Joint Biodiversity Information Management & Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum 2019 BIODIVERSITY OPEN DATA SUPPORTING OPEN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION 20–22 August 2019 Roodevalley Faircity Hotel, Pretoria CONTENTS Programme: Monday, 19 August 2019 . 1 Tuesday, 20 August 2019 . 2 Wednesday, 21 August 2019 . 4 Thursday, 22 August 2019 . 9 Abstracts: Day One: Tuesday, 20 August 2019 . 10 Day Two: Wednesday, 21 August 2019 . 19 Poster Abstracts . 41 Editing and layout: SANBI Graphics & Editing, 2019 . ii | Joint SANBI Biodiversity Information Management & Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum 2019, 20–22 August PROGRAMME MONDAY, 19 AUGUST 2019 ROODEVALLEY FAIRCITY HOTEL, PRETORIA FBIP POSTGRADUATE STUDENT FORUM Facilitator: LEIGH RICHARDS 12:00–13:00 Student delegate arrival and registration . 13:00–14:00 Lunch 14:00–14:15 Opening and welcome by Prof Sebola from SANBI 14:15–15:00 Scientific career role modelling (invited guest speakers - Prof Annah Moteetee, Dr Caswell Munyani and Dr Tshifhiwa Mandiwana-Neudani) 15:00–15:30 Interactive panel discussion 15:30–16:00 Tea 16:00–17:30 Permitting requirements by Ms Karin Behr 17:30 Student meeting and Icebreaker 1 | Joint SANBI Biodiversity Information Management & Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum 2019, 20–22 August TUESDAY, 20 AUGUST 2019 ROODEVALLEY FAIRCITY HOTEL, PRETORIA DAY ONE Objectives: 1 . Understanding the Science, Technology and Innovation White Paper; exploring the opportunities and existing contributions of biodiversity data from participating institutions . 2 . Profiling institutional contributions to Open Data and Open Science . 3 . Tracking the FBIP’s progress in delivering foundational biodiversity information to address priority needs . 4 . Exploring regional collaboration to mobilise biodiversity data . 5 . Supporting Science, Technology and Innovation . Time Session Title Presenter 08:00–09:00 Registration 09:00–09:15 Official welcome and introduction . SANBI EXECUTIVE 09:15–09:30 Opening address by the Department of Science and Innovation . LELUMA MATOOANE (DSI) 09:30–09:45 National Research Foundation: Global Change Programme . ANDREW KANIKI / JONATHAN DIEDERIKS (NRF) 09:45–10:15 Keynote address 1 The 2019 Science, Technology and Innovation White Paper . URSZULA RUST (DSI) 10:15–11:00 Tea and group photo 11:00–11:30 Keynote address 2 The IPBES Global Assessment is overwhelming! Can we have too much Information and not enough data to spark action? KIRUBEN NAICKER 11:30–12:45 Plenary: Open data for open science. Talk 1: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: A mega-science initiative coordinating biodiversity informatics FATIMA PARKER-ALLIE through an open resource infrastructure . Talk 2: Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL): A source of big data and analysis . LAWRENCE MONDA & ANNE-LISE FOURIE Talk 3: Open data for the public good . PETER LUKEY Talk 4: Building a database of Lepidoptera–host–parasitoid associations recorded for the Afrotropical region . HERMANN STAUDE Talk 5: Is South Africa ready for metabarcoding? SANDI WILLOWS-MUNRO 12:45–13:30 Lunch 2 | Joint SANBI Biodiversity Information Management & Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum 2019, 20–22 August 13:30–15:30 Plenary: Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) – linking funding priorities with national projects and initiatives. Talk 1: FBIP: an overview of the programme funding approach, update of grants awarded and capacity development LITA PAUW strategies . Talk 2: An update on Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) generated data . MAHLATSE KGATLA Talk 3: Informal forest product harvesting and avian diversity in the Eastern Cape . MICHAEL CHERRY Talk 4: BioGaps: filling biodiversity information gaps to support development decision making in the Karoo . DOMITILLA RAIMONDO Talk 5: Snapshot Safari: progress to date and future directions . LAIN PARDO VARGAS Talk 6: Soil Fusarium survey in the Great Karoo biome of South Africa . RIANA JACOBS Talk 7: Developing an operational framework for unlocking coastal plankton biodiversity information: progress, SHAUN DEYZEL challenges and the ambitious march towards an informed future . 15:30–16:00 Tea/coffee 16:00–17:00 Plenary: Regional Biodiversity Information Efforts – opportunities and challenges. Talk 1: Strengthening biodiversity informatics and data mobilisation efforts nationally and regionally through SANBI- FATIMA PARKER-ALLIE GBIF and the African Coordinating Mechanism . Talk 2: The African Open Science Platform (AOSP): fostering a culture of open data within African National Systems of SUSAN VELDSMAN Innovation . Talk 3: Lessons learned from stimulating biodiversity informatics networks through the African Biodiversity Challenge . MATTHEW CHILD Talk 4: Enhancing the accessibility of biodiversity data in Malawi through partnerships and biodiversity information DONALD MPALIKA management tools (speed presentation) . Talk 5: Enhancing biodiversity data mobilisation, management and utilisation in off reserve areas in Ghana: using RAYMOND OWUSU-ACHIAW CREMAs as a model (speed presentation) . 