Drs. Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs present: “Nine Malaise Traps in Three Costa Rican Forest Hectares Catch ~40,000 Mostly Undescribed Species of Insects Among 1,521,762+ Specimens in Seven Years: NOW WHAT?"

Janzen discusses the BioAlfa project and its goal of achieving nationwide bioliteracy in Costa Rica by applying DNA barcoding technologies and data to construct a public biodiversity reference library. He deconstructs the project’s road map – from the collaborators involved in the field, sequencing technologies, and data platforms enabling the effort. BioAlfa is a flagship project for the global BIOSCAN program, led by the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) consortium.

The Chicago-based Walder Foundation has awarded US$1 million to the BioAlfa Project to analyze 1 million insect specimens in Costa Rica. The DNA analysis is completed at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

This webinar is presented by the International Barcode of Life consortium and is part of a new program to generate discussion, share knowledge, and build community. Subjects reflect one or more of BIOSCAN’s research themes: Species Discovery, Species Interactions, Species Dynamics.

For more information, visit ibol.org

For more information on the Walder-funded work at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics: [ Ссылка ]

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