The Catalan initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project: contributing local data to global biodiversity genomics
The Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project (CBP) is an EBP-affiliated project network aimed at sequencing the genome of the > 40000 eukaryotic species estimated to live in the Catalan-speaking territories (Catalan Linguistic Area, CLA). These territories represent a biodiversity hotsp...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Ajuntament de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | BCNROC. Repositori Obert de Coneixement de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat:11703/137378 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/2072/537770 https://doi.org/10.1093/nargab/lqae075 http://hdl.handle.net/11703/137378 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Genòmica Biodiversitat Ciència i tecnologia articles |
| Sumario: | The Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project (CBP) is an EBP-affiliated project network aimed at sequencing the genome of the > 40000 eukaryotic species estimated to live in the Catalan-speaking territories (Catalan Linguistic Area, CLA). These territories represent a biodiversity hotspot. While covering less than 1% of Europe, they are home to about one fourth of all known European eukaryotic species. These include a high proportion of endemisms, many of which are threatened. This trend is likely to get worse as the effects of global change are expected to be particularly severe across the Mediterranean Basin, particularly in freshwater ecosystems and mountain areas. Following the EBP model, the CBP is a networked organization that has been able to engage many scientific and non-scientific partners. In the pilot phase, the genomes of 52 species are being sequenced. As a case study in biodiversity conservation, we highlight the genome of the Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus, sequenced under the CBP umbrella. |
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