Patterns in nature: WoRMS images in a unique design book
The book Coding, Shaping, Making combines inspiration from architecture, mathematics, biology, chemistry, and other fields to look towards the future of architecture, design and art. It presents ongoing experiments in the search for fundamental principles of form and form-making. This enables us to...
New collaboration between WoRMS and Edaphobase
Edaphobase and WoRMS started a collaboration on the exchange of taxonomic information on soil biodiversity.
Agouti has a new look! New website and functionalities for improved user experience.
Recently, a new version of Agouti has been released. This time, major improvements have been made to the camera trap platform, based on feedback from the user community
Identifying African bushmeat for sale in Brussels using DNA
Bushmeat is often defined as the meat derived from wild animals, including terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, harvested for subsistence or trade, most often illegally. It is a freely accessible source of food that can be captured rather than bred and often represents both the...
Understanding mass mortality in saiga antelope population
The Saiga antelope is an endangered species that lives in Central Asian steppes and semi-arid regions. Scientists around the world are working tirelessly to prevent it from becoming completely extinct. Every year, they migrate approximately 500 km from north to south, and back. In 2015, roughly 60%...
DNA-based species validation of exotic mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in Belgium
In the framework of the MEMO project, a monitoring program was set up at 23 localities where exotic mosquito species (EMS) that may act as disease vectors can get introduced in Belgium. The early detection of EMS, before populations become established, is of paramount importance to prevent local...
The LifeWatch ERIC BEeS: abstract book, video recordings and more!
The LifeWatch ERIC family met again, for the first time in four years, at the "BEeS" Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference. It took place in Seville from 22 - 24 May, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity. Explore the abstract book, watch the video of the live-streamed round table, and download the presentations!
Call for Abstracts: The LifeWatch ERIC BEeS Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference
Roll up, roll up! Abstracts are now open for the LifeWatch ERIC "BEeS” Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference “Threats and challenges to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation from an eScience perspective”, which is scheduled to coincide with Biodiversity Day 2023.