
rostriformis bugensis).

Quinn, A.,
Gallardo, B., &Aldridge, D. C.

UnitedKingdom

10.1002/aqc.2414

Aquatic
Conservation:
Marine andFreshwater
Ecosystems

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Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

Do low-head riverine structures hinder theManagement
spread of invasive crayfish? Case study ofof Biologicalsignal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)
Invasionsmovements at a flow gauging weir.		

Rosewarne, P. J.,
Piper, A. T.,
Wright, R. M.,& Dunn, A. M.

UnitedKingdom

10.3391/mbi.2013.4.4.02

Biogeography and ecology of Rhizodomus
tagatzi, a presumptive invasive tintinnid
ciliate.

Sacca, A., &Giuffre, G.

Italy

10.1093/plankt/fbt036

Bromus tectorum invasion in South
Weed Research
America: Patagonia under threat?		
			

Speziale, K. L.,
Lambertucci, S. A.,& Ezcurra, C.

Argentina

10.1111/wre.12047

Pest occurrence model in current climate –validation study for European domain.
		
		
		
		

Svobodová, E.,
Czech
10.11118/actaun201361010205
Trnka, M.,
Republic
Dubrovský, M.,
Semerádová, D.,			
Eitzinger, J. et al.

Journal of
Plankton
Research

Acta
Universitatis
Agriculturae etSilviculturae
Mendelianae
Brunensis

		

EASIN-Lit: a geo-database of publishedManagement
alien species records.
of Biological		Invasions			

Trombetti, M.,
Katsanevakis, S.,
Deriu, I., &Cardoso, A. C.

Italy

10.3391/mbi.2013.4.3.08

Is there a need for a more explicit
accounting of invasive alien species
under the Water Framework Directive?

Vandekerkhove, J.,
Cardoso, A. C., &Boon, P. J.

Italy,
UnitedKingdom

10.3391/mbi.2013.4.1.04

Impact of plant invasions on local
Journal ofarthropod communities: a meta-analysis.
Ecology						

Van Hengstum, T.,
Hooftman, D. A. P.,
Oostermeijer, J. G. B.,& van Tienderen, P. H.

Netherlands,
UnitedKingdom

10.1111/1365-2745.12176

Potential distribution and risk assessmentof an invasive plant species: a case studyof Hymenachne amplexicaulis in Australia.
				

Human and
Ecological Risk
Assessment:
An International
JournalL. J. Wearne,
D. Ko,
M. Hannan-Jones &M. Calvert

Australia

10.1080/10807039.2012.632293

Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond
North America.

Sociobiology

Wetterer, J. K.

United States

10.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.50-55

Worldwide spread of Alluaud’s little
MyrmecologicalWetterer, J. K.
United Statesyellow ant, Plagiolepis alluaudiNews			
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae).				
					Worldwide spread of the little fire ant,
Terrestrial
Wetterer, J. K.
United States
Wasmannia auropunctata
Arthropod(Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Reviews

http://www.myrmecologicalnews.
images/pdf/volume19/
mn19_53-59_non-printable.pdf

Worldwide spread of the difficult whitefooted ant, Technomyrmex difficilis(Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/
images/f/f2/Wetterer_2013c.pdf

Managementof BiologicalInvasions

MyrmecologicalWetterer, J. K
United States
News			

10.1163/18749836-06001068

Effect of geographic background andBiologicalequilibrium state on niche model
Invasionstransferability: predicting areas of 		invasion of Leptoglossus occidentalis.		

Zhu, G.-P.,
Rédei, D.,
Kment, P., &Bu, W.-J.

China,
Czech
Republic,
Hungary

10.1007/s10530-013-0559-z

Delimiting the coastal geographic
Hydrobiologia
background to predict potential 		distribution of Spartina alterniflora.		

Zhu, G.,
Gao, Y., &Zhu, L.

China

10.1007/s10750-013-1580-z

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Impacts of climate change
How can we expect the distribution of the world’s species to shift as a result of climatechange in coming decades? What will be the impact on ecological relationships andlandscapes? Will species be able to evolve new survival strategies quickly enough to copewith rapidly warming conditions? To answer such questions, many researchers make use of
the data freely available through GBIF and similar networks to develop predictive models.
In some cases, this research requires very large volumes of data on hundreds or eventhousands of species and millions of locations where they have been observed. Thanks
to the investment by governments in the GBIF data infrastructure and the willingness ofscientists and institutions to publish their data using common standards, such researchis possible without the need to compile data separately from many different collections
dispersed around the world.
Some examples
However, it concluded that acting quickly to mitigate
climate change could reduce losses by 60 per cent andbuy an additional 40 years for species to adapt.
The study defined the climate ‘niche’ occupied by eachspecies, based on temperature and rainfall where they
live now, and mapped the areas that would remain
suitable for them according to various scenarios of
future climate change. The researchers obtained
data on the occurrence of plants, mammals, birds,
reptiles and amphibians from around 170 million
records published through GBIF by some 200 different
institutions around the world.
COMMON CUCKOO (CUCULUS CANORUS), A SPECIES AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.
BY TIM PEUKERT. CC-BY-SA-3.0, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

MODELLING CLIMATE IMPACTS ON
COMMON SPECIES
Warren, R., VanDerWal, J., Price, J., Welbergen, J. A., Atkinson,
I., et al. (2013). Quantifying the benefit of early climatechange mitigation in avoiding biodiversity loss. Nature
Climate Change, 3(5), 1–5. doi:10.1038/nclimate1887
Author countries: United Kingdom, Colombia, Australia
Research funding: MacArthur Foundation/World Wildlife
Fund (United States); Australian Research Council (Australia);
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture andFood Security (International)

Reviewing nearly 50,000 globally widespread andcommon species, this paper found that more than halfof the plants and over a third of animal species could
lose more than half of their climatic range by 2080 if
nothing is done to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

According to the research, plants, reptiles andespecially amphibians are expected to be at highest
risk from climate change. The climate will become
especially unsuitable for both plant and animal
species in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America,
Amazonia and Australia. A major loss of plant species
is also projected for North Africa, Central Asia andsoutheastern Europe.

This research would not be possible
without GBIF and its global communityof researchers and volunteers whomake their data freely available.
Jeff Price, School of Environmental Sciences,
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

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MODELLING THE FUTURE FOR MARINESPECIES IN THE NORTH SEA UNDER
CLIMATE CHANGE
Jones, M. C., Dye, S. R., Fernandes, J. A., Frölicher, T. L.,
Pinnegar, J. K., et al. (2013). Predicting the impact of climatechange on threatened species in UK waters. PLoS ONE, 8(1),e54216. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054216
Author countries: United Kingdom, United States, Canada
Research funding: Department for Environment, Food andRural Affairs (United Kingdom); National Geographic Society(United States); Natural Sciences and Engineering ResearchCouncil, University of British Columbia (Canada); Nippon
Foundation (Japan); 7th Framework Programme for Research(European Union)

This study used a range of different models to explore
the potential impact of climate change on marine
species in the North Sea by 2050. The data used forthe study included more than 5,000 records of 18 fish
and crustacean species accessed via GBIF, includingcommercially targeted species like Norway lobster(Nephrops norvegicus) and Atlantic cod (Gadus
morhua), and critically endangered species such asangelshark (Squatina squatina) and common skate(Dipturus batis).
The study projected that on average, species would
move northwards by approximately 27 kilometreseach decade. The researchers found there would
be relatively small changes in the overlap of ranges
between commercially exploited and threatened
species, easing concerns about possible increases
in accidental catches of rare species due to climatechange. The study also predicted only small adverse
consequences from climate change on the ability ofmarine protected areas to provide suitable habitat for
the threatened species.

However, the models used by the researchers showedwide variations in the projections for individual
species, and the authors argue that this shows thevalue of using multiple models to construct best
and worst case scenarios, and apply a precautionary
approach to protecting the marine environment given
the uncertain response of threatened species in theface of climate change.

I do consider GBIF to be a very importantsource of data in this study and forspecies distribution modelling that uses
presence-only techniques in general.
It also enables people to study species’
distributions for scales or areas whichmight otherwise be limited by logistics
and cost.
Miranda Jones, Centre for Environment, Fisheries andAquaculture Science, and University of East Anglia,
United Kingdom.

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SANDHILL CRANE (GRUS CANADENSIS). BY ANDREA WESTMORELAND. CC-BY-SA-2.0,
VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

PREDICTING CLIMATE RESPONSES OF
PARASITES AND HOSTSCAN SPECIES ADAPT TO 21ST CENTURY
CLIMATE CHANGE?

Pickles, R. S. A., Thornton, D., Feldman, R., Marques, A., &Murray, D. L. (2013). Predicting shifts in parasite distribution
with climate change: a multitrophic level approach. Global
Change Biology, 19(9), 2645–54. doi:10.1111/gcb.12255
Author country: Canada
Research funding: Canadian Bureau of International
Education

Quintero, I., & Wiens, J. J. (2013). Rates of projected climatechange dramatically exceed past rates of climatic niche
evolution among vertebrate species. Ecology Letters, 16(8),1095–103. doi:10.1111/ele.12144
Author country: United States
Research funding: None specified

This study emphasized the need to develop combinedmodels for climate responses from multiple species
in order to understand the likely future impacts ofharmful parasites. The research looked at a parasitic
worm that causes severe neurological damage tomoose, elk, caribou, domestic sheep and goats. The
worm is transmitted through white-tailed deer, which
it does not harm, but also depends on a number ofsnail and slug species during other parts of its life
cycle. To predict future occurrence of the worm under
different climate scenarios, the researchers took an‘ensemble approach’, modelling areas of suitability
for both types of host as well as for the parasite itself.
Data for white-tailed deer and the mollusc hosts wereaccessed through GBIF. The study concluded that theparasite was likely to decline in the Great Plains andsoutheastern United States, but increase in northern
forest areas especially in Alberta, Canada.

Research by authors from Yale University and the
University of Arizona aimed to test whether it may bepossible for vertebrate species to adapt to the new
climate conditions expected over coming decades.
To do so, they estimated how quickly vertebrates
had evolved new climatic ‘niches’ in the past, andcompared that with the rate of climate change
projected to the end of this century. The researchlooked at 270 pairs of ‘sister’ species of amphibians,
reptiles, birds and mammals, for which it waspossible to estimate when in the past they had split
off from a common ancestor. The study used locality
data from GBIF and other sources to determine thespecies’ ranges, and climate data to calculate therange of conditions tolerated by the species. Across
17 clades or groups of related species, it found thaton average, climate niches had changed at a rate ofless than one degree Celsius per million years. Thisis between 10,000 and 100,000 times slower than the
expected rate of warming between 2000 and 2100.
While accepting limitations in the methodology of thestudy, the authors suggest that in situ adaptation ofvertebrate populations to changing climate conditions
would require largely unprecedented rates of climaticniche evolution – emphasizing the need for many
species to move towards the poles or to higher
altitudes in order to avoid extinction.

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GREENLAND LANDSCAPE. BY MATS HOLMSTRÖM/NORDEN.ORG. CC-BY-2.5-DK,
VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

TROPICAL FOREST SPECIES MOVING TOHIGHER ALTITUDESWILL GREENLAND LIVE UP TO ITS NAME IN
A WARMING CLIMATE?

Feeley, K. J., Hurtado, J., Saatchi, S., Silman, M. R., & Clark,
D. B. (2013). Compositional shifts in Costa Rican forests due
to climate-driven species migrations. Global Change Biology,
19(11), 3472–80. doi:10.1111/gcb.12300
Author countries: United States, Costa Rica
Research funding: Conservation International, Missouri
Botanical Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Wildlife
Conservation Society, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation,
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens, NASA, National Science
Foundation (United States)

Normand, S., Randin, C., Ohlemüller, R., Bay, C., Høye, T. T.,
et al. (2013). A greener Greenland? Climatic potential andlong-term constraints on future expansions of trees andshrubs. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of
London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 368(1624), 20120479.
doi:10.1098/rstb.2012.0479
Author countries: Denmark, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland
Research funding: Danish Council for Independent Research,
Natural Sciences, Aarhus University Research Foundation(Denmark); European Research Council (European Union)

This study examined evidence for the movement of
tropical tree species to cooler locations in response towarming temperatures. The research relied on annual
surveys, carried out between 2003 and 2011, of ten
forest-inventory plots on the slopes of Volcán Brava
on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, ranging from 70
metres to 2,800 metres in altitude.

