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Area of Science:

  • Biodiversity Informatics
  • Environmental Science
  • Evolutionary Biology

Background:

  • The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is a major global data integrator for biodiversity information.
  • GBIF data is crucial for research in biodiversity and evolutionary sciences.
  • There is a growing demand for global environmental assessments utilizing biodiversity data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the growth and usage patterns of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) over the past five years.
  • To demonstrate how the global scientific community utilizes open biodiversity data for research.
  • To understand the diversification of research themes, datasets, and analytical approaches using GBIF data.

Main Methods:

  • Bibliographic analysis of 12,193 studies that utilized GBIF-mediated data.
  • Categorization of research topics, data types, and analytical methods.
  • Tracking the growth and engagement with GBIF data over a five-year period.

Main Results:

  • Increased researcher engagement with GBIF data, driven by global environmental assessments.
  • Prevalence of species distribution modeling and research on Anthropocene challenges (conservation, climate change, invasive species).
  • Significant use of observational data, including citizen science data, with diversification in associated datasets and analytical approaches.

Conclusions:

  • GBIF data plays a vital role in contemporary biodiversity research and global environmental assessments.
  • Thematic and methodological diversification in research using GBIF data underscores its growing importance.
  • The rapid evolution of scientific needs necessitates continuous development of data infrastructures like GBIF to maintain relevance.