EuropaBON EBV workflow templates

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EuropaBON EBV workflow templates

1. University of Amsterdam
2. CCMAR, University of the Algarve
3. Iecolab, Interuniversity Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA) – University of Granada
4. Aarhus University
5. Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE, UPF-CSIC)
6. Institute for Alpine Environment, Eurac Research
7. Middle East Technical University, Department of Biological Scienses
8. Council for Agricultural Research and Economics
9. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
10. CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos
11. BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning
12. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
13. Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council
14. National Wildlife Research Institute, IREC (UCLM-CSIC-JCCM)
15. Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC)
16. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
17. Friedrich Schiller University Jena
18. German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research
19. cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group
20. IUCN SSC Atlantic Islands Invertebrate Specialist Group
21. IUCN SSC Species Monitoring Specialist Group
22. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
23. AZTI; Marine Research; Basque and Technology Alliance (BRTA)
24. University of Reading
25. Spanish National Research Council
26. Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
27. Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic
28. Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden
29. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
30. University of Primorska, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies
31. Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
32. Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology,Universitat de València
33. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals,Universitat de Barcelona
34. CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification
35. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
36. Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio)
37. Department of Botany. University of Granada
38. Norwegian Institute for Water Research
39. National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC)
40. Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council (CNR-ISMAR)
41. Dep. Entomology, Aranzadi Society of Sciences
42. Centre of Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon
43. CREA - Research Centre for Forestry and Wood
44. Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
45. Air Center, Atlantic International Research Centre
46. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) Secretariat & Earth Observation Laboratory
47. Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
48. CESAM - University of Aveiro
49. Eurac Research, Institute for Alpine Environment
50. Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck
51. Thünen-Institute of Biodiversity, Braunschweig
52. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
53. Wageningen University, Environmental Sciences Group
54. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
55. MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
56. ICTS-RBD. Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC
57. Aranzadi Science Society
58. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Science and Assessment, Sweden
59. Faculty of Food Science and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology
60. Polish Society for Conservation Genetics LUTREOLA
61. Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan
62. Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho
63. Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability, University of Minho
64. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
65. Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Université Montpellie
66. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
67. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), CSIC-UCLM-JCCM
68. CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood
69. University of Barcelona
70. University of Leipzig
71. Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
72. Centre for Research and Conservation of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
73. Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malta
74. FEHM-Lab Freshwater Ecology, Hidrology and Management, Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, Ecología y Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Barcelona (UB)
75. Millennium Institute of Biodiversity of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Ecosystems (BASE)
76. IEO-CSIC
77. Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), National Research Council
78. Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
79. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust
80. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
81. Research Institute for Nature and Forest
82. KU Leuven
83. 3edata ingenieria ambiental
84. Swedish University of Aqricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources
85. Copenhagen Zoo
86. Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR)
87. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
88. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
89. Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
90. Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia
91. Re:wild
92. Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden
93. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment
94. University of Twente
95. Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Molecular Genetics working group
96. Middle East Technical University
97. Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy (NIBIO), Division of Forest and Forest Resources, Norway
98. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam
99. AZTI
100. Ikerbasque
101. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
102. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
103. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)
104. European Commission - Joint Research Centre
105. National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment
106. CNES Centre National sed Etudes Spatiales
107. Universidad de Sevilla
108. Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer
109. Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISMAR
110. Eurac Research
111. Interuniversity Institute for Research on the Earth System in Andalusia (IISTA), University of Granada
112. Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Granada
113. Plymouth Marine Laboratory
114. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
115. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
116. Institut für Biologie, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
117. Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ
118. Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Universitat de València
119. Arctic Centre, Arhus University
120. Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Environment, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University
121. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat Barcelona, Barcelona
122. Institut de Recerca de Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona
123. Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Conservation Biology & Social-Ecological Systems
124. Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
125. Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) National Research Council (CNR)
126. CNR- IREA, Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment
127. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters
128. Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change,Museum Koenig
129. Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA)
130. Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S)
131. CYENS Center of Excellence
132. Cyprus University of Technology
133. Universidad San Francisco de Quito - College of Biological and Environmental Sciences
134. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
135. Istitute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
136. Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada
137. Departament of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona
138. Carabinieri - Forest and Environmental Protection Dpt.
139. Brockmann Geomatics Sweden AB
140. Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University
141. Institute for Research on Biodiversity (IRBio)
142. Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona
143. Danube Delta National Research Institute
144. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
145. Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Centro di ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente
146. Université catholique de Louvain
147. Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA Denmark)
148. The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University
149. Flanders Marine Institute
150. Deptarment of Geography, University of Zurich
151. Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia
152. Ovidius University of Constanta
153. Asociatia Harta Verde Romania
154. Sensing Clues Foundation
155. TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG
156. University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences, BOKU Vienna
157. Department of Ecology, Universität Innsbruck
158. VITO (Flemish Institute for Technology Research)
159. AIR Centre
160. European Marine Biological Resources Centre (EMBRC-ERIC
161. ICIFOR-INIA, CSIC
162. Natural Resources Institute Finland
163. CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho
164. Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research INAR, Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
165. Goethe University
166. Stitching Deltares
167. University of Salzburg, Department of Geoinformatics
168. Brockmann-Geomatics Sweden
169. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
170. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA), University of Bologna
171. National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa)
172. Reef Check Italia ets
173. AZTI Fundazioa
174. Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
175. Institute of Natural Sciences
176. Université Libre de Bruxelles
177. Dutch Butterfly Conservation
178. National Institute on Wildlife Research (IREC), University of Castilla-La Mancha
179. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM), CSIC
180. Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen
181. University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
182. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
183. Grassland Science and Renewable Plant Resources, University of Kassel
184. University of Würzburg
185. Deltares
186. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin

