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Incomplete species inventories for Antarctica represent a key challenge for comprehensive ecological research and conservation in the region. Additionally, data required to understand population dynamics, rates of evolution, spatial ranges, functional traits, physiological tolerances and species interactions, all of which are fundamental to disentangle the different functional elements of Antarctic biodiversity, are mostly missing. However, much of the fauna, flora and microbiota in the emerged ice-free land of the continent have an uncertain presence and/or unresolved status, with entire biodiversity compendia of prokaryotic groups (e.g. bacteria) being missing. All the available biodiversity information requires consolidation, cross-validation, re-assessment and steady systematic inclusion in order to create a robust catalogue of biodiversity for the continent.

This dataset contains a set of images that display moss samples from six distinct species over seedling trays from a common garden experimental set-up. We grow these moss samples on a background of white synthetic material. The capture of the images was in both near-infrared and visible light wavelengths. We provide additional files to fit the main dataset objective: use it as a test platform for evaluating the PhotomossR package. In this repository, you will discover images taken in both the near-infrared and visible light spectrums. These images offer comprehensive data for testing different spectral indices using the PhotomossR package (Molina-Bustamante, DeCastro-Arrazola, Doherty, & Medina, 2022).

[EN] Dataset of publicly available biodiversity information of global bryophyte records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF; phylum=Bryophyta) of a selection of 33 bryophytes species. Species were selected by their presence in more of 15 forests of the 107 forests in the Northwest Iberian Peninsula dataset of the publication of Medina et al.(2015, Front. Biogeogr. 7). It contains 527,191 records, result of the compilation, cleaning, enrichment and validation from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and specialized checklists (Hill et al, 2006. An annotated checklist of the mosses of Europe and Macaronesia. J. Bryol. 28, 198–267.; and Ros et al, 2013. Mosses of the Mediterranean, an annotated checklist. Cryptogam. Bryol. 34, 99–283.), The Plant List (http://www.theplantlist.org/) and TROPICOS (https://tropicos.org/home). This database was created to build the models of bioclimatic niche hypervolumes of the bryophyte species for the publication of Hurtado et al. 2023 (Hurtado, F., Gonçalves, J., Hespanhol, H., Ronquillo, C., Estébanez, B., Aragón, P., Medina, N.G., Hortal, J., 2023. Bioclimatic niche similarity and species relatedness shift their influence on species co-occurrence in bryophyte forest communities across scales.[submitted for publication] for the Northwest Iberian bryophytes selected. It helps to characterize, in combination with bioclimatic datasets, the bioclimatic niches of the bryophytes selected, assesing the conditions met for the co-occurrences of the bryophyte species at different scales., [ES] Conjunto de datos disponibles públicamente de registros globales de briófitos del portal de datos de biodiversidad 'Global Biodiversity Information Facility'(GBIF; phylum=Bryophyta) de una selección de 33 especies de briófitos presentes en más de 15 bosques de los 107 bosques del sector noroccidental de la península Ibérica de la base de datos de la publicación de Medina et al. (2015 Epiphytic bryophytes of Quercus forests in Central and North inland Iberian Peninsula. Front. Biogeogr. 7.). Cuenta con 527,191 registros, resultado de la compilación, limpieza, validación y enriquecimiento de datos presentes en el portal de datos de biodiversidad 'Global Biodiversity Information Facility' y listas taxonómicas especializadas (Hill, 2006. An annotated checklist of the mosses of Europe and Macaronesia. J. Bryol. 28, 198–267.; and Ros et al. 2013. Mosses of the Mediterranean, an annotated checklist. Cryptogam. Bryol. 34, 99–283.), 'The Plant List' (http://www.theplantlist.org/) y 'TROPICOS' (https://tropicos.org/home). Esta base de datos fue creada para construir los modelos de hipervolúmenes de nichos bioclimáticos de las especies de briófitos para la publicación de Hurtado et al.2023(Hurtado, F., Gonçalves, J., Hespanhol, H., Ronquillo, C., Estébanez, B., Aragón, P., Medina, N.G., Hortal, J., 2023. Bioclimatic niche similarity and species relatedness shift their influence on species co-occurrence in bryophyte forest communities across scales.[manuscrito enviado para publicación]) para los briófitos seleccionados del sector noroccidental de la Peninsula Ibérica. Su utilidad es la de caracterizar, en combinación con conjuntos de datos bioclimáticos, los nichos bioclimáticos de las especies de briófitos seleccionadas, evaluando las condiciones reunidas para sus co-ocurrencias a diferentes escalas.

