{"id":68095,"date":"2021-11-19T15:05:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T20:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/?p=68095"},"modified":"2021-12-11T10:31:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T15:31:02","slug":"special-feature-with-dan-janzen-on-bioalfa-bioliteracy-in-costa-rica-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/special-feature-with-dan-janzen-on-bioalfa-bioliteracy-in-costa-rica-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs Discuss the Costa Rica BioAlfa Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#141418&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(20,20,24,0.71)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;72%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Janzen-leaf.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; height=&#8221;444px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||100px&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|30px||30px&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;29px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5In19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.9&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243; min_height=&#8221;60px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJjdXN0b21fZGF0ZV9mb3JtYXQiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|2px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=%22https:\/\/www.bio.unifi.it\/%22 data-et-target-link=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener%22>Numerical and Experimental Zoology Laboratory<\/a> in the Department of Biology at the University of Florence in Italy joins the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) as the research consortium\u2019s 40<sup>th<\/sup> member. Dr. Leonardo Dapporto, who leads the lab \u2013 known as \u201cZen Lab\u201d for short \u2013 will represent Italy on iBOL\u2019s Science Committee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=%22https:\/\/www.bio.unifi.it\/%22 data-et-target-link=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener%22>Numerical and Experimental Zoology Laboratory<\/a> in the Department of Biology at the University of Florence in Italy joins the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) as the research consortium\u2019s 40<sup>th<\/sup> member. Dr. Leonardo Dapporto, who leads the lab \u2013 known as \u201cZen Lab\u201d for short \u2013 will represent Italy on iBOL\u2019s Science Committee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;29px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The iBOL consortium was honoured to host Drs. Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs as they presented the second <strong>BIOSCAN: Illuminating Biodiversity <\/strong>webinar,<strong> \u201cNine 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?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0An edited recording of the presentation is <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1hRXphP7nls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available on YouTube<\/a>, and a PDF transcript of the Q&amp;A resulting from such a thought-provoking presentation is <a href=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WebinarDec2-QA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|30px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=%22true%22>Dapporto&#8217;s research focuses on the evolution of butterfly biodiversity through space and time. He leads comprehensive DNA barcoding initiatives, including <a href=%22https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s42003-021-01834-7%22>creating a complete library for Western European butterflies<\/a> and establishing the first phylogenetic tree for all European species and an extensive dataset of traits. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=%22true%22>Dapporto maintains and is an author of the <a href=%22https:\/\/cran.r-project.org\/web\/packages\/recluster\/recluster.pdf%22>recluster R package<\/a>, a statistical tool for the spatial analysis of biodiversity patterns. By combining large amounts of DNA barcoding data with species traits and phylogeny, he has revealed unexpected layers of insular diversity, the relationships between genetic differentiation and functional traits, the first intraspecific zoogeographic maps for Europe, and a generalization for the \u201csouthern richness and northern purity\u201d paradigm. Dapporto combines DNA barcoding, nuclear markers, geometric morphometrics, gas chromatography\/Mass spectrometry with integrative taxonomy in his research. Where discoveries are infrequent with European butterflies, Leonardo\u2019s approach has revealed several cryptic European butterfly species, including <em>Spialia rosae, Muschampia alta<\/em>, and <em>Zerynthia cassandra<\/em>. He has also clarified the distribution and the phylogeography of many other groups, including <em>Polyommatus, Leptidea, Spialia, Melanargia, Lasiommata,<\/em> and others.<o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=%22true%22>Follow the Zen Lab on social media: <o:p><br \/><\/o:p><\/span><span><a href=%22https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zenlabunifi\/about\/%22 data-et-target-link=%22_blank%22 title=%22https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zenlabunifi\/about\/%22 rel=%22noopener%22>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zenlabunifi\/about\/<\/a><o:p><br \/><\/o:p><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=%22true%22>Twitter: @ZEN_Laboratory<o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=%22true%22>Dapporto&#8217;s research focuses on the evolution of butterfly biodiversity through space and time. He leads comprehensive DNA barcoding initiatives, including <a href=%22https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s42003-021-01834-7%22>creating a complete library for Western European butterflies<\/a> and establishing the first phylogenetic tree for all European species and an extensive dataset of traits. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=%22true%22>Dapporto maintains and is an author of the <a href=%22https:\/\/cran.r-project.org\/web\/packages\/recluster\/recluster.pdf%22>recluster R package<\/a>, a statistical tool for the spatial analysis of biodiversity patterns. By combining large amounts of DNA barcoding data with species traits and phylogeny, he has revealed unexpected layers of insular diversity, the relationships between genetic differentiation and functional traits, the first intraspecific zoogeographic maps for Europe, and a generalization for the \u201csouthern richness and northern purity\u201d paradigm. Dapporto combines DNA barcoding, nuclear markers, geometric morphometrics, gas chromatography\/Mass spectrometry with integrative taxonomy in his research. Where discoveries are infrequent with European butterflies, Leonardo\u2019s approach has revealed several cryptic European butterfly species, including <em>Spialia rosae, Muschampia alta<\/em>, and <em>Zerynthia cassandra<\/em>. He has also clarified the distribution and the phylogeography of many other groups, including <em>Polyommatus, Leptidea, Spialia, Melanargia, Lasiommata,<\/em> and others.