A study in the journal published by Britain’s Royal
Society examined whether Greenland is likely to
become a much greener place over the next century.
It projected shifts in areas climatically suitable fortree growth, for 56 species of trees and shrubs fromGreenland itself, and from Arctic and subarctic areas ofNorth America and Europe. The study used occurrence
records for the plant species, accessed through GBIF.
The resulting models projected substantial increases
in the areas climatically suitable for trees and shrubs
by 2100 – expanding even to north Greenland.
However, the research cast doubt as to whether theseplants would actually colonize the new areas in thattime period, given the difficulties of dispersal andestablishment of new vegetation in tundra, which
has meant that many ice-free parts of Greenland
have remained uncolonized by trees or shrubs forthousands of years despite having a suitable climate.
The study concluded that introduction of species
resulting from human activities in Greenland was likely
to be a major factor influencing whether vegetation
increases significantly over the coming decades.

The surveys recorded 386 tree species from theplots. Through the GBIF data portal, the researchers
downloaded all available herbarium data for these
species collected in Costa Rica, and used climate
maps to calculate the average temperature within therecorded range of each species.
The study found that in nine out of the ten plots,
there was a shift towards species that favoured hotter
climates – indicating that plant species are indeed
migrating up mountain slopes in response to warming
global temperatures. The researchers warn that sinceland area inevitably decreases at higher altitudes,
many tropical species will face a heightened risk ofextinction as climate change continues.

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Other research relating to climate change citing use of GBIF-mediated data
Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL		

Biodiversity ensures plant-pollinator
Ecologyphenological synchrony against
Letters
climate change.		
						Bartomeus, I.,
Park, M. G.,
Gibbs, J.,
Danforth, B. N.,
Lakso, A. N. et al.

Sweden,United States

10.1111/ele.12170

The potential global distribution of tall
Weed Sciencebuttercup (Ranunculus acris ssp. acris): 		
opposing effects of irrigation and 		climate change.		

Bourdôt, G. W.,
Lamoureaux, S. L.,
Watt, M. S., &Kriticos, D. J.

Australia,
New Zealand10.1614/WS-D-12-00106.1

Present, past and future of the European
Annalsrock fern Asplenium fontanum: combiningof Botany
distribution modelling and population 		
genetics to study the effect of climate 		change on geographic range and genetic 		
diversity.

Bystriakova, N.,
Ansell, S. W.,
Russell, S. J.,
Grundmann, M.,
Vogel, J. C. et al.

China,
Germany

10.1093/aob/mct274

Ancient DNA reveals that bowhead whale
NatureFoote, A. D.,
lineages survived Late Pleistocene
Communications Kaschner, K.,climate change and habitat shifts.		
Schultze, S. E.,
			
Garilao, C.,			
Ho, S. Y. W. et al.
				
				

Denmark,
Germany,
Australia,
Netherlands,
UnitedKingdom,
Sweden10.1038/ncomms2714

Antarctic crabs: invasion or endurance?
PLoS ONE
			
			
			
			

Griffiths, H. J.,
Whittle, R. J.,
Roberts, S. J.,
Belchier, M., &Linse, K.

UnitedKingdom

10.1371/journal.pone.0066981

Global climate change adaptation
PLoS ONEpriorities for biodiversity and food		
security.		
			
			
			

Hannah, L.,
Ikegami, M.,
Hole, D. G.,
Seo, C.,
Butchart, S. H. M.,
et al.

Republic ofKorea,New Zealand,
UnitedKingdom,
United States

10.1371/journal.pone.0072590

Predicting the spread of Aedes albopictus
Australin Australia under current and future
Ecologyclimates: Multiple approaches and 		datasets to incorporate potential
evolutionary divergence.

Hill, M. P.,
Axford, J. K., &Hoffmann, A. A.

Australia,
South Africa

10.1111/aec.12105

Climate change impact on seaweed
Ecology andmeadow distribution in the North
Evolution
Atlantic rocky intertidal.		
						

Jueterbock, A.,
Tyberghein, L.,
Verbruggen, H.,
Coyer, J. A.,
Olsen, J. L. et al.

Norway,Belgium,
Australia,
United States,
Netherlands

10.1002/ece3.541

New biological model to manage theimpact of climate warming on maizecorn borers.
		

Agronomyfor
Sustainable
Development

Maiorano, A.,
Cerrani, I.,
Fumagalli, D., &Donatelli, M.

Italy

10.1007/s13593-013-0185-2

Assessing the exposure of lion tamarins(Leontopithecus spp.) to futureclimate change.

AmericanJournal ofPrimatology

Meyer, A. L. S.,
Pie, M. R., &Passos, F. C.

Brazil10.1002/ajp.22247

Burrow-dwelling ecosystem engineers
provide thermal refugia throughout
the landscape.

AnimalConservation

Pike, D. A., &Mitchell, J. C.

Australia,
United States

10.1111/acv.12049

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Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

Projecting global mangrove species
Ecosphere
and community distributions under 		climate change.		
			

Record, S.,
Charney, N. D.,
Zakaria, R. M., &Ellison, A. M.

United States,
Malaysia

10.1890/ES12-00296.1

A simple model for predicting the global
distribution of the N2 fixing host genus
Alnus Mill.: impact of climate changeon the global distribution in 2100.

Sakalli, A.

Germany

10.5194/bgd-10-13049-2013

Climate-induced range shifts and
PLoS ONEpossible hybridisation consequences 		
in insects.		
						

Sánchez-Guillén, R. A.,
Muñoz, J.,
Rodríguez-Tapia, G.,
Feria Arroyo, T. P., &Córdoba-Aguilar, A.

Ecuador,Mexico,Spain,
United States

10.1371/journal.pone.0080531

Metabolic scope and interspecific
PLoS ONEcompetition in sculpins of Greenland 		are influenced by increased 		
temperatures due to climate change.		
			

Seth, H.,
Gräns, A.,
Sandblom, E.,
Olsson, C., &Wiklander, K. et al.

Sweden10.1371/journal.pone.0062859

Predicting the distribution of a novel
Agriculturalbark beetle and its pine hosts underand Forest
future climate conditions.
Entomology						Smith, S. E.,
Mendoza, M. G.,
Zúñiga, G.,
Halbrook, K., &Hayes, J. L. et al.

United States,
Mexico10.1111/afe.12007

Potential impacts of climate change
on distribution range of Nabis
pseudoferus and N. palifer(Hemiptera: Nabidae) in Iran.

Solhjouy-Fard, S., &Sarafrazi, A.

Iran

10.1111/ens.12064

Zigouris, J.,
Schaefer, J. A.,
Fortin, C., &Kyle, C. J.

Canada10.1371/journal.pone.0083837

Biogeosciences
Discussions

Entomological
SciencePhylogeography and post-glacial
PLoS ONE
recolonization in wolverines (Gulo gulo) 		
from across their circumpolar distribution. 		
			

		

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Species conservation and protected areas
To conserve the diversity of life on Earth, decision makers need good, robust information
based on sound science. Which areas of land, ocean and fresh water are the most criticalto protect? How should our conservation policies be influenced by the projected impacts ofclimate change? What special measures may be needed to save the most threatened species
from extinction? The science informing such decisions needs accessible data, and meeting
this need is one of the key functions of the GBIF open data infrastructure. This section offers
examples of how conservation science made use of GBIF during 2013.
Some examples

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BRAZILIAN FOREST RESERVES IN A
CHANGING CLIMATE
Collevatti, R. G., Lima-Ribeiro, M. S., Diniz-Filho, J. A. F.,
Oliveira, G., Dobrovolski, R., et al. (2013). Stability of Brazilian
seasonally dry forests under climate change: inferences forlong-term conservation. American Journal of Plant Sciences,
04(04), 792–805. doi:10.4236/ajps.2013.44098
Author country: Brazil
Research funding: National Council for Scientific andTechnological Development (CNPq), Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Research Foundation
for Goiás State (FAPEG) (Brazil)

A research team from the Universidade Federal deGoiás in central Brazil investigated whether the current
network of reserves for the region’s seasonally-dry
forests was effective in conserving these threatened
ecosystems over the long term. The study used dataon 16 forest plant species, obtained through GBIF and
two Brazilian databases, to model areas suitable for
their survival under past, present and future climate

conditions. The study concluded that many protectedareas would lose importance in conserving these
species in the future, due to climate change, andthat current Brazilian reserves covered only a small
proportion of the areas presenting stable climate
conditions for the forests over time. Nevertheless,the research found that the current network may
partially achieve long-term conservation of theforests, and recommended connecting thereserves to enable species to move in responseto changing conditions.

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CC-BY-2.0, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

DRY TROPICAL FOREST, CHAMELA-CUIXMALA BIOSPHERE RESERVE, MEXICO. BY
AEDRAKE09. CC-BY-SA-3.0, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

HOW FAR APART SHOULD WE PLACE
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS?

FILLING DATA GAPS FOR CONSERVATIONMANAGEMENT

Anadón, J. D., del Mar Mancha-Cisneros, M., Best, B. D., &Gerber, L. R. (2013). Habitat-specific larval dispersal andmarine connectivity: implications for spatial conservation
planning. Ecosphere, 4(7), art82. doi:10.1890/ES13-00119.1
Author country: United States, Spain
Research funding: None specified

Pino-Del-Carpio, A., Ariño, A. H., Villarroya, A., Puig, J.,& Miranda, R. (2013). The biodiversity data knowledge
gap: assessing information loss in the management of
Biosphere Reserves. Biological Conservation. doi:10.1016/j.
biocon.2013.11.020
Author country: Spain
Research funding: Association of Friends of the Universityof Navarra, Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spain);
European Regional Development Fund (European Union)

This study looked at methods of designing networks ofmarine protected areas in a way that enables species
to move between the areas. As a measure of thisconnectivity, the research focussed on the distancecovered by the larvae of fish species, indicating
whether species would be able to recover from local
extinctions. It used data from GBIF and its Mexican
partner CONABIO to identify 64 fish species occurringin the Gulf of California, and studied distribution
patterns of larvae for each of those species. Based on
this information, the paper assessed proposals for 54
priority conservation areas off the Mexican coast andvarious rules applicable to minimum and maximum
recommended distances between protected areas.
The research concluded that the current proposals
would provide connectivity for most of the studied
species, but recommended specific spacing rules
for each habitat to ensure efficient marine
conservation planning.

This study looked at ways in which species data
published and accessed through GBIF can supplement
other sources of information in the development ofconservation strategies. It took as an example the
network of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Mexico,
created with the aim of reconciling biodiversity
conservation with sustainable use of the resources
within their boundaries. The researchers assessed
the records of vertebrate species in the management
plans for Mexico’s 41 Biosphere Reserves, andcompared them with vertebrates recorded for theseareas both through the GBIF digital data network,
and in published literature based on nearly 200
research papers. From GBIF, they identified nearly
70,000 occurrence records for 1,776 vertebrate
species within the reserves. The researchers foundthat while the existing management plans recorded
over 80 per cent of the species identified from all
three sources, both GBIF and the published literature
filled significant gaps in knowledge. More than 200
species, for example, were absent both from the
management plans and published literature and foundonly through GBIF. In the case of threatened species
the gaps were even more striking: 50 per cent of
threatened freshwater fishes, for example, were notregistered in management plans. The study concludes
that consulting alternative resources for species
information such as GBIF and scientific literature
may improve management of Biosphere Reserves.

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Other research relating to species conservation and protected areas citing use of GBIF-mediated data
Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL		

A new method for calculating Risk
Journal for
Tolerance in the assessment of
Naturethreatened flora.
Conservation
						

Alonso-Redondo, R.,
Spain
De Paz, E.,
Alonso-Herrero, E.,
García-González, M.-E.,& Alfaro-Saiz, E.

10.1016/j.jnc.2013.07.001

Germinating seeds or bulbils in 87
Polar Biologyof 113 tested Arctic species indicate 		potential for ex situ seed bank storage.		

Alsos, I. G.,
Müller, E., &Eidesen, P. B

Norway10.1007/s00300-013-1307-7

A systematic approach towards the
Marine Policy
identification and protection of 		vulnerable marine ecosystems.		
						

