A5083456107- Polar Research and Ecology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Aquatic and Environmental Studies
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
2021-2023
University of Otago
2011-2016
The International Polar Year 2007–2008 (IPY) represented one of the largest international scientific research efforts ever undertaken. In addition to its goals making major advances in polar knowledge, stimulating new and enhanced observational systems infrastructure, inspiring a generation scientists engineers, it also stimulated active engagement thousands teachers, students citizens around world through careful cultivation enthusiastic scientists, educators communicators creative use free...
Abstract The distribution of nematodes at Cape Hallett and Gondwana station was found to be patchy but consistent, broad-scale habitat preferences were identified. These had been previously noted in McMurdo Dry Valleys soils on Ross Island, indicating that are consistent across large scales may play a role determining range limits. Soil geochemistry, especially salinity, has strong impact patterns. distinct patterns the four species indicate different niches. Panagrolaimus davidi Timm is...
Abstract Morphological and genetic information was used to determine the species identity relationships of four nematodes from Victoria Land coast, Antarctica; between laboratory field populations Panagrolaimus davidi Timm. The 18S D3 expansion segments 28S rRNA were successfully amplified species: Scottnema lindsayae Timm, Plectus murrayi Yeates, Eudorylaimus spp. . mapped three different nematode clades, indicating that if they are survivors in, rather than colonizers of, Antarctica...
A few species of nematodes can survive extensive intracellular freezing throughout all their tissues, an event that is usually thought to be fatal cells. How are they able in this remarkable way? The pattern and distribution ice formed, after at -10°C, observed using freeze substitution transmission electron microscopy, which preserves the former position as white spaces. We compared formed a nematode survives well (Panagrolaimus sp. DAW1), one poorly (Panagrellus redivivus) with...
Biodiversity informatics is a new and evolving field, requiring efforts to develop capacity curriculum for this field of science. The main objective was summarise the level activity towards developing biodiversity curricula, work-based training and/or academic teaching at universities, taking place within Global Information Facility (GBIF) countries its associated network. A survey approach used identify existing capacities resources Most GBIF Nodes respondents (80%) are engaged in onsite...
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) has been immensely successful in mobilizing a large number of records documenting species occurrence through global network data publishers. Today over 2 billion are available for search and download the GBIF.org infrastructure, with 200 million originating natural science collections or gleaned from citations specimens literature. These most commonly made TDWG standards Darwin Core Access to Biological Collections Data (ABCD) their various...
Biodiversity Information for Development, or BID, is a programme funded by the European Union and led Global Facility (GBIF), aiming to increase amount of biodiversity information available use in scientific research policymaking. In its first phase, BID provided funding 61 projects nations sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean Pacific between 2015-2019, with strong focus on developing capacity mobilize, manage data within project teams their institutions, through establishment strengthening...
Biodiversity informatics has been characterized as a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field, which aims to bring together the areas of biodiversity and informatics. A study was conducted looking at current level activity within GBIF Participant countries its associated network in relation work-based training and/or academic teaching universities, field It intended get an overview Node Managers, (hence, member countries), already engaged developing course curricula, or providing training,...
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) empowers its global network through capacity-building activities that promote and enable the efficient mobilization use of information about biodiversity. These work across capacity development levels, targeting individuals, institutions, nations, regions. This expands communities practice engaged with collection curation GBIF efforts build partnerships institutionalize new within a growing data publishing institutions. Coordination...