Comisión Nacional Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento para el Conocimiento y y Uso de la Uso de la BiodiversidadBiodiversidad

Session 3: "Sharing e-knowledge Session 3: "Sharing e-knowledge on agricultural diversity on agricultural diversity

worldwide“worldwide“TDWG 2009 – Montpellier, November TDWG 2009 – Montpellier, November

20092009

Patricia Koleff, Cecilio Mota, Oswaldo Patricia Koleff, Cecilio Mota, Oswaldo Oliveros, Francisca Acevedo, Claudia Oliveros, Francisca Acevedo, Claudia

Sánchez, Israel MartínezSánchez, Israel Martínez

ContentsContents

1.1. Knowledge applications Knowledge applications for decision makingfor decision making

1.1. BioticaBiotica

2.2. Lessons learnedLessons learned

MissionMission

National Commission for the National Commission for the KnowledgeKnowledge Use of Biodiversity - Use of Biodiversity - MEXICOMEXICO

Genes

Species / Populations

Communities/ Ecosystems

Landscape/ Region

Culture

Composition Structure Function

• Specimen data bases*• Species information• Catalogues and authority files

• Satellite images• Electronic cartography• Vegetation data• Climate• Infrastructure, Cities, etc.

• Statistical, analytical and modelling tools, bioinformatic developments

SNIB

MAIN FEATURES:

•Data quality control•Constantly updated

Information from projects supported by CONABIO, data repatriation and experts´ collaborationAlso info from literature and field work

SNIB: Specimen recordsSNIB: Specimen records

InvertebradosPlantas

Vertebrados

Bacterias, virus, algas y hongos

2,899,107 records shown (90% of the total) Specimens collected between 1730 and 2008

Biotica, 427

Relational database,

184

One table, 93

Others , 36

Total: 740 databases,

Data quality control for specimen databasesData quality control for specimen databases

GenesGenes

RegionsRegionsCountryCountryPlanetPlanet

EcosystemsEcosystemsSpeciesSpecies

CorridorsCorridors

Áreas of distribution of agaves are identified for the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) of “Mezcales”

MangrovesMangroves

CloudCloudforestforest

GenesGenes

RegionsRegionsCountryCountryPlanetPlanet

EcosystemsEcosystemsSpeciesSpecies

CorridorsCorridors770,000 ha770,000 ha

GenesGenes

RegionsRegionsCountryCountryPlanetPlanet

EcosystemsEcosystemsSpeciesSpecies

CorridorsCorridors

www.conabio.gob.mx/incendiosCentral AmericaEurope: EFFIS http://effis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/South America -Argentina (INTA)

GenesGenes

RegionsRegionsCountryCountryPlanetPlanet

EcosystemsEcosystemsSpeciesSpecies

CorridorsCorridors

Risk Analysis (RA)Genetically Modified Organisms Information System (SIOVM)

From 2000 to 2009: 1,8541,854 recommendations (case by case)Agriculture and Environment Ministries

SIOVM contains 602 additional fields to compile information needed for the RA

•Specially designed by CONABIO to manage curatorial, nomenclatural, geographical, reference and ecological data. •The main objective is to help entering and updating data.•Developed with a modular approach, both in the data base structure and in the system.

Information System Biótica©

http://www.conabio.gob.mx/biotica/cms/index.php

InstitutionCodeCollectionCodeCatalogNumberDateLastModifiedBasisOfRecordRemarksIdentificationQualifierEarliestDateCollectedLatestDateCollectedCollectorSexLifeStageImageURLDayOfYearCollectorDispositionIndividualCount

DarwinCore

IdentifiedByDateIdentifiedCollectorNumberFieldNumberPreparationsTypeStatus

CountryStateProvinceLocalityMinimumElevationInMetersMaximumElevationInMetersMinimumDepthInMetersMaximumDepthInMetersDecimalLatitudeDecimalLongitudeGeodeticDatumVerbatimCoordinatesVerbatimCoordinateSystemGeoreferenceProtocolGeoreferenceSourcesGeoreferenceRemarks

ScientificNameHigherTaxonKingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpecificEpithetInfraspecificRankInfraspecificEpithetAuthorYearOfScientificNameIdentificationQualifierImageURLRelatedInformation

Seeds Seeds collectioncollection

Tables FieldsBiotica 1.0 (1995) 37 60 (or more)Biotica 5.0 (2009)

Including Collection Module (CM)

90

105

716

866

Including Germoplasm Module (GM)

112 937

Including CM and GM 127 1,087

Including CM, GM and additional qualitative and quantitative maize data*

139 1,138

* IPGRI/FAO

Biótica© adapted for data on Maize and its wild relatives

Foto: Carmen Loyola

Biótica© nomenclatural data for races of maizeBiótica© nomenclatural data for races of maize

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Foto: Alejandro Ortega Coronar

Foto: Alejandro Ortega Coronar

Since 2006 CONABIO coordinates 10 projects that are developing databases, one is computerizing the access to information from national collections of maize and its wild relatives, and 9 are gathering new data from the field.

Number of records added to date:14,395 maize (59 maize landraces)249 teocintle (Zea spp.)116 Tripsacum

Foto: Ricardo M. Garibay

•Supported by SEMARNAT, SAGARPA and CIBOGEM / $15’000 000 MX Information about projects: FX004, FY001, FY002, FZ001, FZ002, FZ003, FZ007, FZ011, FZ014, FZ015, FZ016, FZ018, FZ019http://www.conabio.gob.mx/institucion/proyectos/doctos/proyectosapoyados.html

Tuxpeño intra-racial variation Tuxpeño intra-racial variation

- We documented a greater variation for Tuxpeño race, the main germoplasm source for improving maize in tropical areas of the world. In Mexico, this race is used by the rural farmers in the tropical areas, but it is also adapted to seasonal rain and more extreme climates.- Map shows local and regional exchange of seeds (10 -20 km) and maximum documented distances (30 km) to spread pollen. Trade areas are not illustrated (larger distances).

Comisión Nacional Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y para el Conocimiento y Uso de la BiodiversidadUso de la Biodiversidad

www.biodiversidad.gob.mxwww.biodiversidad.gob.mxWe acknowledge all participants of this effort, that have provided funding, institutions and expertise as well as personnel from CONABIO.

Man waiting for rain (Vindobonensis Codex)