17:00–17:45 Plenary: Exploring the Science, Technology and Innovation White Paper 2019 . Facilitated session 17:45–18:45 Posters, demonstrations and networking session 3 | Joint SANBI Biodiversity Information Management & Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum 2019, 20–22 August WEDNESDAY, 21 AUGUST 2019 ROODEVALLEY FAIRCITY HOTEL, PRETORIA DAY TWO Objectives: 1 . Profiling research infrastructures and platforms that support data management and dissemination . 2 . Building our national communities of practice, networks and structures for biodiversity data management . 3 . Developing our human capital for biodiversity data science- and management . Time Session Title Presenter 09:00–09:30 Keynote Address 3: Trends and innovations in biodiversity data capture and data management . HANNU SAARENMAA 09:30–09:50 Plenary: SANBI-GBIF, data sharing and growing institutional partnerships . FATIMA PARKER-ALLIE 09:50–10:10 Plenary: Information systems and architecture (SANBI update session) . BRENDA DALY 10:10–10:30 Plenary: Natural Science Collections Facility: data initiatives and progress . IAN ENGELBRECHT 10:30–11:00 Tea/coffee 11:00–13:00 Parallel Session 1 Parallel Session 2 Community engagement to Facilitated session Standard and speed presentations: microbial diversity contribute to collection data (Approximately Talk 1: Updating the taxonomy of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces COBUS VISAGIE management services of the National 1 hr) in South Africa (standard presentation) . Biodiversity Information System B. DALY (NBIS) Talk 2: Fungal biogeography and the use of publicly available data for MATHEW HARRIS answering biogeographic questions . Talk3: Mycorrhizal diversity associated with endemic and endangered MODJADJI MAKWELA South African orchids of the genus, Habenaria . Talk 4: Genome-informed Bradyrhizobium taxonomy: where to from JUANITA AVONTUUR here? Talk 5: Both alpha- and beta-rhizobia occupy the root nodules of CHRIZELLE BEUKES Vachellia karroo in South Africa 4 | Joint SANBI Biodiversity Information Management & Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum 2019, 20–22 August Parallel Session 1 (continued) Parallel Session 2 (continued) Talk 6: Isolation and identification of Penicillium species with potential AIDEN VISAGIE phosphate solubilization activity from agricultural environments . Talk 7: Characterization of bacterial species in Steinkopf a communal JODENE FOSTER farming area in South Africa: a closer look at pathogenesis . Developing our biodiversity Presentations Speed presentations: Taxonomy, systematics and DNA Barcoding informatics science and human and facilitated capital discussion (Approximately 1hr) Talk 1: Developing our biodiversity FATIMA PARKER-ALLIE Talk 8: An assessment of the anatomical and genetic diversity of Themeda SINETHEMBA informatics science through triandra Forssk . NTSHANGASE curriculum and other Talk 9: Predator–prey networks: using DNA barcodes to check what was VIMBAI SIZIBA initiatives . for dinner . Talk 2: Youth Environmental WENTZEL PRETORIUS & Talk 10: A taxonomic review of Englerodaphne Gilg. (Thymelaeaceae: DORCAS OLANIYAN Service (YES) Programme: MAANO TSHIMANG Thymelaeiodeae) . empowering today’s youth in Talk 11: A systematic study of the southern African endemic genus KHANYISILE the Northwest Province . Sisyranthus. SHABANGU Talk 12: Systematics of southern African Anthemideae (Asteraceae): SOLANGE AKIMANA generic and subtribal relationships of Athanasiinae and Phymasperminae, and the placement of Inulanthera. Talk 13: Evaluation of the nomenclatural status of the synonyms of MANDA KAMBIKAMBI Enteromius anoplus (Weber, 1987) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) . Talk 14: Contributing towards resolving taxonomic issues on South African THEMBILE KHOZA Arachnida fauna . 13:00–14:00 Lunch 5 | Joint SANBI Biodiversity Information Management & Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum 2019, 20–22 August Parallel Session 3 Parallel Session 4 Parallel Session 5 14:00–15:15 Standard presentations: Innovative tools Speed presentations: Changes in the diversity Standard and speed presentations: using and applications to support research and and composition of arthropods and ants foundational biodiversity information for development addressing global change challenges Talk 1: Conveyor-driven mass HANNU Talk 1: Diversity and SINENHLAHLA Talk 1: DNA barcoding of ALBERT CHAKONA digitisation