Several aspects of the geographical coverage of tree distribution share similarities with the geographical coverage of plants in big-data biodiversity databases.
Currently, regional forest monitoring plans are being implemented worldwide, scientific collaboration networks are being developed and large-scale data infrastructures and tools for big-data biodiversity research and ecological studies have been developed (Franklin et al. 2017).
He added that the lionfish has brought a "big change in biodiversity".
"The scientific community has recognized that it's in our collections that the data for the big questions about biodiversity lies".
The dam-building industry is probably not planning a big celebration for Biodiversity Year.
Quite simply, diverse data realms do not talk to one another very easily, as we pointed out in a recent review of the big questions in biodiversity informatics [ 1].
Habitat loss is the biggest threat to biodiversity.
Delegates must focus on proposing and funding actions that deal with the biggest threats to biodiversity, they urge.
The Smithsonian won't be the first or even the biggest player in biodiversity genomics.
The stories, discoveries and rediscoveries that they brought home captivated a global audience and shed new light on the biggest loss of biodiversity in 65 million years.