Ardron, J. A.,
Clark, M. R.,
Penney, A. J.,
Hourigan, T. F.,
Rowden, A. A. et al.

Australia,
New Zealand,
United States

10.1016/j.marpol.2013.11.017

Conservation status of the narrow
Oryx
endemic gypsophile Ononis tridentata 		subsp. crassifolia in southern Spain: 		
effects of habitat disturbance.		
			Ballesteros, M.,
Foronda, A.,
Cañadas, E. M.,
Peñas, J., &Lorite, J.

Spain

10.1017/S0030605312001688

Distribution and status of the extant
Edentata
Xenarthrans (Mammalia: Xenarthra) 		
in the Southern Cone Mesopotamian 		savanna, Argentina.		

Bauni, V.,
Capmourteres, V.,
Homberg, M. A., &Zuleta, G. A.

Argentina

10.5537/020.014.0105

Unravelling biodiversity, evolution
Biological
Brito, J. C.,
and threats to conservation in thereviews ofGodinho, R.,
Sahara-Sahel.
the Cambridge
Martínez-Freiría, F.,		
Philosophical
Pleguezuelos, J. M.,
		Society
Rebelo, H. et al.
				
				

Finland,France,Morocco,Portugal,Spain,
UnitedKingdom

10.1111/brv.12049

The efficient management of Park
Information
resources: Natural and cultural data
Systemsin the Alpi Marittime Park area.		

Bruno, G.,
Gasca, E., &Monaco, C.

Italy

10.1016/j.is.2013.12.001

Vertebrate dissimilarity due to turnover
PLoS ONEand richness differences in a highly 		
beta-diverse region: the role of spatial 		grain size, dispersal ability and distance.		
			Calderón-Patrón, J. M.,
Moreno, C. E.,
Pineda-López, R.,
Sánchez-Rojas, G.,& Zuria, I.

Mexico10.1371/journal.pone.0082905

The eStation, an Earth Observation
Ecologicalprocessing service in support toInformatics
ecological monitoring.		
						

Clerici, M.,
Combal, B.,
Pekel, J. F.,
Dubois, G.,
van’t Klooster, J. et al.

Italy

10.1016/j.ecoinf.2013.08.004

Confronting expert-based and modelled
Biologicaldistributions for species with uncertain
Conservationconservation status: A case study from 		
the corncrake (Crex crex).		
			

Fourcade, Y.,
Engler, J. O.,
Besnard, A. G.,
Rödder, D., &Secondi, J.

Germany,
France10.1016/j.biocon.2013.08.009

Biodiversity sampling using a global
PLoS ONEacoustic approach: contrasting sites 		with microendemics in New Caledonia.		
						

Gasc, A.,
Sueur, J.,
Pavoine, S.,
Pellens, R., &Grandcolas, P.

France,UnitedKingdom

10.1371/journal.pone.0065311

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Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL		

Phylogeography and postglacial
BMC
expansion of the endangered semiEvolutionary
aquatic mammal Galemys pyrenaicus.
Biology						Igea, J.,
Spain,
Aymerich, P.,
UnitedFernández-González, A., Kingdom
González-Esteban, J.,
Gómez, A. et al.

10.1186/1471-2148-13-115

Ensemble distribution models in
Diversity andconservation prioritization: from
Distributions
consensus predictions to consensus 		
reserve networks.		
			Meller, L.,
Cabeza, M.,
Pironon, S.,
Barbet-Massin, M.,
Maiorano, L. et al.

Finland,France,Italy,
United States

10.1111/ddi.12162

Toward Target 2 of the Global Strategy
Annals offor Plant Conservation: an expert
the Missouri
analysis of the Puerto Rican flora to
Botanical
validate new streamlined methods for
Gardenassessing conservation status.		

Miller, J. S.,
Krupnick, G. A.,
Stevens, H.,
Porter-Morgan, H.,
Boom, B. et al.

United States

10.3417/2011121

Conservation priorities for Prunus
PLoS ONEafricana defined with the aid of 		
spatial analysis of genetic data 		
and climatic variables. 		
			

Vinceti, B.,
Loo, J.,
Gaisberger, H.,
van Zonneveld, M. J.,
Schueler, S. et al.

Italy,
Colombia,
Austria,
Kenya,
Belgium

10.1371/journal.pone.0059987

Jaguar Panthera onca habitat modeling
Biotropica
in landscapes facing high land-use 		transformation pressure —findings 		
from Mato Grosso, Brazil.		
			

Zeilhofer, P.,
BrazilCezar, A.,
Tôrres, N. M.,
de Almeida Jácomo, A. T.,& Silveira, L.

10.1111/btp.12074

Phylogeography of the California
The Auk
Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) 		
using multilocus DNA sequences 		and ecological niche modeling.		
United States

Zink, R. M.,
Groth, J. G.,
Vázquez-Miranda, H.,& Barrowclough, G. F.

10.1525/auk.2013.12241

United States

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Biodiversity and human health
The complex relationship between infectious diseases and ecology brings biodiversity
science into contact with the public health research community. The emergence of new
diseases, and the shift of known diseases into new regions, has been linked to a number ofchanges people are making to the environment, including climate change, deforestation andpatterns of livestock production. Understanding and predicting changes in disease patterns
often involves creating models of the distribution of the wild animals that act as hosts tothe disease organisms – and this requires data. In this way, GBIF has contributed to studies
focussed on improving public health policies and targeting communities likely to face
increased risk from emerging diseases.
Some examples

WOLF’S MONA MONKEY (CERCOPITHECUS WOLFI). BY CBURNETT. CC-BY-SA-3.0, VIA
WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

ANIMAL HOSTS HELP FORECAST SHIFTINGDISEASE RISK UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE
Daszak, P., Zambrana-Torrelio, C., Bogich, T. L., Fernandez,
M., Epstein, J. H., et al. (2013). Interdisciplinary approaches
to understanding disease emergence: the past, present,
and future drivers of Nipah virus emergence. Proceedingsof the National Academy of Sciences of the United Statesof America, 3681–8. doi:10.1073/pnas.1201243109
Author country: United States
Research funding: National Institutes of Health, National
Science Foundation, National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, US Department of Homeland Security,
US Agency for International Development (United States)
Thomassen, H. A., Fuller, T., Asefi-Najafabady, S., Shiplacoff,
J. A. G., Mulembakani, P. M., et al. (2013). Pathogen-hostassociations and predicted range shifts of human monkeypox
in response to climate change in Central Africa. PLoS ONE,
8(7), e66071. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066071
Author countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Germany
Research funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft,
Tübingen University (Germany)In the first of these studies, Daszak et al. examined
the potential for ecological niche modelling to informcurrent and future management of emerging infectious
diseases, and to support surveillance strategies aimed
at improved detection and eventually reducing the riskof outbreaks. The authors note that the establishment
of GBIF and other online networks has brought about

a rapid expansion in the availability of spatial data on
species distributions, and these data enable researchusing disease hosts as a proxy for changing patterns
in the diseases themselves. A case study looked at
potential future distribution of lethal emerging viruses
known as Henipavirus. The researchers used datafrom GBIF and the Smithsonian Institution to model
the impact of climate change on thirteen species ofbat associated with this type of virus. From this, they
concluded that by the middle of this century, habitats
suitable for these host species would significantly
increase in parts of western Africa, western India andnorthern Australia, among other regions. The authors
suggest their findings could help monitoring andprevention efforts in the areas most at risk fromfuture spread.
In the second study, Thomassen et al. used similar
techniques to model the spread of the monkeypox
virus, an emerging infectious disease of growing
concern in tropical Africa. In this case, the researchers
looked at the likely change in distributions of 11
mammal species, including pangolins, porcupines,monkeys, rats and rope squirrels, identified as
potential ‘reservoir’ species for the virus. Theyobtained data for the occurrence of these species
from GBIF and the Mammal Networked Information
System (MaNIS). In addition to climate, the study
looked at other factors affecting transmission of thevirus, including deforestation. It concluded that under
projected climate change scenarios for 2080, areas
suitable for outbreaks of the disease are likely to shift
eastwards from the current range, creating greaterrisks in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC), and parts of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania– while other regions including much of western Africa
will be at reduced risk. The authors of this study alsosuggest these results can help prioritize future disease
surveillance efforts.

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Other research relating to biodiversity and human health citing use of GBIF-mediated data
Title
JournalAuthors				Regional specific pollen and fungal
spore allergens in South Africa.
		Authorcountries

Current Allergy
Berman, D.
South Africa& Clinical			
Immunology

DOI/URL		

http://www.allergysa.org/journals/
November2013/RegionalSpecific.pdf

Potential geographic distribution
PLoS ONEof Hantavirus reservoirs in Brazil.		
						

De Oliveira, S. V.,
Escobar, L. E.,
Peterson, A. T., &Gurgel-Gonçalves, R.

Brazil,Chile,
United States

10.1371/journal.pone.0085137

Ecology and geography of
PLoS
transmission of two bat-borne
Neglected
rabies lineages in Chile.
Tropical		
Diseases			

Escobar, L. E.,
Peterson, A. T.,
Favi, M.,
Yung, V.,
Pons, D. J. et al.

Chile,
United States

10.1371/journal.pntd.0002577

Allergy in Botswana.
				Kung, S.-J.,
Botswana
Mazhani, L., &		
Steenhoff, A. P.		

http://www.allergysa.org/
journals/November2013/
AllergyBotswana.pdf

A new benzoic acid derivative isolated
Phytochemistryfrom Piper cf. cumanense Kunth
Letters(Piperaceae).		
						Parra, J. E.,
Patiño, O. J.,
Prieto, J. A.,
Delgado, W. A., &Cuca, L. E.

Colombia

10.1016/j.phytol.2013.07.014

The genus Spilanthes
ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry,and pharmacological properties:
a review.

Paulraj, J.,
Govindarajan, R.,& Palpu, P.

India

10.1155/2013/510298

Novel three-step pseudo-absence
PLoS ONEselection technique for improved 		
species distribution modelling		

Senay, S. D.,
Worner, S. P.,& Ikeda, T.

New Zealand10.1371/journal.pone.0071218

The safety assessment of Pythium
irregulare as a producer of biomass
and eicosapentaenoic acid foruse in dietary supplements andfood ingredients.

Wu, L.,
Roe, C. L.,& Wen, Z.

United States

10.1007/s00253-013-5114-4

Current Allergy& Clinical
Immunology

Advances inPharmacological
Sciences

AppliedMicrobiology
andBiotechnology

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Food, farming and biofuels
Data accessed through GBIF contribute to research covering various aspects of agriculture
and food security. A major theme recurring through the literature is analysis of options
for adapting farming practices to climate change: conserving wild plants related todomesticated food crops, modelling the regions likely to be suitable for growing different
crops in future, and projecting high-risk areas for agricultural pests. Datasets publishedthrough GBIF have also underpinned research into the potential benefits and risks of
biofuel production.
Some examples

PIGEONPEA (CAJANUS CAJAN) SEED POD. BY FOREST & KIM STARR. CC-BY-3.0, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

TARGETING PLANT CONSERVATION FOR
FOOD SECURITY
Vincent, H., Wiersema, J., Kell, S., Fielder, H., Dobbie, S.,et al. (2013). A prioritized crop wild relative inventory tohelp underpin global food security. Biological Conservation,
167, 265–275. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.08.011
Author countries: Colombia, Germany, UK
Research funding: Government of Norway (via the Global
Crop Diversity Trust)This research funded by the Global Crop Diversity
Trust carried out a worldwide inventory of wild plants
whose conservation is most critical for food security
in the face of a changing climate in coming decades(see www.cwrdiversity.org/checklist/). Plants that areclosely related to food crops (crop wild relatives, or
CWR) have the potential to provide the traits required
to improve crops and to make them more resilient
to changing conditions. Based on 173 priority crops,
the researchers identified 1,667 taxa (plant families,
genera, species and sub-species) that could beconsidered globally important. The researchers used

GBIF to gain an insight into the effectiveness of current
ex situ conservation efforts, using data published via
the GBIF network to identify the holdings for eachpriority species from seed banks around the world.
The study found 242 taxa to be underrepresented inthese collections, and suggested that China, Mexico
and Brazil are the high-priority countries for further
collection of wild plant material that will help develop
the crops of the future.

