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     · Biodiversity database

Also see:

     · Participatory, citizen & community science

       · Bird databases & population tracking @ Birds

Biodiversity databases

     · ℹ️☞ Biodiversity observation platforms/social networks @ Carrie Seltzer's Journal

Animal Diversity Web (ADW)

     · “...an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation

       biology at the University of Michigan”

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Biodiversity Heritage Library

     · “...improves research methodology by collaboratively making biodiversity literature openly available to

       the world as part of a global biodiversity community.”

Catalogue of Life (CoL)

     · "a collaboration bringing together the effort and contributions of taxonomists and informaticians  

       from around the world. COL aims to address the needs of researchers, policy-makers,  

       environmental managers and the wider public for a consistent and up-to-date listing of all the

       world’s known species. COL also supports those who need to manage their own taxonomic

       information and species lists.

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Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)

     · Species listing

     · Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration (GIUM) @ CMS

         · While the term “ungulates” generally means “hooved mammal," it is not easy to pin down  

             a widely accepted formal or informal definition, and it seems to be a designation that has  

             been dropped from modern taxonomic systems. It includes, but is not limited to, artiodactyla

             and perrisodactyla (see below).

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DiscoverLife.org

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Earth Biogenome Project

     · “The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), a moonshot for biology, aims to sequence, catalog and

     characterize the genomes of all of Earth’s eukaryotic biodiversity over a period of ten years.”

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Encyclopedia of Life (EoL)

     · Built on the Catalogue of Life (see above), EoL contains a wider array of information

     (including photos) on many taxa. However, for non-biologists, EoL's taxonomic rankings

     can be confusing to follow as they are unlabelled (order? suborder? family? ...it can be

     hard to tell).

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

     · GBIF Network

     · US Node to GBIF

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Global Registry of Migratory Species (GROMS)

Global Names Resolver

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Highly migratory fish species @ USNOAA

iNaturalist

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Information for Planning and Consultation (IPAC)

     · “...IPaC is a project planning tool that streamlines the USFWS environmental review process”

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT)

     · “...a web-based map and reporting tool that provides fast, easy and integrated access to three of the

       world’s most authoritative global biodiversity datasets”

International Barcode of Life

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

IUCN

     · SSC Species Monitoring Specialist Group

          Global Database of Species Population Monitoring Schemes

          Database of Biodiversity Data Sources for Conservation Monitoring

     · Red List

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List of migratory birds @ US Code of Federal Regulations

Map of Life (MoL)

     · “Geographic information about biodiversity is vital for understanding the many services nature

       provides and their potential changes, yet remains unreliable and often insufficient. Built on a

       scalable web platform geared for large biodiversity and environmental data, Map of Life endeavors

       to provide ‘best-possible’ species range information and species lists for any geographic area.

       Map of Life aims to support effective and global biodiversity education, monitoring, research and

       decision-making by assembling and integrating a wide range of knowledge about species

       distributions and their dynamics over time.”

     · Species Habitat Index

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Migratory insects of North America @ Texas Entomology

Migratory Species List @ Australia EPBCA

Motus Wildlife tracking system

     · "...an international collaborative research network that uses coordinated automated radio telemetry

       to facilitate research and education on the ecology and conservation of migratory animals. Motus is a

       program of Birds Canada in partnership with collaborating researchers and organizations.”

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MoveBank for animal tracking data

     · "...a free, online database of animal tracking data hosted by the Max Planck Institute of Animal

       Behaviour. We help animal tracking researchers to manage, share, protect, analyze and archive

       their data."

NatureServe

     · NatureServe Explorer

           · Definitions of NatureServe Conservation Status Ranks

     · Covers US and Canada. “For nearly 50 years, NatureServe has been the authoritative source for

         biodiversity data throughout North America. We work with 60+ network organizations and

        1,000+ conservation scientists to collect, analyze, and deliver biodiversity knowledge that

        informs conversation action.”

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Species+

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Tree of Life web project

     · Last copyright date is 2005.

VertNet

     · “a NSF-funded collaborative project that makes biodiversity data free and available on the web.  

       VertNet is a tool designed to help people discover, capture, and publish biodiversity data.”

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World Biodiversity Information Network

     · Last update 2008