Activity report
generated January 2021 Liberia This report provides a series of summary charts, statistics and other details about the mobilization and use of open-access species data through the GBIF network, relating to users and participating institutions in Liberia. These metrics show status at the time of report generation, unless otherwise noted. Taken together, the elements of this report can help guide and measure progress toward the information needs for biodiversity research, as well as for national commitments on biodiversity and sustainable development.
▶ Access and usage
Researchers from Liberia
contributed to 0 peer-reviewed articles citing GBIF use during 2020 and a total of 1 articles since 2008
▶ Data availability in Liberia
Animalia Plantae Fungi Unknown 80,103 52,545 403 300 occurrences occurrences occurrences occurrences
Protozoa Bacteria Virus Chromista Archaea 196 14 14 754 0 occurrences occurrences occurrences occurrences occurrences
▶ Data mobilization
Institutions from Liberia
published 3,276 new occurrence records during 2020 out of a total of 268,835,604 occurrence records added globally to GBIF.org Number of records published by institutions in Liberia, categorized by kingdom 2 | 6
Access and usage Data downloads on GBIF.org from users in Liberia
Users from Liberia
made 3 download requests representing 0.0% of all downloads during 2020
Monthly downloads requested by users in Liberia
Recent peer-reviewed articles using GBIF-mediated data by co-authors based in Liberia
The GBIF Secretariat maintains and reports on an ongoing literature tracking programme, giving priority to substantive uses of GBIF- mediated data in peer-reviewed literature while identifying the countries or areas of the authors’ institutional affiliations. The citations below represent the five most recent journal articles with at least one co-author from Liberia.
Those interested in assisting the Secretariat in identifying additional peer-reviewed uses of GBIF-mediated data may forward relevant citations to [email protected].
Rödel, Kucharzewski, Mahlow et al. (2019) A new stiletto snake See all research from this country or area (Lamprophiidae, Atractaspidinae, Atractaspis) from Liberia and Guinea, gbif.org/country/LR/publications West Africa. Zoosystematics and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.95.31488 3 | 6
Data availability Total data available for selected taxonomic groups in Liberia
Mammals Birds Bony fish Amphibians 10,711 19,995 20,102 8,967 occurrences occurrences occurrences occurrences
Insects Reptiles Molluscs 5,166 2,490 3,426 occurrences occurrences occurrences
Arachnids Flowering Gymnosper Ferns 478 plants ms 2,402 occurrences 49,228 1 occurrences occurrences occurrences
Mosses Sac fungi Basidiomycota 221 258 141 occurrences occurrences occurrences
Mammals = Class Mammalia Insects = Class Insecta Flowering plants = Phylum Ferns = Phylum Pteridophyta Birds = Class Aves Reptiles = Class Reptilia Magnoliophyta Mosses = Phylum Bryophyta Bony fish = Superclass Molluscs = Phylum Mollusca Gymnosperms = Superclass Sac fungi = Phylum Ascomycota Osteichthyes Arachnids = Class Arachnida Gymnospermae Basidiomycota = Phylum Amphibians = Class Amphibia Basidiomycota
Change over time in records about biodiversity in Liberia
Occurrence records available about species occurring Species for which at least one occurrence record is in Liberia available in Liberia
WHY MIGHT THE AMOUNT OF MOBILIZED DATA SPECIES COUNTS represent the number of binomial scientific DECREASE? names for which GBIF has received data records, organized as far Datasets are sometimes removed by publishers, but more often as possible using synonyms recorded in key databases like the decreases in the number of records are due to the removal of Catalogue of Life duplicate records and datasets. 4 | 6
Most recent datasets from publishers in Liberia
National forests rapid biological assessment Liberia 2002/03. Published by Forestry Development Authority https://doi.org/10.15468/wtsfsv
Exploration of the Carbon Sequestration Potential River Cess, Liberia 2008. Published by Forestry Development Authority https://doi.org/10.15468/3m4dle
Checklist of Reptiles of Nimba, Liberia. Published by Forestry Development Authority https://doi.org/10.15468/aa6txh
A Rapid Biological Assessment of North Lorma, Gola and Grebo National Forests, Liberia 2007. Published by Forestry Development Authority https://doi.org/10.15468/bhb1fv
Sapo National Park Chimpanzee Survey 2016. Published by Forestry Development Authority https://doi.org/10.15468/grxior
Liberian Greenbul Expedition 2013. Published by University of Liberia https://doi.org/10.15468/wucefr
See all datasets from this country or area: gbif.org/dataset/search?publishing_country=LR
Newest publishers from Liberia Occurrence records downloaded from GBIF.org, published by institutions in Liberia University of Liberia
Forestry Development Authority
Number of occurrence records downloaded via See all publishers from this country or area GBIF.org published by institutions in Liberia gbif.org/publisher/search?country=LR 5 | 6
Data mobilization Data sharing with country or area of origin by national institutions in Liberia
Liberia
publishes data from 1 countries, territories and islands including 19,148 occurrences in 11 occurrence datasets Data sharing with country or area of origin
The chart above shows the number of records shared over time by publishers within Liberia, with separate colours for records about species occurring within undefined and those occurring elsewhere.
Top data contributors about biodiversity Top datasets contributing data about in Liberia Liberia Rank Country or area No. of occurrences Fishbase. 24,162 occurrences in Liberia. (Last updated 18 Sep 2020) 1 United States of America 26,635 Naturalis Biodiversity Center (NL) - Botany. 20,928 2 Sweden 24,690 occurrences in Liberia. (Last updated 17 Jan 2021) 3 Netherlands 23,728 EOD - eBird Observation Dataset. 13,286 occurrences in 4 Liberia 19,148 Liberia. (Last updated 30 Jun 2020)
5 Belgium 9,922 NMNH Extant Specimen Records. 7,866 occurrences in 6 France 8,847 Liberia. (Last updated 28 Jan 2021)
7 Colombia 5,422 Meise Botanic Garden Herbarium (BR). 7,285 occurrences in Liberia. (Last updated 29 Jun 2020) 8 United Kingdom 4,825
9 Germany 2,222
10 South Africa 637
Table 1. Ranking of countries or areas contributing data about Liberia
See all contributing countries and areas or datasets: gbif.org/country/LR/about 6 | 6
Liberia participates in the following projects coordinated by GBIF
Enhancing capacity to mobilize and use biodiversity data to support sustainable development in West Africa Capacity Enhancement Support Programme, 2020–2021 The overall goal of this project is to enhance capacity for biodiversity data mobilization and development of information products in support of sustainable development in West Africa https://www.gbif.org/project/ImAtw3uVGVpjrpiYHAxvD
Building Capacity for Biodiversity Data Mobilization and Conservation See all GBIF projects in Liberia gbif.org/resource/search?contentType=project BID: Biodiversity Information for Development, 2017–2019 This project will enhance national capacity for biodiversity data mobilization, processing, management and publishing; provide high-quality occurrence and distribution data for fauna and flora species of global conservation concern occurring in Liberia; and comprehensive checklists of key fauna and flora species of global conservation concern occurring in the country, data sources, and users. https://www.gbif.org/project/2FbcNn7o2c08W4m2ywUAQi