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PONGAM OILTREE (MILLETTIA PINNATA). BY DINESH VALKE, CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0, VIA FLICKR.

MANAGING INVASION RISK FROM BIOFUEL
CROPS
Kriticos, D. J., Murphy, H. T., Jovanovic, T., Taylor, J., Herr, A.,et al. (2013). Balancing bioenergy and biosecurity policies:
estimating current and future climate suitability patterns fora bioenergy crop. GCB Bioenergy. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12068
Author country: Australia
Research funding: None specified

This study used GBIF to help decision-makers assess
the risk of crops used for bio-energy becoming harmful
invasive species if they escaped into the environment.
The researchers looked at the Indian beech or Pongam
oiltree (Millettia pinnata, also referred to as Pongamia
pinnata), native to the Indian subcontinent andsoutheast Asia. The oil produced from its seeds has
many traditional uses as fuel, medicine and fodder,and the plant is now of great interest for biofuel
production in Australia and elsewhere.

To assess the risk of the tree becoming an invasive
weed in the Australian environment, the authors,from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO) used records of its
worldwide geographical distribution sourced from
GBIF and the Australia Virtual Herbarium. Based on
the range of conditions where the plant is found, theresearchers produced a model for where it is likely
to become naturalized under current and futureclimate conditions. It found that while under current
conditions the plant would only thrive in wetter
tropical regions of Australia, with irrigation it had thepotential to naturalize across most of the country.
The authors argue that this kind of model can support
development of policies designed to manage invasion
risks and balance the advantages of bioenergy withbiosecurity concerns.

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Other research relating to biodiversity and human health citing use of GBIF-mediated data
Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

Feeding ecology of the mangrove oyster,
NaturalCrassostrea gasar (Dautzenberg, 1891)
Sciencein traditional farming at the coastal 		zone of Benin, West Africa.

Adite, A.,
Sonon, S. P.,& Gbedjissi, G. L.

Benin

10.4236/ns.2013.512151

Host range and potential distributionof Aceria thalgi (Acari: Eriophyidae):a biological control agent for
Sonchus species.

McCarren, K. L.,& Scott, J. K.

Australia

10.1111/aen.12041

Vulnerability of artisanal fisheries
Journal of
to climate change in the Venice Lagoon.
Fish Biology
			
			
			

Pranovi, F.,
Caccin, A.,
Franzoi, P.,
Malavasi, S.,
Zucchetta, M. et al.

Italy

10.1111/jfb.12124

Disentangling the origins of cultivated
PLoS ONEsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.).		
			
			
			
			

Roullier, C.,
France,Duputié, A.,
Peru
Wennekes, P.,
Benoit, L.,
Fernández Bringas, V. M.
et al.

10.1371/journal.pone.0062707

Suitable regions for date palm
cultivation in Iran are predicted toincrease substantially under futureclimate change scenarios.

Shabani, F.,
Kumar, L., &Taylor, S.

Australia

10.1017/S0021859613000816

Risk levels of invasive Fusarium
PLoS ONEoxysporum f. sp. in areas suitable 		for date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
cultivation under various climatechange projections.

Shabani, F., &Kumar, L.

Australia

10.1371/journal.pone.0083404

Use of CLIMEX, land use andtopography to refine areas suitablefor date palm cultivation in Spain
under climate change scenarios.

Journal of
Earth Science& Climatic
ChangeShabani, F.,
Kumar, L., &Esmaeil, A.

Australia,
Iran

10.4172/2157-7617.1000145

Ecogeographic survey and gap
analysis of Lathyrus L. species.
				

Genetic
Resources
and Crop
Evolution

Shehadeh, A.,
Amri, A., &Maxted, N.

Syria,
UnitedKingdom

10.1007/s10722-013-9977-0

Potential and limitations ofAppliedBurgundy truffle cultivation.
microbiology
		
and
		
biotechnology
			

Stobbe, U.,
Egli, S.,
Tegel, W.,
Peter, M.,
Sproll, L. et al.

Germany,
Switzerland

10.1007/s00253-013-4956-0

Spatial distribution andForestenvironmental preferences
Ecologyof 10 economically important forest
andpalms in western South America.
Management
			Vedel-Sørensen, M.,
Tovaranonte, J.,
Bøcher, P. K.,
Balslev, H., &Barfod, A. S.

Denmark

10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.005

New records of Saprolegniaceae
Revista
isolated from rainbow trout, from
Mexicana
their eggs, and water in a fish farmdefrom the State of Mexico.
Biodiversidad						Vega-Ramírez, M. T.,
Mexico,Moreno-Lafont, M. C., Spain
Valenzuela-Garza, R.,
Cervantes-Olivares, R.,
Aller-Gancedo, J. M.
et al.

Australian
Journal of
Entomology

The Journalof Agricultural
Science		

10.7550/rmb.28627

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Ecosystem services
The link between biodiversity and human societies is increasingly expressed in terms of the‘services’ provided by ecosystems to economies, livelihoods and many aspects of humanwell-being. These include provision of products directly derived from nature, for example
food, medicines, materials and fuels; ‘regulating services’ such as climate control andpurification of air and water; and less tangible ‘cultural services’ including recreation andspiritual values that are nevertheless highly prized by many cultures and societies. While
GBIF has not so far focussed on data that directly quantify these services, researchers haveused species-related data in various ways to support analysis of the benefits that people
derive from the diversity of nature. This section highlights two innovative examples.
Some examples
GBIF to map the global distribution of species used inpatents, broken down into countries and taxonomic
kingdoms.

PHOTOMICROGRAPH OF STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES BACTERIA, A DISEASE AGENT
OF SCARLET FEVER AND ONE OF THE SPECIES REFERRED TO IN THE STUDY.
RELEASED UNDER PD-USGOV-HHS-CDC, PUBLIC DOMAIN, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

From this analysis, the research identified more than
76,000 species names from 24,000 genera, included
in 767,000 patent documents. It suggests that thisrepresents a rather narrow section of biodiversity,
around four per cent of described species and lessthan one per cent of the number of species predicted
to exist. The research concludes that in the interestsof humanity, a broader spectrum of biodiversity shouldbe opened up to research and development, basedon the principles of equitable sharing of benefits
established by the Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD).

HOW DIVERSE ARE SPECIES USED IN
PATENTS?
Oldham, P., Hall, S., & Forero, O. (2013). Biological diversity
in the patent system. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e78737. doi:10.1371/
journal.pone.0078737
Author country: United Kingdom
Research funding: Economic and Social Research Council(United Kingdom)This research aimed to analyse whether species
used for human innovation, as reflected in the patent
system, are truly representative of the diversity oflife on Earth. The authors mined 11 million patentdocuments for six million scientific names, using
web services from GBIF, to match individual patents
with known species. The uses reflected in thesepatents ranged from pharmaceuticals and traditional
medicines to genetic engineering, foods and biocides.
The study also used occurrence data available throughThe present research is grounded in thegrowing availability of taxonomic datafrom collections around the world under
the umbrella of the Global Biodiversity
Information Facility…
Greater investment is required in these
initiatives to enhance the availabilityof digital taxonomic and biodiversity
information to advance our understandingof biodiversity and its role in humaninnovation.
– Article authors.

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XANTHORRHOEA AUSTRALIS, A SPECIES OF GRASS TREES. BY LEON BROOKS. PUBLIC DOMAIN, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

ANALYSING PAST PLANT USES FROMMUSEUM OBJECTS
Bradshaw, F. (2013). Chemical characterisation of museumcurated ethnographic resins from Australia and New Guinea
used as adhesives, medicines and narcotics. Heritage
Science, 1(1), 36. doi:10.1186/2050-7445-1-36
Author country: United Kingdom
Research funding: Natural Environment Research Council(NERC), United Kingdom

This study examined how analysis of materials
included in museum artefacts can improve knowledgeof the way particular plants were used by indigenous
peoples in the past. The research took specimens ofplant resin from objects relating to cultures in Australia
and New Guinea in the early twentieth century, heldat the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, United Kingdom.
Resins are mainly used as adhesives, for example inmaking composite tools and spears, but also havefunctioned as medicines and narcotics. The author
carried out analysis of the resins using a techniquecalled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, whichcharacterizes the chemical composition of organic
materials. The museum samples were then comparedwith resin from modern plants to help identify the
species used. Some of the Australian resins originatedfrom Xanthorrhoea or grass trees, and the study used
GBIF and the Atlas of Living Australia (www.ala.org.
au) to map the recorded distributions of eight speciesof this genus. This helped to verify the identification of
the plant species, based on the geographical originsof the museum objects. The study concludes that thistype of analysis can offer insights into the past use ofnatural materials and the way people adapted to newenvironments.

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Advancing biodiversity science
Data accessed through GBIF in 2013 continued to inform research covering a number ofscientific disciplines relating to biodiversity. These included studies examining the way
groups of species evolved traits to help survive in different environments, and analysing
ecological relationships between species and the way they vary in different geographicallocations. These studies often involve analysis of a wide range of species, in some cases
looking at multiple taxonomic groups spanning several continents. Several authors havenoted the importance of GBIF in providing access to data on this scale, without which suchresearch would be unfeasible.
Some examples
these records, they were able to extract minimum
temperatures from the Worldclim climate database,to flag which species are exposed to freezing acrosstheir ranges.

DECIDUOUS SUGAR MAPLE LEAVES, SOON TO SENESCE AS WINTER APPROACHES AT
THE GATEWAY ARCH, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES. BY AMY ZANNE.

HOW PLANTS WEATHER THE COLD
Zanne, A. E., Tank, D. C., Cornwell, W. K., Eastman, J. M.,
Smith, S. A., et al. (2013). Three keys to the radiationof angiosperms into freezing environments. Nature.
doi:10.1038/nature12872
Author countries: United States, Australia, Canada,
Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom
Research funding: National Science Foundation(United States); Macquarie University (Australia)

This research aimed to cast new light on how plants
colonized colder regions. It assembled the largest
evolutionary “timetree” to show the order in which
flowering plants evolved strategies such as theshedding of leaves to move into areas with cold
winters.
The study used more than 47 million occurrence
records accessed via GBIF to determine the
distributions of over 27,000 plant species. From

The research team identified three repeatedevolutionary shifts they believe flowering plants
made to fight the cold: dropping their leaves, thus
shutting down the pathways that would normally
carry water between roots and leaves; making
narrower water-conducting pathways, allowing themto keep their leaves while reducing the risk of air
bubbles developing during freezing and thawing;or avoiding the cold seasons altogether as herbs,
losing above-ground stems and leaves and retreating
as seeds or storage organs underground, such as
tulips or tomatoes.
The researchers also identified the order of evolutionary events. Most often, woody plants became herbs
or developed narrower pathways before moving
into freezing climates. In contrast, plants usuallybegan dropping their leaves after moving intofreezing climates.

Without GBIF the study absolutely would
not have been possible as we had noother way to access distributions for somany species. These locations allowed
us then to determine whether species
were exposed to freezing.
Amy Zanne, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences,
George Washington University.

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CENTRIS DECOLORATA. BY SAM DROEGE / USGS BEE INVENTORY AND MONITORING
LAB. CC-BY-2.0, VIA FLICKR.

A REGENT HONEYEATER (ANTHOCHAERA PHRYGIA). BY JESSICA BONSELL. CC-BY-3.0,
VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

FINDING PATTERNS IN BEE-PLANT
RELATIONSHIPSHOW A DRYING AUSTRALIA AFFECTEDEVOLUTION OF BIRDS

Giannini, T. C., Pinto, C. E., Acosta, A. L., Taniguchi, M.,
Saraiva, A. M., et al. (2013). Interactions at large spatial
scale: The case of Centris bees and floral oil producing
plants in South America. Ecological Modelling, 258, 74–81.
doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.02.032
Author country: Brazil
Research funding: São Paulo Research Foundation(FAPESP), National Council for Scientific and Technological
Development (CNPq), Research Center on Biodiversity andComputing (Brazil)

Miller, E. T., Zanne, A. E., & Ricklefs, R. E. (2013). Niche
conservatism constrains Australian honeyeater assemblages
in stressful environments. Ecology Letters, 16(9), 1186–94.
doi:10.1111/ele.12156
Author countries: Australia, United States
Research funding: National Science Foundation, St Louis
Audubon Society, University of Missouri (United States)

This study from a team of Brazilian researchers
looked at how climatic conditions affect the complex
networks of relationships between bees and the plants
they pollinate. It analysed interactions across SouthAmerica between the widespread Centris genus of bee
with plant species that produce oil in their flowers.
Data on the occurrence of both the bees and the plants
were obtained from 32 data publishers through GBIF,
and from 60 datasets published from Brazil throughspeciesLink (http://splink.cria.org.br). The study
found patterns in these interactions mainly associatedwith rainfall. Wetter areas tended to have higher
numbers of species in the networks with each bee
species having more plant ‘partners’. Drier areas suchas the Andes and northeast Brazil had fewer species
and more specialized relationships between bees andplants. The authors conclude that the interactions
observed among pollinators and plants are probably
influenced by a combination of current ecologicalprocesses and past evolutionary history.