We compiled, completed and revised eukaryotic species inventories present in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems in Antarctica. This includes the first account for many groups of eukaryotic microorganisms. We also introduce a first catalogue of amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) of the prokaryote biodiversity. Available listings to data were searched, integrated, taxonomically harmonized and curated by experts to create comprehensive checklists of Antarctic organisms

[Background] We compiled a database of firefly species records from the Atlantic Forest hotspot in Brazil and made it available at GBIF. Data were gathered from literature and from several key entomological collections, including: Coleção entomológica Prof. José Alfredo Pinheiro Dutra (DZRJ/UFRJ) and Coleção do Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (CLEI/UFRJ); Coleção Entomológica do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (CEIOC); Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP); Coleção Entomológica Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure from Universidade Federal do Paraná (DZUP/ UFPR); and Coleção Entomológica from Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE). This database represents the largest contribution to a public repository of recorded occurrences from Neotropical fireflies., [New information] This dataset shows the occurrence and abundance of firefly species in the Atlantic Forest hotspot. Firefly species endemic to this biome are also present and considered in the study. These data can assist scientific and societal needs, by supporting future research projects and conservation decision-making.

Dataset of publicly available biodiversity information of mosses records of six different species. The selected species are Tortella squarrosa (Brid.) Limpr., Dicranum scoparium Hedw., Syntrichia ruralis (Hedw.) F.Weber & D.Mohr, Ptychostomum capillare (Hedw.) D.T.Holyoak & N.Pedersen, Homalothecium aureum (Spruce) H.Rob. and Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. The dataset contains 322,595 occurrences result of the compilation, cleaning, enrichment and validation from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (see 'is.based.on' field to check download citations from GBIF). This database was elaborated to develope species distribution models and make predictions of their future geographical distribution based on different climate change scenarios.

[EN] Dataset of publicly available biodiversity information of mosses records for the Iberian Peninsula (mainland Portugal and Spain, plus the Balearic Islands, Andorra and Gibraltar). It contains 82,582 occurrences result of the compilation, cleaning, enrichment and validation from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF; Access on 8 August 2018 for Spain and Portugal, and 9 October 2018 for Andorra and Gibraltar; phylum=Bryophyta), and 2 available PhD catalogues of Spain (Cezón, K. & Muñoz J.(2013). Catálogo de los musgos de Castilla La Mancha (España), J. Bol. Soc. Esp. Briol. 40-41:15-41; and Medina, N.G.; Mazimpaka, V.; Hortal, J. & Lara (2015). Catálogo de los briófitos epífitos que crecen en bosques de quercíneas del cuadrante noroccidental ibérico’, F. Bol. Soc. Esp. Briol. 44-45: 1-30.). This database was created to assess and quantify the knowledge of the distribution information of Iberian mosses and defining their biases and gaps., [ES] Conjunto de datos con los 82512 registros disponibles públicamente de presencias de musgos en la península Ibérica (incluyendo Portugal y España peninsular con las Islas Baleares, Andorra y Gibraltar). Son el resultado de la compilación, limpieza, validación y enriquecimiento de datos presentes en el portal de datos de biodiversidad 'Global Biodiversity Information Facility' (GBIF; Acceso el 8 agosto 2018 para España y Portugal, y 9 octubre 2018 para Andorra y Gibraltar; phylum=Bryophyta) y los catálogos de Cezón, K. y Muñoz J. (2013). Catálogo de los musgos de Castilla La Mancha (España), J. Bol. Soc. Esp. Briol. 40-41:15-41; y Medina, N.G.; Mazimpaka, V.; Hortal, J. & Lara (2015). Catálogo de los briófitos epífitos que crecen en bosques de quercíneas del cuadrante noroccidental ibérico’, F. Bol. Soc. Esp. Briol. 44-45: 1-30.). Esta base de datos fue creada con el objetivo de realizar análisis de sesgos y déficits de conocimiento en los musgos de la península Ibérica (Ronquillo et al, not published).

