Using the ALA to help develop biodiverse plantings suitable for changing climatic conditions Posted on 11th October 2012 A key challenge for revegetation practitioners is to select plant material that will be suitable for both current and future climatic conditions. Th…
Call for proposals to enrich metadata and promote data paper publication Posted on 6th August 2012 Deadline: 17 September 2012 The GBIF Secretariat is inviting proposals from GBIF Nodes for activities to engage with data publishers to promote deli…
The different challenges of integrating data from many sources Posted on 24th May 2012 By Juliette Bryan, Data Analyst at the ALA One of the challenges the Atlas of Living Australia faces is the integration of biodiversity occurre…
GBIF data help clarify links between environment and species composition Posted on 15th November 2011 Study used over 300,000 mammal records from US to assess importance of climate, land cover on species presence at various scales MEDIA RELEASE: For im…
GBIF and ALA help map plants used in Aboriginal medicine Posted on 30th August 2011 The innovative use of data accessible through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) may help to identify areas of high cultural value, b…
Attribution management in the ALA Posted on 8th June 2011 As an information aggregator, it is of paramount importance to the Atlas that all the individuals, institutions and projects that contribute to the AL…
ALA to include Australian coral data Posted on 6th April 2011 The ALA is excited to announce a new project to incorporate data on Australian coral, in collaboration with Dr. J. E. N. ‘Charlie’ Veron. …
New data and/or photos in the ALA Posted on 6th April 2011 The ALA has recently established agreements to share data and/or photos from: Russell Knightley Media The Unique Flora of Tasmania Website Australian …
ALA continues to focus on data quality Posted on 1st April 2011 by Lynne Sealie, Miles Nicholls and Matt Branford, Atlas of Living Australia ALA is making improvements to data quality on many fronts. As we work wit…