This study by researchers in Australia and the UnitedStates tested the hypothesis of ‘niche conservatism,’according to which most species remain in climates
similar to those tolerated by their evolutionary
ancestors. It looked at the consequences of thistendency for distributions of a large family ofAustralian birds, the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae).
The analysis used more than two million recordsof the location of 75 species of honeyeaters,
obtained through GBIF, eBird and the Atlas of Living
Australia. Honeyeaters originated in wet, subtropicalenvironments but subsequently spread to drier
habitats as Australia became more arid. The researchfound that as predicted by niche conservatism, thespecies now encountered in drier areas occupy a
progressively smaller section of the evolutionary tree
(phylogenetic clustering), indicating that only a few
species within the family evolved the adaptations thatenabled them to withstand the harsher conditions of adrying Australia.

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WHY THE TROPICS ARE MORE BIODIVERSE
THAN TEMPERATE REGIONS
Jansson, R., Rodríguez-Castañeda, G., & Harding, L. E. (2013).
What can multiple phylogenies say about the latitudinal
diversity gradient? A new look at the tropical conservatism,out of the tropics, and diversification rate hypotheses.
Evolution, 67(6), 1741–55. doi:10.1111/evo.12089
Author country: Sweden
Research funding: Swedish Research Council, UmeåUniversity (Sweden)

This study by researchers from Umeå University,
Sweden, tested various hypotheses for why
ecosystems become relatively less rich in species
as you move away from the Equator and towards
the poles.
The two major competing explanations are the‘tropical conservatism hypothesis’, suggesting thatmost branches of the tree of life originate in the older
tropical environments, and that it is relatively rare for
species in a lineage to move into temperate latitudes;
and the ‘out of the tropics model’ proposing thattransitions of related species from the tropics
to temperate zones are quite common, meaningthat a large proportion of temperate species havetropical origins.
To test these and other hypotheses, the researchers
selected 111 published phylogenies, or evolutionary
trees, documenting relationships between species ofmammals, birds, insects and flowering plants. Using

georeferenced data accessed through GBIF, they
divided all the species and other taxa in these trees
into those with tropical ranges, temperate ranges,
and those spanning both zones.
The study then analysed the patterns for how andwhen branches of these clades or related groups had
made a transition from tropical to temperate latitudes,
and vice versa. It found that the most common
type of transition was the expansion of tropicallineages to include temperate latitudes, suggestingthat adaptation to new climatic conditions may not
represent a major obstacle for many clades. The
authors suggest their results lend support to the‘out of the tropics’ model and contradict many
predictions of the tropical conservatism hypothesis.

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Other research relating to advancing biodiversity science citing use of GBIF-mediated data
Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

Integrating open access geospatial
data to map the habitat suitabilityof the declining corn bunting(Miliaria calandra).

Germany,
Portugal

10.3390/ijgi2040935

ISPRS
Abdi, A.
International		
Journal of
Geo-Information

		Using environmental niche models
The ISME
to test the “everything is everywhere”
journalhypothesis for Badhamia.		
			

Aguilar, M.,
Fiore-Donno,
A.-M., Lado, C.,& Cavalier-Smith, T.

Canada,Spain,
UnitedKingdom

10.1038/ismej.2013.183

Rapid lizard radiation lacking niche
Journal ofconservatism: ecological diversification
Biogeography
within a complex landscape.		
						

Ahmadzadeh, F.,
Flecks, M.,
Carretero, M. A.,
Böhme, W.,
Ilgaz, C. et al.

Iran,
Germany,
Portugal,
Turkey10.1111/jbi.12121

Cryptic speciation patterns in Iranian
PLoS ONErock lizards uncovered by integrative 		
taxonomy.		
						

Ahmadzadeh, F.,
Flecks, M.,
Carretero, M. A.,
Mozaffari, O.,
Böhme, W. et al.

Germany,
Iran,Portugal

10.1371/journal.pone.0080563

Neolovenula alluaudi (Guerne andRichard, 1890) (Calanoida: Diaptomidae:
Paradiaptominae): first record in Italy
and review of geographical distribution.

Journal of
Limnology

Alfonso, G., &Belmonte, G.

Italy

10.4081/jlimnol.2013.e20

Joint analysis of stressors andecosystem services to enhance
restoration effectiveness.
		
		
		
		
		

Proceedingsof theNational
Academy of
Sciences of
the UnitedStates ofAmerica

Allan, J. D.,McIntyre, P. B.,
Smith, S. D. P.,
Halpern, B. S.,
Boyer, G. L. et al.

Canada,United States

10.1073/pnas.1213841110

A revision of Blindia (Seligeriaceae)
from southern South America.

The Bryologist

Andreas, B. K.

United States

10.1639/0007-2745-116.3.263

Tempo and mode of the multiple
Molecular
origins of salinity tolerance in a
Ecologywater beetle lineage.		
						

Arribas, P.,
Andújar, C.,
Abellán, P.,
Velasco, J.,
Millán, A. et al.

Spain

10.1111/mec.12605

Paleoclimatic modeling andBMC
phylogeography of least killifish,
Evolutionary
Heterandria formosa: insights
Biology
into Pleistocene expansion-contraction 		
dynamics and evolutionary history 		
of North American Coastal Plain
freshwater biota.

Bagley, J. C.,
Sandel, M.,
Travis, J.,
Lozano-Vilano, M. De,& Johnson, J. B.

Mexico,United States

10.1186/1471-2148-13-223

Mapping the biodiversity of tropicalGlobalinsects: species richness andEcology andinventory completeness of African
Biogeography
sphingid moths.		
			Ballesteros-Mejia, L.,
Kitching, I. J.,
Jetz, W.,
Nagel, P., &Beck, J.

Switzerland,
UnitedKingdom,
United States

10.1111/geb.12039

Distribution extension for Anolis
Check List
salvini Boulenger, 1885 		
(Reptilia: Squamata: Dactyloidae), 		
in western Panama.

Bienentreu, J.-F.,
Germany
Hertz, A., &		
Lotzkat, S.

http://www.checklist.org.br/
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Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

Spatial bias in the GBIF database
Ecologicaland its effect on modelling species’
Informatics
geographic distributions.		
			Beck, J.,
Böller, M.,
Erhardt, A., &Schwanghart, W.

Germany,
Switzerland

10.1016/j.ecoinf.2013.11.002

The impact of modelling choices in
the predictive performance of richness
maps derived from species-distribution
models: guidelines to build better
diversity models.

Methods in
Ecology and
Evolution

Benito, B. M.,
Cayuela, L., &Albuquerque, F. S.

Spain

10.1111/2041-210x.12022

Autecological traits determined two
evolutionary strategies in Mediterranean
plants during the Quaternary: low
differentiation and range expansion
versus geographical speciation in Linaria.

Molecular
Ecology

Blanco-Pastor, J. L.,& Vargas, P.

Spain

10.1111/mec.12518

Re-characterization of the Red-lip
Megalobulimus (Gastropoda:
Strophocheilidae) from Peru withdescription of a new species.

Zoologia(Curitiba)

Borda, V., &Peru
Ramírez, R.		

10.1590/S1984-46702013005
000008The Flora of Chad: a checklist andPhytoKeys
brief analysis.		

Brundu, G., &Camarda, I.

Italy

10.3897/phytokeys.23.4752

IKey+: a new single-access key
Systematic
generation web service.
Biology						Burguiere, T.,
Causse, F.,
Ung, V., &Vignes-Lebbe, R.

France10.1093/sysbio/sys069

Disjunct occurrence of Harpanthus
drummondii (Taylor) Grolle(Geocalycaceae, Jungermanniopsida)in the boreal forest of west-central Canada.

Caners, R. T.

Canada10.1639/079.030.0104

Taxonomy, biogeography and DNA
Zoologicalbarcodes of Geodia species
Journal of(Porifera, Demospongiae, Tetractinellida)
the Linnean
in the Atlantic boreo-arctic region.
Society			

Cárdenas, P.,
Rapp, H. T.,
Klitgaard, A. B.,
Best, M.,
Thollesson, M. et al.

Canada,Denmark,
Norway,Sweden10.1111/zoj.12056

First record of a gecko species to the
Q Science
fauna of Qatar: Hemidactylus persicus
Connect
Anderson, 1872 (Gekkonidae).		
			
			
			

Castilla, A. M.,
Valdeón, A.,
Cog, D.,Gosá, A.,
Saifelnasr, E. O. H.
et al.

Egypt,
Qatar,
Romania,Spain

10.5339/connect.2013.28

A study of using grey system theory
and artificial neural network on the
climbing ability of Buergeria robusta frog.

Chang, Y.-H., &Chuang, T.-F.

ChineseTaipei10.4236/oje.2013.32010

Reinvestigation of West African
DiatomCocquyt, C.,
Surirellaceae (Bacillariophyta)
Research
Jüttner, I., &described by Woodhead and Tweed 		
Kusber, W.-H.
from Sierra Leone.			

Belgium,
Germany,
UnitedKingdom

10.1080/0269249X.2012.752411

Are Namibian “fairy circles” the
PLoS ONEconsequence of self-organizing 		
spatial vegetation patterning?

Cramer, M. D.,& Barger, N. N.

South Africa,
United States

10.1371/journal.pone.0070876

The Hill of Six Lakes revisited:
new data and re-evaluation ofa key Pleistocene Amazon site.

D’Apolito, C.,
Absy, M. L., &Latrubesse, E. M.

Brazil,Panama,United States

10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.07.013

Evansia

Open Journalof Ecology

Quaternary
Science
Reviews

		

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Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL		

Nitrogen deposition alters plantMolecularfungal relationships: linking
Ecology
belowground dynamics to 		
aboveground vegetation change.		
			

Dean, S. L.,
Farrer, E. C.,
Taylor, D. L.,
Porras-Alfaro, A.,
Suding, K. N., et al.

United States

10.1111/mec.12541

Uncovering cryptic diversity andMolecular
refugial persistence among small
Phylogenetics
mammal lineages across the Easternand Evolution
Afromontane biodiversity hotspot.		

Demos, T. C.,
Kerbis Peterhans, J. C.,
Agwanda, B., &Hickerson, M. J.

Kenya,
United States

10.1016/j.ympev.2013.10.014

Interspecific variations of inner
ear structure in the deep-sea fish
family Melamphaidae.

The
Anatomical
RecordDeng, X.,
Wagner, H.-J., &Popper, A. N.

United States,
Germany

10.1002/ar.22703

Biology and host specificity of
Anthonomus tenebrosus(Coleoptera: Curculionidae):a herbivore of tropical soda apple.

Annals of the
EntomologicalSociety ofAmericaDiaz, R.,
Menocal, O.,
Montemayor, C., &Overholt, W. A.

Panama,United States

10.1603/AN13020

Utility of QR codes in biological
PhytoKeys
collections.		

Diazgranados, M.,& Funk, V.

United States

10.3897/phytokeys.25.5175

Molecular markers reveal limited
PLoS ONEpopulation genetic structure in a 		North American corvid, Clark’s
nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana).

Dohms, K. M.,& Burg, T. M.

Canada10.1371/journal.pone.0079621

ENSO signature in botanical proxy
Geophysicaltime series extends terrestrial
Research
El Niño record into the (sub)tropics.
Letters			Donders, T. H.,
Punyasena, S. W.,
de Boer, H. J., &Wagner-Cremer, F.

