Practical Examples of Cooperation and of Visualizing Species Information: Species identification and invasive alien species (IAS)

The SLU Swedish Species Information Centre (SSIC, Artdatabanken) accumulates, analyses and disseminates information concerning species habitats occurring in Sweden. work is frequently carried out cooperation with various experts non-governmental organisations. SSIC produces the Red List of threatened works on commission by Government other authorities within field biodiversity, e.g. risk assessment invasive alien (IAS) Habitats Directive. Since 2002, when Taxonomy Initiative (STI) was established, commissioned Parliament to identify describe all multicellular plants, fungi animals Sweden make available scientists, conservationists public. provides an open access biodiversity reporting analysis infrastructure including for example Observation System, taxonomic backbone Dyntaxa tools traits, terminology identification (artfakta.se). All systems, LifeWatch (SLW) Analysis Portal, rely recognized standards ensure interoperability consist databases, APIs web applications. In addition, leading partner former SLW consortium now cooperates Biodiversity Data Infrastructure Living Atlases Community. first we show what data from Hygrophorus , one genera where taxon concepts are mapped Fennoscandia, applications hence kind could be shared, based ongoing collaboration Nordic Initiatives. consists a key, descriptions (characters, distribution, ecology), names & classification, nature conservation lists (for red listed threats, measures assessments). Furtheremore, there different classfications filter functions ( landscape type, habitat, substrate, ecological group, mycorrhiza/symbiosis), image gallery observation maps generated sightings. Most come Artportalen, which total contains more than 93,000,000 georeferenced observations, along 3,000,000 images, videos or sounds some 37,000 records harvested national System (SOS) (serving, amongst others, data) Global Facility (GBIF). also offers tool image-based identification, collaborating PlantNet Artsoraklet/Naturalis. second demonstrates network (IAS), another international interest it comes sharing vizualiazing data. Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) Marine Water Management (Havs- och vattenmyndigheten) system focusing firstly IAS Regulation 1143/2014 (EU) has been developed (invasivaarter.nu). Here, anyone can report these species, geographic position, date photo. This will directed verifying both place, if necessary dialogue individual. Once verified occurrence published, responsible (often County Administrative Boards, CABs) carry checks and, necessary, instigate appropriate eradication measures. A digital catalogue such methods under development between coordinators regional CABs being established. have separate documentation since beginning this year complete chain working, taken. If/when (by fed back CAB-tool into database possible search visualize information.