2) From this, they identified the regions of the richest orchid diversity, where new lineages emerged and how orchids spread geographically over time.
The study highlights Costa Rica and Panama as major centres of orchid diversification, where mountainous landscapes and tropical climates created conditions that accelerated the emergence of new lineages. ⛰️☀️
Read more: https://gbif.link/wWi2T
RT: @ScienceMagazine Global food systems pose increasing harms to human health and the environment, so how can we shift toward healthier, sustainable, and more equitable systems for the world’s 8 billion people?
In a new #ScienceReview, researchers examine the evidence for how global diets have
🦑 Rough seas ahead for commercial squid species
Greenhouse gases are expected to alter ocean properties, but a recent study hypothesized that squids may benefit from climate change through expanded ranges and abundances. 🔎
Researchers modeled distributions for 12 squid species using GBIF, OBIS and climate data, but results showed regional variation across species.
Read more: 🔗https://gbif.link/science_review_no.12
Seed-ccessful evolutionary tactics attract birds for seed dispersal 🐦👀
A recent study explored how flowering plant species 🌻 use seed mimicry to attract bird dispersers, revealing that seed mimicry was most commonly observed in tropical regions, especially on coasts and islands. 🏝️
Researchers propose that plants follow an “energy reallocation strategy,” investing in visual cues rather than nutrition to attract birds.🦜
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⭐ The twelfth edition of the GBIF #ScienceReview is officially published! ⭐
The Science Review is an annual compilation of peer-reviewed papers that use data published through GBIF’s global infrastructure.
In this edition, we explore 50 examples of biodiversity data use that cover a wealth of topics, including a feature on human health. 🦇
Are rare species more common than common species? 🔎
A study by Callaghan et al., downloaded all GBIF-mediated occurrence records between 1880 - end of 2020 🤯to analyze global abundance distributions for 39 classes of eukaryotes. 🐝
It was found that improved sampling and greater data availability over time unveiled the true shape of species distributions. This was most clearly evident in birds.🦆
🐍 Ancient hissstory informing species distribution
An Ancient Egyptian medial text (~600–330 BCE) details records of 37 venomous snakes in the empire, however somedo not occur in modern-day Egypt.
A study by McBride et al. used GBIF-mediated data and bioclimatic models 🌍 to predict the past distributions of 10 identifiable species with no modern records in Egypt.
Findings suggest all 10 likely to occur in Ancient Egypt 4,000 years ago. ⏳
A 10/10 review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Each year, GBIF delivers a #ScienceReview which is an annual snapshot of key research uses drawn from GBIF's literature tracking programme.
Showtaro Kakizoe and Aino T. Ota of #Japan have gone above and beyond 🚀 to translate and print GBIF Science Reviews into Japanese! 🤯
See the most recent Science Reviews with Japanese translations here:
🐧https://www.gbif.org/document/5N9YVBkTP3y7kqhFQviowM/gbif-science-review-no-11
🌿https://www.gbif.org/document/4A5CcgMpChHHaa4ySRGib/gbif-science-review-no-10
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Where the walruses wander 🌊
In a report published in #PolarBiodiversity, historic and contemporary records using mainly GBIF-mediated data were gathered to investigate walrus vagrancy patterns. 🔎
By calculating daily movement rates and using a generalized linear model, 📊 it was suggested that more vagrants are reaching temperate Europe due to increasingly unsuitable conditions and growing population sizes in their natural range.
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