Netherlands,
United States

10.1002/2013GL058038

Activity response to climate
PLoS ONEseasonality in species with fossorial 		
habits: a niche modeling approach 		using the lowland Burrowing 		Treefrog (Smilisca fodiens).

EncarnaciónLuévano, A.,
Rojas-Soto, O. R., &Sigala-Rodríguez, J. J.

Mexico10.1371/journal.pone.0078290

Biogeographic regions ofNorth American mammals
based on endemism.
		Biological
Journal of
the Linnean
Society

Escalante, T.,
Morrone, J. J., &Rodríguez-Tapia, G.

Mexico10.1111/bij.12142

Mammal species richness andMammalia
biogeographic structure at the 		
southern boundaries of the 		
Nearctic region.		
			

Escalante, T.,
Rodríguez-Tapia, G.,
Linaje, M.,
Morrone, J. J., &Noguera-Urbano, E.

Mexico10.1515/mammalia-2013-0057

Using limited data to detect
Biologicalchanges in species distributions:
Conservation
Insights from Amazon parrots 		
in Venezuela.		
			

Ferrer-Paris, J. R.,
Venezuela
Sánchez-Mercado, A.,
Rodríguez-Clark, K. M.,
Rodríguez, J. P., &Rodríguez, G. A.

10.1016/j.biocon.2013.07.032

Congruence and diversity of
PLoS ONEbutterfly-host plant associations 		
at higher taxonomic levels.		
			

Ferrer-Paris, J. R.,
Sánchez-Mercado, A.,
Viloria, Á. L., &Donaldson, J.

South Africa,
Venezuela

10.1371/journal.pone.0063570

Plant collections online: using
Bioscene
Flannery, M. C.
United States
digital herbaria in biology teaching.				
					
					

http://www.academia.edu/
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Online_Using_Digital_Herbaria_
in_Biology_Teaching

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JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

Functional enrichment of utopian
Americandistribution of plant life-forms.
Journal of		
Plant Sciences			

Furze, J. Q.,
N., Zhu,
Qiao, F.,& Hill, J.

China,
UnitedKingdom

10.4236/ajps.2013.412A1006

ModestR: a software tool for
Ecography
managing and analyzing species 		
distribution map databases.		
						

García-Roselló, E.,
Colombia,
Guisande, C.,
Spain
González-Dacosta, J.,
Heine, J.,
Pelayo-Villamil, P. et al.

10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00374.x

From southern refugia to the northern
Journal ofrange margin: genetic population
Biogeography
structure of the common wall lizard, 		Podarcis muralis.		
			

Gassert, F.,
Schulte, U.,
Husemann, M.,
Ulrich, W.,
Rödder, D. et al.

Luxembourg,
Germany,
Poland10.1111/jbi.12109

Island Biogeography, the effects oftaxonomic effort and the importanceof island niche diversity to single
island endemic species.

Gray, A., &Cavers, S.

UnitedKingdom

10.1093/sysbio/syt060

A redescription of the post-larval
Marinephysonect siphonophore stage
Ecologyknown as Mica micula Margulis 1982, 		from Antarctica, with notes on its
distribution and identity.

Grossmann, M. M.,
Lindsay, D. J., &Fuentes, V.

Japan,
Spain

10.1111/maec.12026

Evolutionary lag times and recent
origin of the biota of an ancient desert(Atacama-Sechura).
		
		
		

Proceedingsof the National
Academy of
Sciences of theUnited Statesof America

Guerrero, P. C.,
Rosas, M.,
Arroyo, M. T. K.,& Wiens, J. J.

United States

10.1073/pnas.1308721110

Molecular and morphological support
for a Florida origin of the Cuban oak.

Journal of
Biogeography

Gugger, P. F., &Cavender-Bares, J.

United States

10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02610.x

Influence of late Quaternary climate
Molecularchange on present patterns of
Ecologygenetic variation in valley oak, 		Quercus lobata Née.

Gugger, P. F.,
Ikegami, M., &Sork, V. L.

United States

10.1111/mec.12317

The effects of the Late Quaternary
glacial-interglacial cycles on Anatolian
ground squirrels: range expansion
during the glacial periods?

Gür, H.

Turkey10.1111/bij.12026

The diverse habitats of Hygrocybe –Mycospherepeeking into an enigmatic lifestyle.		
			

Halbwachs, H.,
Karasch, P., &G.W., G.

Germany,
UnitedKingdom

10.5943/mycosphere/4/4/14

Mitochondrial phylogeny reveals
cryptic genetic diversity in thegenus Niviventer (Rodentia, Muroidea).

He, K., &Jiang, X.-L.

Canada,China

10.3109/19401736.2013.823167

Systematic
Biology

Biological
Journal of
the Linnean
Society

MitochondrialDNA		New distribution records and variation
Check Listof the two common lowland salamanders 		
Bolitoglossa colonnea (Dunn, 1924) and 		
B. lignicolor (Peters, 1873) in Panama(Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae).

Hertz, A.,
Germany
Lotzkat, S., &		
Köhler, G.

http://www.checklist.org.br/
getpdf?NGD151-12

Asian origin and upslope migrationof Hawaiian Artemisia(Compositae-Anthemideae).

Hobbs, C. R., &Baldwin, B. G.

10.1111/jbi.12046

Journal of
Biogeography

United States

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JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL		

Phylogeography of the Robsonius
The Condor
ground-warblers (Passeriformes: 		Locustellidae) reveals an 		undescribed species from 		
northeastern Luzon, Philippines.		

Hosner, P. A.,
Mexico,Boggess, N. C.,
Philippines,
Alviola, P.,
United States
Sánchez-González, L. A.,
Oliveros, C. H. et al.

10.1525/cond.2013.120124

Naemacyclus culmigenus, a newly
Mycoscience
reported potential pathogen to 		
Miscanthus sinensis, new to Japan.		
						

Hosoya, T.,
Hosaka, K.,
Saito, Y.,
Degawa, Y., &Suzuki, R.

Japan

10.1016/j.myc.2013.02.002

Evidence for recent evolution of
The New
Humphreys, A. M.,
cold tolerance in grasses suggests
Phytologist& Linder, H. P.
current distribution is not limited 			by (low) temperature.			

Switzerland,
Sweden,UnitedKingdom

10.1111/nph.12244

Reconstructing hybrid speciation
Systematic
events in the Pteris cretica group
Botany(Pteridaceae) in Japan and 		
adjacent regions.

Jaruwattanaphan, T.,
Matsumoto, S., &Watano, Y.

Japan

10.1600/036364413X661980

Epiphyte metapopulation persistence
after drastic habitat decline and low
tree regeneration: time-lags andeffects of conservation actions.

Johansson, V.,
Ranius, T., &Snäll, T.

Sweden10.1111/1365-2664.12049

Johnston, P. R.,
Steel, J. B.,
Park, D., &Ludwig, L. R.

New Zealand10.1080/0028825X.2013.815638

Denmark,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Malawi,Rwanda,Tanzania,
Uganda10.1111/avsc.12055

Journal ofAppliedEcology

A bryophilous member of the
New Zealand
Leotiomycetes from New Zealand,
Journal
Bryoclaviculus campylopi gen.
of Botanyet sp. nov.		

Correspondence in forest species
AppliedKindt, R.,
composition between the Vegetation
Vegetation
Lillesø, J.-P. B.,
Map of Africa and higher resolution
Sciencevan Breugel, P.,maps for seven African countries.		
Bingham, M.,
			
Demissew, S. et al.
				
				
Nephroma helveticum andN. tangeriense new to Norway.

GraphisKlepsland, J. T.
NorwayScripta			

http://nhm2.uio.no/botanisk/
lav/Graphis/25_2/GS_25_33.pdf

The naturalization status of African
spotted orchid (Oeceoclades maculata)
in Neotropics.

Plant
Biosystems

Kolanowska, M.

Poland10.1080/11263504.2013.824042

Linking life-history traits, ecology,
The
and niche breadth evolution in North
AmericanAmerican Eriogonoids (Polygonaceae).
Naturalist			Kostikova, A.,
Litsios, G.,
Salamin, N., &Pearman, P. B.

Switzerland

10.1086/673527

Phytochemical investigation of the
Phytochemistryleaves of Leptoderris fasciculata.
Letters
			
			
			

Kouamé, F. P. B. K.,
Silvestre, V.,
Bedi, G.,
Loquet, D.,
Robins, R. J. et al.

France,Cote d’Ivoire

10.1016/j.phytol.2013.02.009

Spatial variation in the phylogenetic
International
structure of flea assemblages across
Journal for
geographic ranges of small
Parasitology
mammalian hosts in the Palearctic.		

Krasnov, B. R.,
Pilosof, S.,
Shenbrot, G. I., &Khokhlova, I. S.

Israel10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.05.001

When east meets west: population
Heredity
structure of a high-latitude resident 		
species, the boreal chickadee(Poecile hudsonicus).

Lait, L. A., &Burg, T. M.

Canada10.1038/hdy.2013.54

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JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

On the date and organ of publication
for the endemic Galápagos scorpion
Centruroides exsul (Scorpiones:
Buthidae) by Wilhelm Meise, witha revision of its distribution andtype material.

Lambertz, M.

Germany

10.1636/Ha13-37.1

Understanding the ecological niche
Amphibiato elucidate spatial strategies of theReptilia
southernmost Tupinambis lizards.		
						

Lanfri, S.,
Cola, V. Di,
Naretto, S.,
Chiaraviglio, M., &Cardozo, G.

Argentina,
Switzerland

10.1163/15685381-00002917

Local representation of global
Journal ofdiversity in a cosmopolitan lichenBiogeography
forming fungal species complex.		
(Rhizoplaca, Ascomycota)		
			

Leavitt, S. D.,
Fernández-Mendoza, F.,
Pérez-Ortega, S.,
Sohrabi, M.,
Divakar, P. K. et al.

United States, 10.1111/jbi.12118
Germany,
Spain,
Iran,
Czech Republic

Mechanistic models for the spatial
Ecologicalspread of species under climate change.
Applications
			
			
			

Leroux, S. J.,
Larrivée, M.,
Boucher-Lalonde, V.,
Hurford, A.,
Zuloaga, J. et al.

Canada10.1890/12-1407.1

Process-based and correlative
Ecosphere
modeling of desert mistletoe 		
distribution: a multiscalar approach.		

Lira-Noriega, A.,
Soberón, J., &Miller, C. P.

United States

10.1890/ES13-00155.1

Effects of a fire response trait on
Evolution
diversification in replicated radiations.		
			
			
			

Litsios, G.,
Wüest, R. O.,
Kostikova, A.,
Forest, F.,
Lexer, C. et al.

Switzerland,
UnitedKingdom

10.1111/evo.12273

Geological and ecological factors
The New
drive cryptic speciation of yews
Phytologist
in a biodiversity hotspot.		
						Liu, J.,
Möller, M.,
Provan, J.,
Gao, L.-M.,
Poudel, R. C. et al.

China,
UnitedKingdom

10.1111/nph.12336

Conservation genetics ofAnnales
Dichoropetalum schottii (Apiaceae):
Botaniciis the legal protection of edge
Fennici
populations consistent with the 		
genetic data?		

López-pujol, J.,
Spain
Martinell, M. C.,		
Massó, S.,
Rovira, A. M.,
Bosch, M. et al.

http://www.sekj.org/PDF/
anb50-free/anb50-269.pdf

Social spiders of the genus
Die
Anelosimus occur in wetter,
Naturwissenmore productive environments
schaftenthan non-social species.		

Majer, M.,
Agnarsson, I.,
Svenning, J.-C.,& Bilde, T.

Denmark,
United States

10.1007/s00114-013-1106-6

Post-glacial northward expansion
and genetic differentiation between
migratory and sedentary populationsof the broad-tailed hummingbird(Selasphorus platycercus).

Molecular
Ecology

Malpica, A., &Ornelas, J. F.

Mexico10.1111/mec.12614

Human and natural drivers ofchanging macrophyte community
dynamics over 12 years in a
Neotropical riverine floodplain system.
		Aquatic
Conservation:
Marine andFreshwater
Ecosystems

Martins, S. V.,
Milne, J.,
Thomaz, S. M.,
McWaters, S.,
Mormul, R. P. et al.

