{"id":1936,"date":"2019-06-10T14:45:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T18:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2020-07-16T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T14:34:24","slug":"small-steps-lead-to-big-initiatives-pakistan-reaffirms-support-for-ibol-by-launching-pakbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/nation-activities\/small-steps-lead-to-big-initiatives-pakistan-reaffirms-support-for-ibol-by-launching-pakbol\/","title":{"rendered":"Small steps lead to big initiatives: Pakistan reaffirms support for iBOL by launching PakBOL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@&#8221; subhead=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9leGNlcnB0Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJ3b3JkcyI6IiIsInJlYWRfbW9yZV9sYWJlbCI6IiJ9fQ==@&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;title,subhead&#8221; content_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; content_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.8)&#8221; subhead_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; subhead_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(168,211,103,0)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#91201e&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;82%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/v4.boldsystems.org_7125_animalia.png&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pakbol-inauguration.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; max_width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||20px&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|7px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243;]<p>PakBOL inauguration with Margaux McDonald, Canada&#8217;s Senior Trade Commissioner in Pakistan (left) and Dr. Ghazala Yasmin, Vice Chancellor of Women University Mardan.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">PHOTO CREDIT: Hina Jabeen<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||68px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner custom_padding=&#8221;||70px|||&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||50px&#8221;]<p><span class='et-dropcap'>W<\/span>ith continued interest in documenting native biodiversity and cognizance about the applications of barcode data, the scientific community in Pakistan has reiterated its support for the iBOL Consortium and its new venture <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/programs\/bioscan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BIOSCAN<\/a> <\/strong>by launching the national initiative, Pakistan Barcode of Life (PakBOL).<\/p>\n<p>PakBOL<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/press-release\/the-launch-of-pakistan-barcode-of-life-pakbol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a><\/strong> in the presence of more than 120 scientists, academicians, students, and other stakeholders in biodiversity and pest management sciences who gathered in Islamabad for the 3rd international conference on \u201cEmpowering Nation through Science\u201d organized by the Women University Mardan.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/participants-in-PakBOL-launch-session.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px&#8221;]<p>PakBOL attended by Pakistani representatives from 15 universities and several government and non-government organizations<br \/> <span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">PHOTO CREDIT:\u00a0<span>Hina Jabeen<\/span><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px&#8221;]<p>The two-day conference was attended by Pakistani representatives from 15 universities and several government and non-government organizations including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hec.gov.pk\/english\/pages\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Higher Education Commission<\/a><\/strong>, Directorate of Biodiversity, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mocc.gov.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry of Climate Change<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parc.gov.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistan Agricultural Research Council<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paec.gov.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dairysciencepark.org.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dairy Science Park<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>International delegates were also in attendance, including the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadainternational.gc.ca\/pakistan\/index.aspx?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian High Commission Islamabad<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookes.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford Brooks University<\/a><\/strong> (UK), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifs.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>International Foundation of Science<\/strong><\/a> (Sweden), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owsd.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organization for Women in Science for Developing Countries<\/a><\/strong> (Italy), <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/biodiversitygenomics.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centre for Biodiversity Genomics<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Canada).<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has been an active member of iBOL since it joined the consortium in 2011, generating more than 50,000 barcode records. Over the last eight years, these efforts have provided coverage for 6,300 animal BINs (proxy for species) and 350 plant species.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SamplingInThePakHills.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px&#8221;]<p>Researchers sampling in the foothills of Kashmir, Pakistan.<br \/> <span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">PHOTO CREDIT:\u00a0<span>Muhammad Ashfaq<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||27px|||&#8221;]<p>But the amount of barcode data generated so far pales in comparison with the species richness and size (882,000 km<sup>2<\/sup>) of the country. Most of the barcoding work in Pakistan has been carried out by a few labs with 99% of the generated data representing arthropods.<\/p>\n<p>The very first barcoding project in Pakistan \u201c<em>Sequencing DNA barcodes of economically important insect species of Pakistan<\/em>\u201d conducted jointly by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nibge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering<\/strong><\/a>, Pakistan, and the University of Guelph, Canada, successfully introduced DNA barcoding to the country producing 5,000 barcodes within the first year of its launch (2010 \u2013 2012).<\/p>\n<p>Although the resources available for the project were inadequate for large-scale barcode coverage of the country\u2019s arthropod fauna, the project helped to create understanding among local researchers about barcoding science. The subsequent financial support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), through the University of Guelph, helped Pakistani researchers expand barcoding activities in the country, generate barcode data from other organisms including plants, and develop national networking opportunities. This helped Pakistan become a National Node in iBOL\u2019s first research program <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/programs\/barcode-500k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BARCODE 500K<\/a><\/strong> and contributed to the documentation of biodiversity on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>With continued interest in DNA barcoding research, Pakistan has formally joined as a member nation of the iBOL Consortium to participate in its global initiative \u2013 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/programs\/bioscan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BIOSCAN<\/a><\/strong>. Pakistan is already participating in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/biodiversitygenomics.net\/projects\/gmp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Malaise Program<\/a><\/strong> led by the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics in Guelph and, with the launch of BIOSCAN, it plans to expand this program to all the ecoregions in the country.