speciesLink: rich data and novel tools for digital assessments of biodiversity

Authors

  • Dora Ann Lange Canhos Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8615-6652
  • Eduardo A. B. Almeida Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Biologia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6017-6364
  • Ana Lucia Assad Associação Brasileira de Estudos das Abelhas
  • Mercedes Maria da Cunha Bustamante Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ecologia
  • Vanderlei Perez Canhos Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental
  • Arthur David Chapman Australian Biodiversity Information Services
  • Renato De Giovanni Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental
  • Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências
  • Lúcia Garcez Lohmann Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4960-0587
  • Leonor Costa Maia Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Joseph T. Miller Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Gil Nelson Integrated Digitized Biocollections
  • A. Townsend Peterson University of Kansas
  • José Rubens Pirani Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências
  • Sidnei de Souza Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental
  • João Renato Stehmann Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Botânica
  • Barbara Thiers New York Botanical Garden

Abstract

Abstract speciesLink is a large-scale biodiversity information portal that exists thanks to a broad collaborative network of people and institutions. CRIA’s involvement with the scientific community of Brazil and other countries is responsible for the significant results achieved, currently reaching more than 15 million primary biodiversity data records, 95% of which are associated with preserved specimens and about 25% with high-quality digital images. The network provides data on over 200,000 species, of which over 110,000 occur in Brazil. This article describes thematic networks within speciesLink, as well as some of the most useful tools developed. The importance and contributions of speciesLink are outlined, as are concerns about securing stable budgetary support for such biodiversity data e-infrastructures. Here we review the value of speciesLink as a major source of biodiversity information for research, education, informed decision-making, policy development, and bioeconomy.

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Published

2022-01-01

How to Cite

Canhos, D. A. L., Almeida, E. A. B., Assad, A. L., Cunha Bustamante, M. M. da, Canhos, V. P., Chapman, A. D., Giovanni, R. D., Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L., Lohmann, L. G., Maia, L. C., Miller, J. T., Nelson, G., Peterson, A. T., Pirani, J. R., Souza, S. de, Stehmann, J. R., & Thiers, B. (2022). speciesLink: rich data and novel tools for digital assessments of biodiversity. Biota Neotropica, 22(spe). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1946

Issue

Vol. 22 No. spe (2022): v22nspe

Section

Thematic Reviews

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