Brazil,UnitedKingdom

10.1002/aqc.2368

Journal of
Arachnology

Phylogeny of Polycnemoideae
Taxon
Masson, R., &Germany(Amaranthaceae): Implications for 		
Kadereit, G.		
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DOI/URL

Modeling species distributions
PLoS ONEfrom heterogeneous data for the 		
biogeographic regionalization of 		the European bryophyte flora.		
			

Mateo, R. G.,
Vanderpoorten, A.,
Muñoz, J.,
Laenen, B., &Désamoré, A.

Belgium,
Ecuador,Portugal,
Spain

10.1371/journal.pone.0055648

Velvet ants, past and present:a county-wide checklist of the
distribution and diversity of
Mutillidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera)in Oklahoma including two newstate records, and new behavioral
observations for Dasymutilla foxi
(Cockerell).

Entomologica
Americana

Menard, K. L., &Mitchell, J. M.

United States

10.1664/13-RA-009.1

Distribution of some rare or endemic
chasmophytic and rupestral species
growing along the coastal cliffs ofthe Maltese Islands.

WebbiaMifsud, S.

Malta

10.1080/00837792.2013.807451

Disentangling environmental
Ecology andcorrelates of vascular plant biodiversity
Evolution
in a Mediterranean hotspot.		
						

Molina-Venegas, R.,
Aparicio, A.,
Pina, F. J.,
Valdés, B., &Arroyo, J.

Spain

10.1002/ece3.762

Morphological and molecularcharacterization of a new Nearctic
species of Calligrapha Chevrolat,
1836 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae,
Chrysomelinae) from Central Mexico.

Proceedingsof theEntomologicalSociety ofWashington

Montelongo, T., &Gómez-Zurita, J.

Spain

10.4289/0013-8797.115.4.369

Niche modelling for twelve plant
species (six timber species and six
palm trees) in the Amazon region,
using collection and field survey data.

ForestEcology andManagement

Moscoso, V.,
Albernaz, A. L., &Salomão, R. D. P.

Brazil10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.064

Rare species support vulnerable
PLOS biology
functions in high-diversity ecosystems.		
			
			
			

Mouillot, D.,
Bellwood, D. R.,
Baraloto, C.,
Chave, J.,
Galzin, R. et al.

France,Australia,
United States,
Switzerland

10.1371/journal.pbio.1001569

A comparative study of ancient
Quaternary
environmental DNA to pollen andSciencemacrofossils from lake sediments
Reviews
reveals taxonomic overlap and 		
additional plant taxa.		

Pedersen, M. W.,
Ginolhac, A.,
Orlando, L.,
Olsen, J.,
Andersen, K. et al.

Denmark

10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.06.006

What determines biogeographical
Journal ofranges? Historical wanderings andBiogeography
ecological constraints in the 		
danthonioid grasses.		
			Peter Linder, H.,
Antonelli, A.,
Humphreys, A. M.,
Pirie, M. D., &Wüest, R. O.

Germany,
Sweden,Switzerland,
UnitedKingdom

10.1111/jbi.12070

Notes on the Chilean geographic
Check List
distribution of several vascular 		
plant species.		

Pfanzelt, S.,
García, C., &Marticorena, A.

Chile,
Germany

http://www.checklist.org.br/
getpdf?NGD257-12

A new species of mudskipper,
Boleophthalmus poti (Teleostei:
Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) from theGulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea,
and a key to the genus.

Polgar, G.,
Jaafar, Z., &Konstantinidis, P.

Germany,
Malaysia,
Singapore

http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/
biblio/61/61rbz311-321.pdf

The Raffles
Bulletin of
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JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL		

Phylogeography and niche modelling
Molecularof the relict plant Amborella trichopoda
Ecology(Amborellaceae) reveal multiple 		Pleistocene refugia in New Caledonia.		
			

Poncet, V.,
Munoz, F.,
Munzinger, J.,
Pillon, Y.,
Gomez, C. et al.

France,New
Caledonia,
United States

10.1111/mec.12554

The integration of multiple independent
Molecular
data reveals an unusual response to
Ecology
Pleistocene climatic changes in the 		
hard tick Ixodes ricinus.		
			

Porretta, D.,
Mastrantonio, V.,
Mona, S.,
Epis, S.,
Montagna, M. et al.

France,Italy

10.1111/mec.12203

Afrotemperate Amphibians in southernand eastern Africa: a critical review.
		

AfricanPoynton, J. C.
Journal of		
Herpetology

UnitedKingdom

10.1080/21564574.2013.794866

Ascomycota macrofungi new to Romania.
				Acta Horti
Botanici
Bucurestiensis

Radu, M.-I.

Romania10.2478/ahbb-2013-0007

Do the elevational limits of deciduous
Globaltree species match their thermal
Ecology andlatitudinal limits?
Biogeography						

Randin, C. F.,
Paulsen, J.,
Vitasse, Y.,
Kollas, C.,
Wohlgemuth, T. et al.

Switzerland

10.1111/geb.12040

Evaluating the significance of
PLoS ONE
Paleophylogeographic species 		
distribution models in reconstructing 		Quaternary range-shifts of 		
Nearctic Chelonians.		

Rödder, D.,
Lawing, A. M.,
Flecks, M.,
Ahmadzadeh, F.,
Dambach, J. et al.

Germany,
United States

10.1371/journal.pone.0072855

Genetic, phenotypic and ecological
Journal ofdivergence with gene flow at the
Biogeography
Isthmus of Tehuantepec: the case 		of the azure-crowned hummingbird(Amazilia cyanocephala)Rodríguez-Gómez, F.,
MexicoGutiérrez-Rodríguez, C.,& Ornelas, J. F.

10.1111/jbi.12093

Genetic divergence of the
Mesoamerican azure-crowned
hummingbird (Amazilia cyanocephala,
Trochilidae) across the MotaguaPolochic-Jocotán fault system.
		

Rodríguez-Gómez, F.,& Ornelas, J. F.

Mexico10.1111/jzs.12047

First pelagic record of the velvet
Zoosystema
dogfish Zameus squamulosus 		(Günther, 1877) (Squaliformes) from 		
the southwestern Indian Ocean and 		
some notes on its regional distribution.		

Romanov, E. V.,
Bach, P.,
Rebik, S. T.,
Le Turc, A.,& Séret, B.

Île dela Réunion(France),Ukraine,France10.5252/z2013n1a2

Niche conservatism and disjunct
The Auk
populations: A case study with 		Painted Buntings (Passerina ciris).		
						Ryan Shipley, J.,
Contina, A.,
Batbayar, N.,
Bridge, E. S.,
Peterson, A. T. et al.

United States

10.1525/auk.2013.12151

Phylogeography of a rare orchid,
Plant
Vexillabium yakushimense: comparison
Systematics
of populations in central Honshu andand Evolution
the Nansei Island chain, Japan.		
			

Saeki, I.,
Kitazawa, A.,
Abe, A.,
Minemoto, K., &Koike, F.

Japan

10.1007/s00606-013-0854-2

Bioclimatic, ecological, and phenotypic
Americanintermediacy and high genetic
Journaladmixture in a natural hybrid ofof Botany
octoploid strawberries.		
			Salamone, I.,
Govindarajulu, R.,
Falk, S.,
Parks, M.,
Liston, A. et al.

United States

10.3732/ajb.1200624

Journal of
Zoological
Systematics
andEvolutionary
Research

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Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL		

Distribution extension of Proboscis
Check List
bat Rhynchonycteris naso record 		for southwestern Ecuador. 		
						Salas, J. A.,
EcuadorViteri, F.H.,		
Zambrano, M.M.,
Benavides, V.H.,& Carvajal

http://www.checklist.org.br/
getpdf?NGD275-12

The world bacterial biogeography
BioMedand biodiversity through databases:
Researcha case study of NCBI nucleotide
International
database and GBIF database.		
			

Selama, O.,
James, P.,
Nateche, F.,
Wellington, E. M. H.,& Hacène, H.

Algeria,
UnitedKingdom

10.1155/2013/240175

How does selection of climate
variables affect predictions ofspecies distributions? A casestudy of three new weeds in
New Zealand.

Sheppard, C. S.

New Zealand10.1111/wre.12021

Weed
Research

Pterocymbium tinctorium (Merrill, 1901)
Check List
(Magnoliophyta: Malvales: Sterculiaceae: 		Sterculioideae): New record from 		mainland India and extension of 		geographic distribution.

Singh, B.,
India
Adhikari, D.,		
Barik, S. K., &Chettri, A.

http://www.checklist.org.br/
getpdf?NGD098-11

Modeling environmental niche
Tropicalof Himalayan birch and remote
Ecologysensing based vicarious validation.		

Singh, C. P.,
India
Panigrahy, S., &		
Parihar, J. A. I. S.

http://www.tropecol.com/
volumes/toc/en/toc54-3.htm

Host preference of herbivorous
arthropods feeding on Ficus(Moraceae) grown ex situ in Ukraine.
		Environmental
Sosnovsky, Y.
Ukraineand			
Experimental
Biology

http://eeb.lu.lv/EEB/201312/
EEB_11_Sosnovsky.pdf

First fossil record of Alphonsea
PLoS ONEHk. f. & T. (Annonaceae) from the 		late Oligocene sediments of Assam,
India and comments on
Its phytogeography.

Srivastava, G., &Mehrotra, R. C.

India

10.1371/journal.pone.0053177

The effects of sampling bias and
PLoS ONEmodel complexity on the predictive 		
performance of MaxEnt species 		
distribution models.

Syfert, M. M.,
Smith, M. J., &Coomes, D. A.

UnitedKingdom

10.1371/journal.pone.0055158

Divergent and narrower climatic
Journal ofniches characterize polyploid
Biogeography
species of European primroses 		
in Primula sect. Aleuritia.		
			

Theodoridis, S.,
Randin, C.,
Broennimann, O.,
Patsiou, T., &Conti, E.

Switzerland

10.1111/jbi.12085

Climatic niche of Dacryodes edulis
Journal of(G. Don) H. J. Lam (Burseraceae),
Ecology anda semi-domesticated fruit tree
the Natural
native to Central Africa.
Environment			Todou, G.,
D’Eeckenbrugge, G. C.,
Joly, H. I.,
Akoa, A.,
Onana, J.-M. et al.

Cameroon,
France10.5897/JENE12.075

Northern range extension to
Northeastern
Georges Bank for Hollardia hollardi
Naturalist(Reticulate Spikefish) 		
(Triacanthodidae, Tetraodontiformes).

Tyler, J. C.,
Collette, B. B., &Broughton, E. A.

United States

10.1656/045.020.0421

On the presence and distribution
Q Scienceof the Gulf sand gecko,
Connect
Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis 		
Haas, 1957 (Reptilia: Squamata: 		Gekkonidae) in Qatar.		

Valdeón, A.,
Castilla, A. M.,
Cogalniceaunu, D.,
Gosá, A.,
Alkuwary, A. et al.

Egypt,
Qatar,
Romania,
Spain

http://www.qscience.com/doi/
abs/10.5339/connect.2013.34

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Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

Application of consensus theory to
Appliedformalize expert evaluations of plant
Vegetation
species distribution models.
Science						

Van Zonneveld, M.,
Castañeda, N.,
Scheldeman, X.,
van Etten, J., &Van Damme, P.

Belgium,
10.1111/avsc.12081
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Czech Republic

Does prescribed burning result
Globalin biotic homogenisation of
Changecoastal heathlands?
Biology			Velle, L. G.,
Nilsen, L. S.,
Norderhaug, A.,& Vandvik, V.

Norway10.1111/gcb.12448

Radically different phylogeographies
Molecular
Vences, M.,
and patterns of genetic variation in
Phylogenetics
Hauswaldt, J. S.,
two European brown frogs, genus Rana.
and Evolution
Steinfartz, S.,			
Rupp, O.,			
Goesmann, A. et al.
				
				
				
				
				
				
				

Germany,
UnitedKingdom,
Spain,
Poland,Russia,France,Portugal,
Italy,
Croatia,
Greece,Ukraine10.1016/j.ympev.2013.04.014

The deep-sea fish Kali macrodon:
Marinea new record for the tropical eastern
Biodiversity
Atlantic off Cape Verde.
Records						

Vieira, R. P.,
Thiel, R.,
Christiansen, B.,
Coelho, R.,
Denda, A. et al.

