Grassland Biodiversity Dynamics
While productivity is typically the focus of grassland site management, plant biodiversity is another important characteristic of grasslands, which does not necessarily coincide with high productivity.
... Read moreInvasive alien species Digital Twin (IAS-DT)
Invasive alien species (IAS) negatively affect biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and human well-being. The impacts of IAS will likely exacerbate in the future due to new species introductions and the synergy with other drivers of global change.
... Read moreHoney bee performance in Germany - towards a Digital Twin prototype
Honey bees (apis mellifera) provide important services by producing honey and pollinating commercial crops but also a wide range of wild flowers.
... Read moreForest biodiversity under different management and climate change scenarios
In this BioDT use case, we study the impact of various forest management strategies (regimes or treatment options) and climate change scenarios on forests and biodiversity.
... Read moreDNA detected biodiversity in cryptic habitats – prioritisation of sampling
This BioDT use case will help researchers and monitoring initiatives to prioritize localities for further sampling with eDNA metabarcoding. New samples will update the model and recalculate priorities. DNA-based efficiently target organisms that normally receive little attention, e.g.
... Read moreDNA detected biodiversity in cryptic habitats – phylogenetic diversity
Phylogenetic diversity indices evaluate biological communities from the perspective of the evolutionary interrelationship between species, and thus, help to maximise taxonomic, genetic, or functional diversity conservation effectiveness.
... Read moreBiodiversity Digital Twin: General Project Vision
The Biodiversity Digital Twin (BioDT) project brings together experts in high-performance computing, ecology and artificial intelligence to develop prototype digital twins (DT) that push the limits of predictive biodiversity modeling.
Objectives
Technical platform architecture for digital twins
The main consideration when creating the BioDT technical platform was enabling the developed digital twins (DT) deployable at different sites, making their integration simple, provisioning well-defined APIs, and supporting digital twin development.
... Read moreCrop wild relatives and genetic resources for food security
Challenges to food security in the 21st century:
... Read moreOntologies in biodiversity data management
GBIF Norway was invited to the UiO Digital Scholar Centre Data Managers Network to present how we use biodiversity ontologies.
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