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Ilia State University<\/a>, a leading institution for studies on biodiversity, ecology, and evolutionary biology in the Caucasus region, has joined the International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL), making Georgia the 35th nation to signal its commitment to advancing knowledge of biodiversity through DNA-based analysis.<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n Ilia State University<\/a>, a leading institution for studies on biodiversity, ecology, and evolutionary biology in the Caucasus region, has joined the International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL), making Georgia the 35th nation to signal its commitment to advancing knowledge of biodiversity through DNA-based analysis.<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n Ilia State University<\/a>, a leading institution for studies on biodiversity, ecology, and evolutionary biology in the Caucasus region, has joined the International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL), making Georgia the 35th nation to signal its commitment to advancing knowledge of biodiversity through DNA-based analysis.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_padding=”0|0px|20px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”<\/p>\n \u201cI am so pleased to welcome Georgian researchers to iBOL,\u201d says Dr. Paul Hebert, iBOL\u2019s Scientific Director. He notes that because of its situation on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia spans two of the world\u2019s 34 biodiversity hotspots (Caucasus, Irano-Anatolian) and hosts many endemics including 7 percent of its 4,300 plant species. As with all nations, much Georgian biodiversity awaits registration.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Caucasus\u2019s high endemicity and fast pace of development add a special urgency to the documentation of its biodiversity. Georgia\u2019s membership in iBOL will surely foster new research collaborations that will extend knowledge of the species inhabiting the spectacular ecosystems spanning the Caspian and Black Seas,\u201d says Hebert.<\/p>\n Dr. David Tarkhnishvili, Director of the Institute of Ecology and Dean of the School of Natural Science and Medicine will represent Georgia on iBOL\u2019s Science Committee. His current research focuses on the evolutionary biology of rock lizards, but his interests extend to other reptiles, amphibians, fishes, land snails, and mammals. Speciation patterns and historical biogeography of the Caucasus ecoregion and western Asia form the prime conceptual themes of his research.<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n \u201cI am so pleased to welcome Georgian researchers to iBOL,\u201d says Dr. Paul Hebert, iBOL\u2019s Scientific Director. He notes that because of its situation on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia spans two of the world\u2019s 34 biodiversity hotspots (Caucasus, Irano-Anatolian) and hosts many endemics including 7 percent of its 4,300 plant species. As with all nations, much Georgian biodiversity awaits registration.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Caucasus\u2019s high endemicity and fast pace of development add a special urgency to the documentation of its biodiversity. Georgia\u2019s membership in iBOL will surely foster new research collaborations that will extend knowledge of the species inhabiting the spectacular ecosystems spanning the Caspian and Black Seas,\u201d says Hebert.<\/p>\n Dr. David Tarkhnishvili, Director of the Institute of Ecology and Dean of the School of Natural Science and Medicine will represent Georgia on iBOL\u2019s Science Committee. His current research focuses on the evolutionary biology of rock lizards, but his interests extend to other reptiles, amphibians, fishes, land snails, and mammals. Speciation patterns and historical biogeography of the Caucasus ecoregion and western Asia form the prime conceptual themes of his research.<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n \u201cI am so pleased to welcome Georgian researchers to iBOL,\u201d says Dr. Paul Hebert, iBOL\u2019s Scientific Director. He notes that because of its situation on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia spans two of the world\u2019s 34 biodiversity hotspots (Caucasus, Irano-Anatolian) and hosts many endemics including 7 percent of its 4,300 plant species. As with all nations, much Georgian biodiversity awaits registration.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Caucasus\u2019s high endemicity and fast pace of development add a special urgency to the documentation of its biodiversity. Georgia\u2019s membership in iBOL will surely foster new research collaborations that will extend knowledge of the species inhabiting the spectacular ecosystems spanning the Caspian and Black Seas,\u201d says Hebert.<\/p>\n Dr. David Tarkhnishvili, Director of the Institute of Ecology and Dean of the School of Natural Science and Medicine will represent Georgia on iBOL\u2019s Science Committee. His current research focuses on the evolutionary biology of rock lizards, but his interests extend to other reptiles, amphibians, fishes, land snails, and mammals. Speciation patterns and historical biogeography of the Caucasus ecoregion and western Asia form the prime conceptual themes of his research.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WIN_20200929_13_18_18_Pro.jpg” alt=”Sujeevan Ratnasingham, chief architect of BOLD Systems” title_text=”WIN_20200929_13_18_18_Pro” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_margin=”||15px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.6″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.7″ custom_padding=”0|0px|20px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”<\/p>\n \u201cThe Caucasus, specifically its Western part, hosts one of the most important forest refugia of the Northern Hemisphere%22 says Dr. Tarkhnishvili, \u201cThis area has unusually high beta-diversity for a non-tropical area.