Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Development Status and Prospects of Biodiversity Informatics in China

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
China’s e-Science Blue Book 2023

  • 57 Accesses

Abstract

Driven by computer science, artificial intelligence and other technologies, biodiversity informatics has gradually developed into a data intensive scientific research paradigm. Internationally, biodiversity informatics has made great progress in the construction of large data platform (species checklist, specimen digitization, literature, color photos, public scientific data), online data analysis and modeling methods, interdisciplinary integration and data products. In recent 20 years, China's biodiversity informatics has developed rapidly. By combing the concept, development process and discipline frontier of biodiversity informatics, this paper focuses on the achievements of China's biodiversity informatics in database construction, special platform and international cooperation. The rapid development of biodiversity informatics in China has changed the weak situation of digital biological data in Asia. Nevertheless, the development of biodiversity informatics in China still needs to be strengthened: (1) Attach importance to the integration of biodiversity big data resources to form a more powerful comprehensive information platform; (2) Increase data sharing efforts. At present, the sharing level of data in the whole Asia is very different from that in Europe and the United States; (3) Establish the connection between big data platform and data source. Only continuous data source can keep the data updated; (4) Strengthen capacity-building in biodiversity informatics, especially in data mining. (5) Strengthen regional and international cooperation. Only through the accumulation of theoretical knowledge and accurate grasp of the problem, together with the collection, integration and analysis of data, can we really answer scientific problems and realize the development of biodiversity informatics.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 119.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 159.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Xu Z, Chen B, Wang L, et al (2013) Progress and development trend of biodiversity informatics research. Ann New Biol:290–312

    Google Scholar 

  2. Soberón J, Peterson T (2004) Biodiversity informatics: managing and applying primary biodiversity data. Philos Trans R Soc London Ser B: Biol Sci 359(1444):689–698

    Google Scholar 

  3. Johnson NF (2007) Biodiversity informatics. Annu Rev Entomol 52:421–438

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Lisong W, Bin C, Liqiang Ji et al (2010) Advances in biodiversity informatics research. Biodiversity 18(5):429–443

    Google Scholar 

  5. Hardisty A, Roberts D (2013) A decadal view of biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities. BMC Ecol 13(1):1–23

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Fuentes D, Fiore N (2014) The LifeWatch approach to the exploration of distributed species information. ZooKeys 463:133–148

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Robertson T, Döring M, Guralnick R et al (2014) The GBIF integrated publishing toolkit: facilitating the efficient publishing of biodiversity data on the internet. PLoS ONE 9(8):e102623

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Bisby FA (2000) The quiet revolution: biodiversity informatics and the internet. Science 289(5488):2309–2312

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Xu HG (1998) A study on the construction of biodiversity information system in China. Rural Ecol 14(4): 11–15

    Google Scholar 

  10. Yang Z, Liang Z, Wenwei R et al (2000) Biodiversity informatics: an emerging direction and key technologies. Biodiversity 8(4):397

    Google Scholar 

  11. Ma K (2014) Rapid development of biodiversity informatics in China. Biodivers Sci 22(3):251

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Shao GZ, Li H, Lin YC et al (2014) Marine biodiversity information resources. Biodiversity 22(3):253

    Google Scholar 

  13. Wang X, Zhang F, Zhang J (2017) Biodiversity information resources. I. Species distribution, cataloguing, phylogeny and life history traits. Biodiversity 25(11):1223–1238

    Google Scholar 

  14. Jian Z (2017) Biodiversity science and macroecology in the era of big data. Biodiversity 25(4):355

    Google Scholar 

  15. Mi X, Feng G, Hu Y, et al (2021) The global significance of biodiversity science in China: an overview. Natl Sci Rev 8(7):nwab032

    Google Scholar 

  16. The List of National Key Protected Wildlife (revised on February 1, 2021). J Wildl 42(02):605–640. https://doi.org/10.19711/j.cnki.issn2310-1490.2021.02.045

  17. Lu Z, Qin HN, Jin X, Zhang Z, Yang Q, Hong D, Li DB, Li K, Yuan L, Zhou Z (2021) Necessity, principles and procedures for the adjustment of the List of Wild Plants of National Importance. Biodiversity 29(12):1577–1582

    Google Scholar 

  18. He P, Chen J, Man QG (2019) The present and future of the biological herbarium (museum) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Proc Chin Acad Sci 34(12):1359–1370. https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.2019.12.005

  19. He Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Z (2017) Relevance and reflection of digital construction of plant herbarium. South Agric Mach 48(09):43–44+48