<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Demonstrating-malaise-trap-lahore-pakistan-SM.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px|||&#8221;]<p>Participating in the Global Malaise Program from Lahore, Pakistan.<br \/> <span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">PHOTO CREDIT:\u00a0<span>Shahbaz Ahmad\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243;]<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buitms.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences<\/a> <\/strong>(BUITEMS), Quetta is leading the efforts to organize a network of universities and research organizations; their aim is to promote and strengthen barcoding research in Pakistan to achieve the goal of documenting all fauna and flora in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Several universities in Pakistan, including BUITEMS, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uos.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Sargodha<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcu.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>GC University Lahore<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uswat.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Swat<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/usindh.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Sindh Jamshoro<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gcuf.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GC University Faisalabad<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upr.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Rawalakot Azad Kashmir<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pu.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab University Lahore<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcwu.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LCWU Lahore<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/qau.edu.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad<\/a><\/strong> have been involved in barcoding research but lack a common platform to coordinate barcoding activities. PakBOL will provide that platform to the barcoding community in Pakistan to coordinate efforts to achieve their common goal.<\/p>\n<p>An initiative taken eight years ago with a small project on barcoding pest insects has now expanded to a national effort with a much broader goal \u2013 barcoding all life in Pakistan. 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Matthews<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, J. Dorey<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, S. Groom<\/em><sup><em>2<\/em><\/sup><em>, O. Davies<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, E. Freedman<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, J. Holder<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, B. Parslow<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, M. Schwarz<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, M. Stevens<\/em><sup><em>3,4<\/em><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"small\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><sup>1 <\/sup>School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia <br><sup>2 <\/sup>School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia <br><sup>3 <\/sup>South Australian Museum, GPO Box 234, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia <br><sup>4 <\/sup>School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fiji\u2019s entomological diversity has historically\nbeen considered depauperate. Recent widespread DNA barcoding efforts, however,\nfrom the South Australian Museum, Flinders University and University of South\nAustralia, along with a flurry of undergraduate, honours and PhD students, have\nhelped to uncover some of the hidden secrets of biodiversity within this\ntopographically complex archipelago.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since 2010, funding from the Australian\n&amp; Pacific Science Foundation and Australian Commonwealth New Colombo Plan, along\nwith support from students, has enabled fieldwork focused on collecting bees,\nwasps, and butterflies across all the major Fijian islands. Trekking up the\ntallest mountains, four wheel driving across challenging terrain, and following\nthe meandering rivers of inland Fiji has revealed that initial estimations of\nFiji\u2019s entomological fauna have been severely underestimated. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DNA barcoding over 1,000 bee specimens has increased species richness estimates from 4 species (known since 1979) up to 26 endemic species in the genus <em>Homalictus. <\/em>Interestingly, 60% of these new species are only found above 800 m elevation which comprise a mere 2% of land area of Fiji, and often restricted to single mountain tops. From extensive barcoding, mitochondrial haplotype diversity was used to explore the level of intraspecific gene flow in the widespread species of the genus. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":69,\"align\":\"right\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Fijiensis-Haplotype-FINISHED.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Fijiensis-Haplotype-FINISHED-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"Haplotype network of all sequenced HOMALICTUS fijiensis (N=358) coloured by sampling locality. Hash marks represent nucleotide changes between each haplotype. Shared haplotypes represented by circles with multiple colours. Circle outline representing highland or lowland sampling. (b) Sampling map of H. fijiensis coloured by geographic sampling locality.\" class=\"wp-image-69\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Haplotype network of all sequenced HOMALICTUS fijiensis (N=358) coloured by sampling locality. Hash marks represent nucleotide changes between each haplotype. Shared haplotypes represented by circles with multiple colours. Circle outline representing highland or lowland sampling. (b) Sampling map of H. fijiensis coloured by geographic sampling locality.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These results also indicate that gene flow is being restricted within highland localities of the most widespread <em>Homalictus <\/em>species. Dispersal from a species home range does not appear to be occurring in Fiji, which may be presenting a contemporary model of speciation that is predominantly influenced by past climatic fluctuations. There is an estimated crown age of 400 ka for the initial Fijian <em>Homalictus <\/em>colonisation, which would result in the genus being present for several glacial cycles. During glacial maxima, cooler climate would be ubiquitous throughout Fiji, however during glacial minima and interglacial periods there is a distinction between cool highland and warm lowland climate. DNA barcoding results indicate that the largest diversification of this genus is concordant with the most recent glacial minima, as species that were freely dispersing during glacial maxima are forced to retreat into highland refugia. Combined with the inferred haplotype networks, these results indicate that restriction due to low thermal tolerance of lowland climate is driving the extraordinary highland species richness in Fiji. Further to the work on bees, we have also started barcoding Fiji\u2019s butterfly fauna, along with the first ever species of <em>Gasteruption<\/em>, a parasitoid wasp genus, found in Fiji. The species, <em>Gasteruption tomanivi<\/em> (Published in Zootaxa by PhD student Ben Parslow), was found at the peak of Fiji\u2019s highest mountain. These discoveries have highlighted how little is known about the entomofauna of Fiji and how the use of DNA barcoding has helped to uncover Fiji\u2019s hidden secrets of biodiversity. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[186,54,92],"coauthors":[187],"class_list":["post-1936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nation-activities","tag-pakbol","tag-pakistan","tag-pests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1936"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4569,"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936\/revisions\/4569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1936"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}