The information provided here represents the EBV workflow templates collected during the EuropaBON online workshop on Essential Biodiversity Variable (EBV) workflows from 22–24 February 2023. The templates were designed to capture comprehensive descriptions about the three workflow components (data collection and sampling, data integration, and modelling) that are typical for generating EBVs. Recognising the potential value of those EBV templates for European biodiversity monitoring, our objective is to share them for enhancing transparency, knowledge exchange and collaboration, and promoting the operationalisation of EBVs across Europe.

EuropaBON (https://europabon.org/) is a Horizon 2020 research and innovation action funded by the European Commission that seeks to co-design a European Biodiversity Observation Network. This network aims to bridge the gap between the biodiversity data needs of policy-makers and authorities on the one hand and the existing reporting streams and available data sources on the other hand, considering both present obligations and forthcoming policy needs. Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) are a central concept of EuropaBON as they provide a standardised framework for biodiversity monitoring and reporting. In 2023, EuropaBON had identified 70 EBVs (Junker et al., 2023) that are policy-relevant for the EU, and measurable with available and existing technologies and with a proven track record of feasibility in ongoing initiatives. EBVs require workflows to process the raw data (primary observations) through data integration and modelling into spatially-explicit EBV data products (Kissling et al., 2018; Schmeller et al., 2017). These workflows can be broken down into three main components (data collection and sampling, data integration, and modelling), with additional aspects of data interoperability and IT infrastructure being recognised as crucial for transnational data streams (Kissling & Lumbierres, 2023).

To capture information about the EBV workflows, an online workshop was held on 22–24 February 2023 with 520 registered participants from 49 countries, covering a large range of expertise (Lumbierres & Kissling, 2023). Participants contributed information on EBV workflow components and advanced monitoring techniques, discussed initiatives, and identified tools and requirements for implementing 70 proposed EBVs. The information from the workshop participants was collected through pre-defined EBV workflow templates (provided as Google Docs). Templates were organised into rows representing the workflow components (‘Data collection and sampling’, ‘Data integration’, and ‘Modelling’) and columns reflecting the levels of maturity ('Current initiatives', 'Emerging tools and projects' or 'Future needs'). Prior to the workshop, some information on existing workflows was pre-filled based on previous EuropaBON deliverables, namely an assessment of the current biodiversity monitoring gaps in the EU (Santana et al., 2023) and an assessment of current EU monitoring workflows and bottlenecks (Morán-Ordóñez et al., 2023).

After the workshop, the EBV workflow templates were processed to ensure the accuracy and relevance of the information. Each listed initiative was verified to be part of an active biodiversity monitoring scheme and pertinent to the specific EBV under consideration, cross-referencing with the initiative’s websites and other data collected by the EuropaBON deliverables (Morán-Ordóñez et al., 2023; Santana et al., 2023). Moreover, we ensured correct alignment of each initiative and listed requirements and needs with the appropriate workflow components and maturity levels.

The EBV workflow templates provide insights into the current biodiversity monitoring landscape in Europe and how EBV production could be operationalized at the EU level. They offer detailed information about ongoing initiatives and projects, methodologies, and technologies that can be used to generate EBVs at a continental scale. Nevertheless, it is important to note that they do not encompass an exhaustive list of all ongoing or proposed initiatives of biodiversity monitoring in all member states of the EU. It is suggested to use them as a starting point and baseline for the further development of EBVs in a European context.

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