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IABIN Pollinators Thematic Network

Making a Difference for Pollinators. IABIN Pollinators Thematic Network. PTN Consortium. Pollinator Partnership San Francisco, CA Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil Integrated Taxonomic Information System Washington, D.C. National Biological Information Infrastructure Reston, VA.

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IABIN Pollinators Thematic Network

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  1. Making a Difference for Pollinators IABIN Pollinators Thematic Network

  2. PTN Consortium • Pollinator Partnership • San Francisco, CA • Universidade de São Paulo • São Paulo, Brazil • Integrated Taxonomic Information System • Washington, D.C. • National Biological Information Infrastructure • Reston, VA

  3. Importance of Pollinators Why Does Pollination Matter to Us? • ~1K plants grown for food, beverages, fibers, spices, and medicines need to be pollinated by animals in order to produce the goods on which we depend • Wild areas depend on pollinators for their equilibrium Are Pollinators in Trouble? • pollinating animals suffer from habitat loss, pollution, introduced and invasive plant and animal species, and diseases and parasites • there is evidence of the disappearance of wild pollinators in natural areas and of distress and severe losses in managed pollinators, such as honey bees (CCD)

  4. PTN Goals Develop a network of linked and integrated databases among major pollinator data sources and IABIN members that share critical pollinator-related content through a common set of data standards and exchange protocols.

  5. Primary Projects Pollinator Data Digitizer Pollinator Data Portal Pollinator and Pollination Contacts Database

  6. PTN Architecture

  7. Pollinator Data Content Grantees • 16 IABIN Grants provided for data content • 12 institutions • 11 countries: • Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru

  8. PTN Data Providers IABIN Grants Data providers 244k specimen records 75K+ interaction records digitized SpeciesLink network (Brazil): 8 collections 196k specimen records GBIF data (via US GBIF node) ~800k records Total 1240k specimen records 75k+ Interaction records

  9. IABIN PTN Grantees: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, CEPANN (35 069spm) (17 535int) Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brazil (15061 spm) (15061 int) Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia (50 220 spm) Red de Agricultura Alternativa, RAAA, Peru (834 spm) (813int) Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile (36 010 spm) Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala (7 934 spm) (7934 int) Inst Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales, Panama (22 000 spm) Asociación Guyra Paraguay, Paraguay (4089 spm) Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ecuador (30 000spm) Universidad de las Américas, Mexico (18 002 spm) (4001 int) Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Argentina (20 000 spm) (20000int) Universidad de Chile, Chile (12 000 spm) (12000 int) SalvaNATURA, El SAlvador (7 281 spm)) PTN Data Providers

  10. PTN Data Providers • 2 declined

  11. Pollinator Data Digitizer • Digitization of occurrence and interaction data • 113k digitized • 215k+ by June • Based on Darwin Core standard (TDWG) • Contains a Tapir data provider module • Supports spreadsheets • Available for free • Easy-to-use

  12. Pollinator Data Digitizer

  13. Biodiversity Data Digitizer • Lessons from Pollinator Data Digitizer • Spreadsheets sync (bidirectional) • Data quality features • auto-complete – all fields • auto-suggestions • Taxonomy – full taxonomic hierarchy • Geospatial – Georeferencing tool • Richer data content digitization • Multimedia (MRTG standard) • Bibliographic References (Dublin Core) • Better user experience

  14. Biodiversity Data Digitizer • Demos

  15. Pollinator Data Portal • Access to occurrence and interaction data • 1100k of specimens in collections • 29k of pollinator-plant interactions • Key for decision support in agriculture and conservation/sustainable management • Datasets from multiple sources • Access to Pollinator Contacts Database

  16. Pollinator Data Portal by species/classification direct search by species – Interaction By countries By datasets

  17. Pollinators of the Americas Project Data Distribution Nov. 5, 2006 ~90,000 specimens & Observations (Source: L. Speers, GBIF) Aug. 18, 2009 281,037 specimens & observations(Source:IABIN PTN Portal)

  18. Pollinator Contacts Database

  19. Pollinator Contacts Database • Approx. 200 experts and growing • Searchable by: • Taxon • Discipline • Name • Country/Region of expertise • Country/Region of residence

  20. Pollinator Contacts Database search Data entry

  21. PTN Accomplishments • Catalog grant: • web services to provide metadata • Digitizer/Webbee • 700 images – MRTG standard • 2400 references – Dublin core standard • Portal • providers metadata • Dublin Core • Federal Geographic Data Committee – Biological Data Profile (FGDC BDP)

  22. PTN Accomplishments • Built • Digitizer Tool • Data Portal • Contacts Database • List serv IABIN-PTN • Tools are in • Portuguese • English • Spanish • 4 International Training Workshops • Over 20 countries represented • ~100 people trained

  23. PTN Accomplishments • People Network • Strong relationship • Collaboration • Data digitizing culture • Data sharing culture • Willingness to be part of • Willingness to develop other projects • Builds on IABIN “brand” • Time consuming but essential

  24. Goals for Future Objectives • Train additional PTN end users • Develop, test, and launch a data digitization tool that will facilitate accurate transfer of data from database management programs into the PTN • Expand the detail of entry information fields available to contributors • Increase data entry efficiency and reduce error • Build a better network that is adaptable to local needs • Refine and increase data training in underserved areas • Increase the number of PTN entries and contacts • Develop analysis tools on top of PTN data and adding other data layers

  25. Sustainability of the PTN • Transfer agreement to end June of 2011 • PTN team received USD$180K over 36 months • PTN team contributed USD$400K in parallel financing • Working with Denny Grossman of Data Basin and Richard Huber of OAS to discuss the future of the PTN • Submitted numerous grants for future funding to various foundations • Submitted a PTN analysis tool proposal to the OAS

  26. Sustainability of the PTN • Support from UNEP/FAO/GEF Global Pollinator project • Brazilian project tools • Proposal to be submitted to Brazilian agencies • Development of new tools, analysis, data, • FAO to support Contacts DB (+ crops)

  27. For More Information Visit pollinators.iabin.net Prof. Antonio Mauro Saraiva Universidade de São Paulo Escola Politecnica saraiva@usp.br

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