ABOL BioBlitz 2019
within the Days of Biodiversity
Welcome
On this page we want to inform you about the ABOL BioBlitz actions within the framework of the days of biodiversity (TdA). The contents are constantly updated.
Please read on!
Dear friends and Biodiversity enthusiasts,
The Days of Biodiversity (TdA), which take place in various federal states, have been among the most important events for years, on the one hand informing the public about the importance of biodiversity and, on the other hand, successively improving the data basis for the occurring species of various regions in Austria.
This year for the first time ABOL will participate in these actions. The aim of ABOL is to generate DNA barcode sequences from as many of the animals and fungi as possible collected by the experts.
We hope that as many experts as possible will support us. By assisting with ABOL BioBlitz your taxonomic expertise will make a valuable contribution to the genetic capture of Austrian biodiversity!
Your ABOL coordination team
ABOL BioBlitz – Why?
The Days of Biodiversity are attended by many people who share a large part of the total societal knowledge of biodiversity. Cooperation with these biodiversity experts is a big concern of ABOL. Through the concerted action of the Days of Biodiversity and ABOL, we want to add value in a number of ways.
- valuable contribution to the filling of the DNA reference database: the more entries the more efficient the application!
- underpinning of species determination and species lists through genetic analyses
- networking and strengthening of the biodiversity community
- greater media reach and attention
- option of joint publications
What does ABOL offer the experts (and the organizers)?
We are able to fund 6 plates per event (= 576 samples), which means we can generate DNA barcodes from about 576 organisms per venue (the success rate may vary). Of course, we are careful to make the action as efficient as possible. Therefore we favour
(i) groups of organisms with a high chance of success,
(ii) groups of organisms where costs are calculable and low,
(iii) species of which there are no DNA barcodes from Austria, and
(iv) organisms in which the sampling effort is feasible.
(i) groups of organisms with a high chance of success,
(ii) groups of organisms where costs are calculable and low,
(iii) species of which there are no DNA barcodes from Austria, and
(iv) organisms in which the sampling effort is feasible.
The focus will probably be on insects and fungi, but we do not exclude other groups of organisms – experts for other groups of organisms (plants, invertebrates away from insects, etc.) please be sure to contact the ABOL coordination team in advance.
In general, we would like to clarify the procedure in advance with you (e.g. labeling of the samples and the reference organism, deposit of the voucher copies, etc.)
Dates
17./18. May - Biosphere Reserve Nockberge
GEO Day of Nature – “Diversity in shores and slopes at Millstätter See”
Location: Döbriach and Radenthein
(c) C. Komposch
31. May/1. June - TdA Upper Austria
Grein – around Mühlberghof
14./15. June - TdA Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald
Location: Pressbaum
Organizer: Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald
(c) BP Wienerwald
21./22. June - TdA Vienna
Location: BOKU area, Knödelhüttenstraße in 14th district of Vienna
Organizer: MA 22
(c) TdA City Nature Vienna-Bratislava 2019 group photo
More information -> here (in German)
05./06. July - TdA Tyrol
Location: Brandenbergtal/municipality Brandenberg
Organizer: Government Tyrol, University of Innsbruck, Tyrolean State Museum
26.-28. July - National park Hohe Tauern
Location: Gössnitztal, Carinthia
group photo (c) M. Sonnleitner
Information about the practical procedure
Experts who agree to participate will as usual
- collect their organism group
- determine the species
Unlike previous days of biodiversity, we ask you
- to sample tissue for DNA barcoding from interesting species – can also be done together (for example, a leg of an insect in a tube with the same numbering as specimen copy – it is important to be able to understand which individual was sampled)
- to transfer the metadata to ABOL (location data, date, collector, determiner, etc.) – we will provide forms for download on individual dates
- to store the reference specimen in a publicly accessible, scientific collection (museum)
Experts get from ABOL
- preservation liquid and sample tubes
- assistance with the sampling
- samples are prepared by the ABOL team and sent to Canada for sequencing (CCDB, http://ccdb.ca/) – shipping and sequencing costs are covered by ABOL
- the metadata will be integrated into the ABOL database by the ABOL team and
- transferred to the international DNA barcoding database BOLD (the data will be made public after publication of the results of the TdA in BOLD, at the latest however 2 years after the BioBlitz action = 2021)
Coordination & contact
The ABOL coordination team will participate in the Days of Biodiversity, depending on the possibility and with different cast, provide information on the project, etc. and be available for questions at any time. Sabine Schoder is the main contact person and first contact person for the ABOL BioBlitz campaigns, but the rest of the team is also available at all times. Please contact us if you have questions and / or want to join!
Sabine Schoder
NHM Vienna
sabine.schoder@nhm-wien.ac.at
Tel.-Nr. 01 523 7302 – 135
abol@nhm-wien.ac.at
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