[EN] Dataset of publicly available biodiversity information of mosses records from the temperate region of the Northern Hemisphere. It contains 9,195,062 occurrences result of the compilation, cleaning, enrichment and validation from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF 2021; phylum=Bryophyta), the Botanical Information and Ecology Network (BIEN), Consortium of North American Bryophyte Herbaria (CNABH) and the Integrated digitized biocollections (iDigBio). This database was created to assess and quantify how the application of different filters and taxonomic standardization databases affect the spatial patterns of species richness (Ronquillo et al, not published)., [ES] Conjunto de datos con los 9,195,062 registros disponibles públicamente de presencias de musgos en la región templada del hemisferio norte. Los datos contenidos han sido compilados, limpiados y validados a partir de los registros presentes en el portal de datos de biodiversidad 'Global Biodiversity Information Facility' (GBIF 2021; filo=Bryophyta), 'Botanical Information and Ecology Network' (BIEN), 'Consortium of North American Bryophyte Herbaria' (CNABH) y el portal 'Integrated digitized biocollections' (iDigBio). Esta base de datos fue creada con el objetivo de analizar si la aplicación de diferentes filtros de limpieza de datos y métodos de estandarización taxonómica afectan a la distribución geográfica de la riqueza de especies (Ronquillo et al, no publicado).

One of the most valuable initiatives on massive availability of biodiversity data is the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, which is creating new opportunities to develop and test macroecological knowledge. However, the potential uses of these data are limited by the gaps and biases associated to large-scale distributional databases (the so-called Wallacean shortfall). Describing and quantifying these limitations are essential to improve knowledge on biodiversity, especially in poorly-studied groups, such as mosses. Here we assess the coverage of the publicly-available distributional information on Iberian mosses, defining its eventual biases and gaps. For this purpose, we compiled IberBryo v1.0, a database that comprises 82,582 records after processing and checking the geospatial and taxonomical information. Our results show the limitations of data and metadata of the publicly-available information. Particularly, ca. 42% of the records lacked collecting date information, which limits data usefulness for time coverage analyses and enlarges the existing knowledge gaps. Then we evaluated the overall coverage of several aspects of the spatial, temporal and environmental variability of the Iberian Peninsula. Through this assessment, we demonstrate that the publicly-available information on Iberian mosses presents significant biases. Inventory completeness is strongly conditioned by the recorders' survey bias, particularly in northern Portugal and eastern Spain and the spatial pattern of surveys is also biased towards mountains. Besides, the temporal pattern of survey effort intensifies from 1970 onwards, encompassing a progressive increase in the geographic coverage of the Iberian Peninsula. Although we just found 5% of well-surveyed cells of 30' of resolution over the 1970-2018 period, they cover about a fifth of the main climatic gradients of the Iberian Peninsula, which provides a fair-though limited-coverage. Yet, the well-surveyed cells are biased towards an

Mapas de distribución de las especies de odonatos de Europa a escala de cuadrículas de 50 x 50 km, sintetizados a partir de la información disponible en tres publicaciones especializadas, una monografía (Askew 2004), una guía de campo (Dijkstra & Lewington 2006), y un atlas de distribución y estado de conservación (Boudot & Kalkman 2015). Dicha información se complementó con los registros de distribución disponibles en Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF, URL http://www.gbif.org/). Se presentan mapas para todas las especies, y mapas de síntesis con la riqueza total de odonatos, y la riqueza de especies de Zigoptera y Anisoptera por separado.