    Google Scholar 

  20. Xiao C, Luo HR, Chen TM, Mark P (2017) Analysis of the progress and status of digitalization of national specimen resource sharing platform. Res Inf Technol Appl 8(04):6–12

    Google Scholar 

  21. Hong-Xin WANG, Zhi-Ang HU (1996) Breeding systems, genetic structure and conservation of genetic diversity in plants. Biodiversity 02:32–36

    Google Scholar 

  22. Cao YS, Fang WEI (2010) Establishment and application of the national crop germplasm resource platform[J]. Biodiversity 18(05):454–460

    Google Scholar 

  23. Ji L (2021) The census of agricultural germplasm resources has been progressed in stages. Economic Daily. https://doi.org/10.28425/n.cnki.njjrb.2021.008192

  24. Xue DY, Zhang YY (2022) Biogenetic diversity and conservation in China. Henan Science and Technology Press, Zhengzhou

    Google Scholar 

  25. Hu Y, Thapa A, Fan H, et al (2020) Genomic evidence for two phylogenetic species and long-term population bottlenecks in red pandas. Sci Adv 6(9):eaax5751

    Google Scholar 

  26. Liu Juan Hu, Dongnan ZZ et al (2019) Application of DNA barcode technology in forestry science research. For Sci Res 32(3):152–159

    Google Scholar 

  27. China Plant BOLG et al (2011) Comparative analysis of a large dataset indicates that internal transcribed spacer (ITS) should be incorporated into the core barcode for seed plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108(49):19641–19646

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Gao L, Liu J, Cai J et al (2012) Technical specifications for plant DNA barcoding studies. J Plant Taxon Resour 34(6):592–606

    Google Scholar 

  29. Li DZ, Wang YH, Yi TS et al (2012) The next-generation flora: iFlora. Plant Divers Resour 34(6):525–531

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Mark P, Guo QH (2021) Progress and trends of vegetation ecology research in China. Chin Sci: Life Sci 51(03):215–218

    Google Scholar 

  31. Parker-Allie F, Pando F, Telenius A, et al (2021) Towards a post-graduate level curriculum for biodiversity informatics. perspectives from the global biodiversity information facility (GBIF) community. Biodivers Data J 9

    Google Scholar 

  32. Pan Y, Zhang B, Wu Y et al (2020) The latest developments of IPBES and China’s countermeasures. Biodivers Sci 28(10):1286–1291

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. Russo K, Smith Z (2013) What water is worth: Overlooked non-economic value in water resources. Springer

    Google Scholar 

  34. Díaz S, Pascual U, Stenseke M et al (2018) Assessing nature’s contributions to people. Science 359(6373):270–272

    Article  Google Scholar 

  35. Scholes R, Montanarella L, Brainich A, et al (2018) Summary for policymakers of the assessment report on land degradation and restoration of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    Google Scholar 

  36. Chaplin-Kramer R, Sharp RP, Weil C et al (2019) Global modeling of nature’s contributions to people. Science 366(6462):255–258

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. Pan Y, Tian Y, Xu J et al (2018) Methodological assessment on scenarios and models of biodiversity and ecosystem services and impacts on China within the IPBES framework. Biodivers Sci 26(1):89–95

    Article  Google Scholar 

  38. Tian Y, Lan C, Xu J et al (2016) Assessment of pollination and China’s implementation strategies within the IPBES framework. Biodivers Sci 24(9):1084–1090

    Article  Google Scholar 

  39. Cui X, Mingyuan Li, Fang Ye, Mingxue F, Ling Y, Xue F, Ping M (2018) Exploration of the development direction of NSII based on ten million specimen records. Res Inf Technol Appl 9(05):7–26

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Cui Xiao & Keping Ma

  2. Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Congtian Lin

  3. Resource Construction Department, Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Zheping Xu

Authors
  1. Cui Xiao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Congtian Lin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Zheping Xu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Keping Ma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Cui Xiao or Keping Ma .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

    Rights and permissions

    Reprints and permissions

    Copyright information

    © 2024 Publishing House of Electronics Industry

    About this chapter

    Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

    Cite this chapter

    Xiao, C., Lin, C., Xu, Z., Ma, K. (2024). Development Status and Prospects of Biodiversity Informatics in China. In: China’s e-Science Blue Book 2023. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8270-7_7

    Download citation

    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8270-7_7

    • Published:

    • Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore

    • Print ISBN: 978-981-99-8269-1

    • Online ISBN: 978-981-99-8270-7

    • eBook Packages: Social SciencesSocial Sciences (R0)

    Publish with us

    Policies and ethics

    Search

    Navigation