Portugal,
Germany

10.1017/S1755267212001248

Tree squirrels: A key to understandthe historic biogeographyof Mesoamerica?

Mammalian
Biology

Villalobos, F.

Costa Rica

10.1016/j.mambio.2013.02.003

Diaspore and shoot size as driversof local, regional and global bryophyte
distributions.

GlobalEcology and
Biogeography

Virtanen, R.

Finland10.1111/geb.12128

Canary Grasses (Phalaris, Poaceae):
Biogeography, molecular dating andthe role of floret structure in dispersal.

Molecular
Ecology

Voshell, S. M.,& Hilu, K. W.

United States

10.1111/mec.12575

Low global sensitivity of metabolic
Oecologia
rate to temperature in calcified 		
marine invertebrates.		
						

Watson, S.-A.,
Morley, S. A.,
Bates, A. E.,
Clark, M. S.,
Day, R. W. et al.

Australia,
New Zealand,
Singapore,
UnitedKingdom

10.1007/s00442-013-2767-8

Evolution of microgastropods
BMC(Ellobioidea, Carychiidae):
Evolutionary
integrating taxonomic, phylogenetic
Biologyand evolutionary hypotheses.		
			

Weigand, A. M.,
Jochum, A.,
Slapnik, R.,
Schnitzler, J.,
Zarza, E. et al.

Germany,
Slovenia

10.1186/1471-2148-13-18

Analysis of coprolites from the extinct
Quaternary
mountain goat Myotragus balearicus.
Research
			
			
			

Welker, F.,
Duijm, E.,
van der Gaag, K. J.,
van Geel, B.,de Knijff, P. et al.

Netherlands,
Spain,
Switzerland

10.1016/j.yqres.2013.10.006

Range collapse in the Diana fritillary,
Speyeria diana (Nymphalidae).
		

Wells, C. N.,& Tonkyn, D. W.

United States

10.1111/icad.12059

InsectConservation
and Diversity

DOI/URL

		

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Title
JournalAuthors				Authorcountries

DOI/URL

Trioza chenopodii Reuter (Hemiptera:
Psylloidea: Triozidae): new western
North American records of a Eurasian
immigrant.
		

Wheeler, A. G., &Hoebeke, E. R.

United States

10.4289/082.115.0202

Expanding the understanding
Ecology andof local community assembly
Evolutionin adaptive radiations.		

Wollenberg, K. C.,
Veith, M., &Lötters, S.

Germany,
United States

10.1002/ece3.908

Synthetodontium kunlunense(Mielichhoferiaceae, Musci),
a new moss species from theKunlun Mountain Range, China.

Yong-Ying, L.,
Jian-Cheng, Z.,& Mamtimin, S.

China

10.3417/2011049

Proceedingsof theEntomologicalSociety ofWashington

Novon:A Journal for
Botanical
Nomenclature		

New records of Thremma anomalum
Entomological(Trichoptera: Uenoidae) from
News
Southeastern Europe with notes 		
on its ecology.		
			Živić, I.,

Bjelanović, K.,
Simić, V.,Živić, M.,Žikić, V. et al.

Serbia10.3157/021.123.0307

Myxomycete records from Eagle
Mycosphere
Hill in Maine.		

Zoll, V., &Stephenson, S. L.

United States

10.5943/mycosphere/4/3/7

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Discussion of GBIFIn addition to the research uses of data accessed via GBIF, outlined in the previous sections, the network was
discussed in various forms in the scientific literature during 2013. The following is a selection of journal articles
in which GBIF was a significant topic of discussion.
Amano, T., & Sutherland, W. J. (2013). Four barriers to theglobal understanding of biodiversity conservation: wealth,language, geographical location and security. Proceedings
Biological Sciences/ The Royal Society, 280(1756), 20122649.
doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.2649
Balke, M., Schmidt, S., Hausmann, A., Toussaint, E., Bergsten,J., et al. (2013). Biodiversity into your hands - A call for a
virtual global natural history “metacollection.” Frontiers inZoology, 10(1), 55. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-10-55
Beck, J., Ballesteros-Mejia, L., Nagel, P., & Kitching, I. J.
(2013). Online solutions and the “Wallacean shortfall”: what
does GBIF contribute to our knowledge of species’ ranges?
Diversity and Distributions, 19(8), 1043–1050. doi:10.1111/
ddi.12083
Belbin, L., Daly, J., Hirsch, T., Hobern, D., & LaSalle, J. (2013).
A specialist’s audit of aggregated occurrence records:
An “aggregator”s’ perspective. ZooKeys, 305, 67–76.
doi:10.3897/zookeys.305.5438
Chavan, V., Lyubomir, P., & Hobern, D. (2013). Cultural change
in data publishing is essential. BioScience, 63(6), 419–420.
doi:10.1525/bio.2013.63.6.3
Costello, M. J., Appeltans, W., Bailly, N., Berendsohn, W. G.,
de Jong, Y., et al. (2013). Strategies for the sustainabilityof online open-access biodiversity databases. BiologicalConservation, 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.07.042
Costello, M. J., Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G., Fauchald, K., Gordon,
D. P., et al. (2013). Global coordination and standardisationin marine biodiversity through the World Register of Marine
Species (WoRMS) and related databases. PLoS ONE, 8(1),e51629. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051629
Costello, M. J., May, R. M., & Stork, N. E. (2013). Can we nameEarth’s species before they go extinct? Science, 339(6118),
413–416. doi:10.1126/science.1230318
Costello, M. J., Michener, W. K., Gahegan, M., Zhang, Z.-Q., &Bourne, P. E. (2013). Biodiversity data should be published,cited, and peer reviewed. Trends in Ecology & Evolution,
28(8), 454–61. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.002
Costello, M. J., & Wieczorek, J. (2013). Best practice forbiodiversity data management and publication. BiologicalConservation. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.10.018
Droege, G., Barker, K., Astrin, J. J., Bartels, P., Butler, C., et al.
(2013). The Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) Data
Portal. Nucleic Acids Research, 1–6. doi:10.1093/nar/gkt928

Hardisty, A., & Roberts, D. (2013). A decadal view of
biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities.
BMC Ecology, 13(1), 16. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-13-16
Hubbell, S. P. (2013). Tropical rain forest conservation andthe twin challenges of diversity and rarity. Ecology and
Evolution, 3(10), 3263–74. doi:10.1002/ece3.705
Oksanen, M., & Kumpula, A. (2013). Transparency inconservation: rare species, secret files, and democracy.
Environmental Politics, 1–17. doi:10.1080/09644016.2013.7
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Otegui, J., Ariño, A. H., Encinas, M., & Pando, F. (2013).
Assessing the primary data hosted by the Spanish Node of
the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). PLoS ONE,
8(1), e55144. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055144
Mesibov, R. (2013). A specialist’s audit of aggregatedoccurrence records. ZooKeys, 293, 1–18. doi:10.3897/
zookeys.293.5111
Skøien, J. O., Schulz, M., Dubois, G., Fisher, I., Balman, M.,
et al. (2013). A Model Web approach to modelling climatechange in biomes of Important Bird Areas. Ecological
Informatics, 14, 38–43. doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2012.12.003
Special issue of Biodiversity Informatics, available athttps://journals.ku.edu/index.php/jbi/issue/view/370
Ariño, A. H., Chavan, V. C., & Fatih, D. P. (2013). Assessmentof user needs of primary biodiversity data: analysis, concerns
and challenges. Biodiversity Informatics, 8 (2), 59–93.
Faith, D. P., Collen, B., Ariño, A. H., Koleff, P., Guinotte, J., et al.
(2013). Bridging biodiversity data gaps: recommendations tomeet users’ data needs. Biodiversity Informatics, 8(2), 41–58.
Gaiji, S., Chavan, V., Ariño, A. H., Otegui, J., Hobern, D., et al.
(2013). Content assessment of the primary biodiversity data
published through GBIF network: status, challenges andpotentials. Biodiversity Informatics, 8(2), 94–172.
Morris, R. A., Barve, V., Carausu, M., Chavan, V., Cuadra, J.,et al. (2013). Discovery and publishing of primary biodiversity
data associated with multimedia resources: the audubon
core strategies and approaches. Biodiversity Informatics,
8(2), 185–197.
Otegui, J., Ariño, A. H., Chavan, V., & Gaiji, S. (2013). On thedates of the GBIF mobilised primary biodiversity data records.
Biodiversity Informatics, 8(2), 173–184.

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Data papers
Researchers published the following peer-reviewed data papers in 2013, based on enriched metadata forbiodiversity datasets accessible through the GBIF network.

Benetti, S., Saucède, T., & David, B. (2013). Fossil echinoid(Echinoidea, Echinodermata) diversity of the Early Cretaceous(Hauterivian) in the Paris Basin (France). ZooKeys, 325,
65–75. doi:10.3897/zookeys.325.5085

Merino-Sáinz, I., Anadón, A., & Torralba-Burrial, A. (2013).
Harvestmen of the BOS Arthropod Collection of the Universityof Oviedo (Spain) (Arachnida, Opiliones). ZooKeys, 341,
21–36. doi:10.3897/zookeys.341.6130

Brosens, D., Vankerkhoven, F., Ignace, D., Wegnez, P.,
Noé, N. et al. (2013). FORMIDABEL: The Belgian Ants
Database. ZooKeys, 306(August 2012), 59–70. doi:10.3897/
zookeys.306.4898

Moreau, C., Linse, K., Griffiths, H., Barnes, D., Kaiser,
S. et al. (2013). Amundsen Sea Mollusca from the
BIOPEARL II expedition. ZooKeys, 294, 1–8. doi:10.3897/
zookeys.294.4796

Cheli, G. H., Flores, G. E., Román, N. M., Podestá, D.,
Mazzanti, R. et al. (2013). A Tenebrionid beetle’s dataset(Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from Peninsula Valdés(Chubut, Argentina). ZooKeys, 364, 93–108. doi:10.3897/
zookeys.364.4761

Osawa, T. (2013). Monitoring records of plant species inthe Hakone region of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Japan,
2001–2010. Ecological Research, 8038199. doi:10.1007/
s11284-013-1049-6

Desmet, P., & Brouillet, L. (2013). Database of Vascular
Plants of Canada (VASCAN): a community contributed
taxonomic checklist of all vascular plants of Canada, Saint
Pierre and Miquelon, and Greenland. PhytoKeys, 25, 55–67.
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.25.3100

Torralba-Burrial, A., & Ocharan, F. J. (2013). Iberian Odonata
distribution: data of the BOS Arthropod Collection (Universityof Oviedo, Spain). ZooKeys, 306, 37–58. doi:10.3897/
zookeys.306.5289

Espinosa, M., & Martínez, J. (2013). Herbarium of Vascular
Plants Collection of the University of Extremadura (Spain).
PhytoKeys, 25, 1–13. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.25.5341
García-Sánchez, J., & Cabezudo, B. (2013). Herbarium of the
University of Malaga (Spain): Vascular Plants Collection.
PhytoKeys, 19, 7–19. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.26.5396
Ghiglione, C., Alvaro, M. C., Griffiths, H., Linse, K., &Schiaparelli, S. (2013). Ross Sea Mollusca from theLatitudinal Gradient Program: R/V Italica 2004 Rauschert
dredge samples. ZooKeys, 341, 37–48. doi:10.3897/
zookeys.341.6031
Gutt, J., Barnes, D., Lockhart, S. J., & van de Putte, A. (2013).
Antarctic macrobenthic communities: A compilation of
circumpolar information. Nature Conservation, 4, 1–13.
doi:10.3897/natureconservation.4.4499
Hemery, L., Améziane, N., & Eleaume, M. (2013). Circumpolar
dataset of sequenced specimens of Promachocrinus
kerguelensis (Echinodermata, Crinoidea). ZooKeys, 315,
55–64. doi:10.3897/zookeys.315.5673
Huang, C.-W., Hsiung, T.-W., Lin, S.-M., & Wu, W.-L. (2013).
Molluscan fauna of Gueishan Island, Taiwan. ZooKeys, 261,
1–13. doi:10.3897/zookeys.261.4197
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