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Moorea Biocode Project: Complete Biological Inventory of a Pacific Island Ecosystem

The Moorea Biocode Project aims to undertake a comprehensive biological inventory of a Pacific island ecosystem through an international, multi-institutional collaboration. Coordinated by CNRS (France), UCB (US), and Délégation à la Recherche (French Polynesia), the project involves taxonomic teams, information technology, and various partners to evaluate costs, develop tools, and generate data for biodiversity informatics. From planning to field applications and data collection, the project is focused on engaging participants, developing protocols, and expanding the biocode initiative globally.

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Moorea Biocode Project: Complete Biological Inventory of a Pacific Island Ecosystem

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  1. Moorea Biocode Project Complete Biological Inventory of a Pacific Island Ecosystem

  2. International, multi-institutional collaboration Coordinated in partnership between CNRS (France), UCB (US) & Délégation à la Recherche (French Polynesia) through 2 field stations

  3. Information Technology TAXONOMIC TEAMS Berkeley Natural History Museums & BSCIT Craig Moritz John Deck Joyce Gross Collaborators: BOLD : Sujeevan Ratnasingham BioCorder: David Reed Smithsonian: Lee Weigt Lucid: Kevin Thiele Marine Vertebrates: S. Planes (CNRS-EPHE) Terrestrial Vertebrates: C. Moritz (UCB-MVZ) Marine Invertebrates: G. Paulay (FLMNH) Terrestrial Invertbrates: R. Gillespie (UCB-ESPM) Plants: J-Y Meyer (Del. Rech.) Algae: C. Payri (IRD) PARTNERS LTER: Long Term Ecological Research, Coral Reefs CBOL: Consortium for the Barcoding of Life CoML: Census of Marine Life CRISP: Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pacific RCN: Invasive insects

  4. To show a complex tropical system can be done • Evaluate costs of global inventory • Develop tools that cut across taxa and habitats

  5. INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY (IT Meeting, February 2006, Berkeley: BNHM, BOLD, SI, BioCorder, Lucid)

  6. Biocode Schema

  7. Fishes Terrestrial Inverts Geckos

  8. From Talk to Action: Field Applications Fish Team CRIOBE

  9. 3 weeks, 50 stations

  10. Data Entry

  11. Specimen Page

  12. Berkeley Mapper

  13. 1900 vouchered, databased lots ~1200 with tissue (most photo-vouchered) 486+ unique species New Records 10% (49) New records 25% (118) singletons 15% (69) indeterminate sp. Rarity

  14. Discovery Curve

  15. Biocode Schema

  16. Biocode Objectives (pilot) • Engage participants and collaborators in the planning process • Evaluate challenges and determine cost-effectiveness for select taxa • Develop biodiversity informatics framework necessary for transparent and efficient biocoding • Develop protocols for field genetics in Moorea • Generate preliminary data at: • A. species level (morphological and genetic barcodes) • B. population/individual level (microsatellites, SNPsters, etc.) • Produce detailed strategy for completing Moorea Biocode and expanding (Pacific/global) with funding from various sources

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