\u201d Rates of regional endemism are high, reaching up to 20-25% in amphibians and reptiles, and even more than 50% in land snails, he adds.<\/p>\n \u201cMany of animal and plant species, currently widespread in Europe, stem from the populations that survived Ice Age in the Western Caucasus; some of them, such as sweet chestnut, are economically important species, others just contribute into species diversity of Western Eurasia and hence increase sustainability of its ecosystems,\u201d says Tarkhnishvili who is lead author of Chapter 3 of the 2019 Global Biodiversity Report.<\/p>\n Tarkhnishvili is a principal applicant joined by Prof. Bernhard Misof, from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK) in Bonn for a German-Georgian-Armenian project, Caucasus Barcode of Life (CaBOL)<\/a>. CaBOL\u2019s regional (Caucasus) team is coordinated by arachnologist, Stefan Otto. CaBOL will establish and strengthen barcoding capabilities in laboratories in Georgia and Armenia, update regional catalogues of the animal and plant species found in the south-western Caucasus regions of Georgia and Armenia and intensify networking and cooperation between taxonomists and ecologists in the Caucasus Region and beyond.<\/p>\n Joining iBOL is a major step in committing to long-term basic and advanced biodiversity research as a contribution to Georgia\u2019s sustainable development and economic future.<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n \u201cThe Caucasus, specifically its Western part, hosts one of the most important forest refugia of the Northern Hemisphere%22 says Dr. Tarkhnishvili, \u201cThis area has unusually high beta-diversity for a non-tropical area.\u201d Rates of regional endemism are high, reaching up to 20-25% in amphibians and reptiles, and even more than 50% in land snails, he adds.<\/p>\n \u201cMany of animal and plant species, currently widespread in Europe, stem from the populations that survived Ice Age in the Western Caucasus; some of them, such as sweet chestnut, are economically important species, others just contribute into species diversity of Western Eurasia and hence increase sustainability of its ecosystems,\u201d says Tarkhnishvili who is lead author of Chapter 3 of the 2019 Global Biodiversity Report.<\/p>\n Tarkhnishvili is a principal applicant joined by Prof. Bernhard Misof, from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK) in Bonn for a German-Georgian-Armenian project, Caucasus Barcode of Life (CaBOL)<\/a>. CaBOL\u2019s regional (Caucasus) team is coordinated by arachnologist, Stefan Otto. CaBOL will establish and strengthen barcoding capabilities in laboratories in Georgia and Armenia, update regional catalogues of the animal and plant species found in the south-western Caucasus regions of Georgia and Armenia and intensify networking and cooperation between taxonomists and ecologists in the Caucasus Region and beyond.<\/p>\n Joining iBOL is a major step in committing to long-term basic and advanced biodiversity research as a contribution to Georgia\u2019s sustainable development and economic future.<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n \u201cThe Caucasus, specifically its Western part, hosts one of the most important forest refugia of the Northern Hemisphere” says Dr. Tarkhnishvili, \u201cThis area has unusually high beta-diversity for a non-tropical area.\u201d Rates of regional endemism are high, reaching up to 20-25% in amphibians and reptiles, and even more than 50% in land snails, he adds.<\/p>\n \u201cMany of animal and plant species, currently widespread in Europe, stem from the populations that survived Ice Age in the Western Caucasus; some of them, such as sweet chestnut, are economically important species, others just contribute into species diversity of Western Eurasia and hence increase sustainability of its ecosystems,\u201d says Tarkhnishvili who is lead author of Chapter 3 of the 2019 Global Biodiversity Report.<\/p>\n Tarkhnishvili is a principal applicant joined by Prof. Bernhard Misof, from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK) in Bonn for a German-Georgian-Armenian project,\u00a0Caucasus Barcode of Life (CaBOL)<\/a>. CaBOL\u2019s regional (Caucasus) team is coordinated by\u00a0arachnologist, Stefan\u00a0Otto.\u00a0CaBOL will establish and strengthen barcoding capabilities in laboratories in Georgia and Armenia, update regional catalogues of the animal and plant species found in the south-western Caucasus regions of Georgia and Armenia and intensify networking and cooperation between taxonomists and ecologists in the Caucasus Region and beyond.<\/p>\n Joining iBOL is a major step in committing to long-term basic and advanced biodiversity research as a contribution to Georgia\u2019s sustainable development and economic future.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”67px|0px|0|0px|false|false” border_style_top=”double”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”||14px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n Media Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n International Barcode of Life Consortium<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”0px||” custom_padding_tablet=”8px|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|||0px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Abel||||||||” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#646564″ header_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n Hannah James<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0|50px|67px|50px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium is a research alliance with a mission to develop and apply a globally accessible, DNA-based system for the discovery and identification of all multicellular life. 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