Mobilizing and integrating big data in studies of spatial and phylogenetic patterns of biodiversity

Plant Diversity
Douglas E Soltis, Pamela S Soltis

Abstract

The current global challenges that threaten biodiversity are immense and rapidly growing. These biodiversity challenges demand approaches that meld bioinformatics, large-scale phylogeny reconstruction, use of digitized specimen data, and complex post-tree analyses (e.g. niche modeling, niche diversification, and other ecological analyses). Recent developments in phylogenetics coupled with emerging cyberinfrastructure and new data sources provide unparalleled opportunities for mobilizing and integrating massive amounts of biological data, driving the discovery of complex patterns and new hypotheses for further study. These developments are not trivial in that biodiversity data on the global scale now being collected and analyzed are inherently complex. The ongoing integration and maturation of biodiversity tools discussed here is transforming biodiversity science, enabling what we broadly term "next-generation" investigations in systematics, ecology, and evolution (i.e., "biodiversity science"). New training that integrates domain knowledge in biodiversity and data science skills is also needed to accelerate research in these areas. Integrative biodiversity science is crucial to the future of global biodiversity. We cannot simpl...Continue Reading

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Citations

Jan 19, 2018·Biology Letters·Tara A Pelletier, Bryan C Carstens
Aug 27, 2019·Molecular Ecology Resources·Shahan DerkarabetianGonzalo Giribet
Nov 2, 2019·Molecular Biology and Evolution·Yan YuXingjin He
Nov 21, 2018·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·Gil Nelson, Shari Ellis
Apr 2, 2019·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·Whitney L E TsaiJohn E McCormack
Jun 10, 2018·American Journal of Botany·Pamela S Soltis
Jun 29, 2021·American Journal of Botany·Ryan A Folk, Carolina M Siniscalchi

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Software Mentioned

LmDbServ
LmCompute
BiotaPhy
R
Lifemapper
LmDbServer
PostgreSQL
Open Tree of Life
Maxent
QGIS

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