<o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=%22true%22>Follow the Zen Lab on social media: <o:p><br \/><\/o:p><\/span><span><a href=%22https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zenlabunifi\/about\/%22 data-et-target-link=%22_blank%22 title=%22https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zenlabunifi\/about\/%22 rel=%22noopener%22>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zenlabunifi\/about\/<\/a><o:p><br \/><\/o:p><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=%22true%22>Twitter: @ZEN_Laboratory<o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;18px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Dan Janzen discusses the BioAlfa project and its goal of facilitating nationwide bioliteracy in Costa Rica by applying DNA barcoding technologies and data to construct a public biodiversity reference library. He deconstructs the project\u2019s road map \u2013 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.<\/p>\n<p>4% of the world\u2019s biodiversity lives on 25% of Costa Rican land. Janzen and biologist\/partner Dr. Winnie Hallwachs are dedicated to facilitating the permanent conservation of this biodiversity, making BioAlfa a global example of sustainable, non-damaging use of tropical wildland biodiversity integrated with, and wanted by, its society.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Janzen-Hallwachs-13jun11-DonnellyMo.JPG-scaled.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Malaise trap deployed in Suriname as part of the Global Malaise Program&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Janzen &#038; Hallwachs 13jun11 Donnelly,Mo.JPG&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Drs. Dan Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||30px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1hRXphP7nls&#038;ab_channel=iBOLConsortium&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Missed the live broadcast? Watch the presentation here:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1hRXphP7nls&#038;ab_channel=iBOLConsortium&#8221; image_src=&#8221;\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1hRXphP7nls\/hqdefault.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||18px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size: small; line-height: 1.5em;\"><p><strong>Note from Dan and Winnie:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>We failed in our talk to emphasize that while small classical, effectively pilot projects in barcoding biodiversity can be carried out with small grants and teams, as is traditional by academic biologists, serious BioAlfa for Costa Rica terrestrial or marine, requires securing massive budgets of multiple millions for both the actual laboratory work and the many kinds of subsequent and leading actions. What has been achieved to date is a collage of pilot projects, feasibility demonstrations if you will. <\/em><em style=\"font-size: 13px;\">We also note that this talk has been conspicuously impoverished at illuminating the administrative structure, funding, and sweat equity backing all of BioAlfa, nationally and internationally, and BioAlfa\u2019s very dependent relationship with iBOL\u2019s BIOSCAN project by the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph. All of that is another story unto itself.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-9px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WebinarDec2-QA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(PDF Transcript of Q&amp;A session)<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||50px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Janzen and Hallwachs are co-Founders <span>of Costa Rica\u2019s \u00c1rea de Conservaci\u00f3n Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica<\/span> along with literally thousands of others. Janzen is also DiMaura Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, a tropical ecologist, and a biodiversity conservationist. They have a combined 109 years of field experience and have written more than 600 scientific papers and books, all focused on the interactions of tropical animals and plants, and, for the past 37 years, on their permanent in-situ conservation as well. Janzen is a world-level authority on the taxonomy and biology of tropical caterpillars, a member of the Costa Rican and US National Academy of Sciences, and recipient of the Crafoord Prize (1984), the Kyoto Prize (1997), BBVA Prize (2012), Blue Planet Prize (2014, with Costa Rica\u2019s INBio) and Honoris Causa of the Universidad de Costa Rica (2021).<\/p>\n<p>Janzen and Hallwachs are also co-architects and co-constructors, along with hundreds of others, of Costa Rica\u2019s former INBio (Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad). Janzen is also President of the Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund (GDFCF), a US-based NGO dedicated entirely to ACG. Hallwachs is Vice-President of the GDFCF. Both are Technical Advisors for ACG. They are both on iBOL\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 25px; text-align: center; font-size: smaller; line-height: normal;\">Learn more about the Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdfcf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gdfcf.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||50px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Right: An accumulation curve showing seven years of arthropod specimens collected in nine Malaise traps across three hectares of Costa Rican forest, with the corresponding temperatures and rainfall over that span of time.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dec2-graph.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Dec2-graph&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Europe-macrogenetics.png&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; padding-bottom: 50px;\"><strong>For more information or if you would like to present a webinar, please contact iBOL\u2019s Communications Team at: <a href=\"mailto:media@iBOL.org\" style=\"color: orange;\">media@iBOL.org<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: smaller;\"><strong>This webinar series is hosted by the International Barcode of Life consortium and is part of a new program with the aim of generating discussion, sharing knowledge, and building community. <\/strong>Subjects reflect one or more of <a href=\"https:\/\/bioscan.life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BIOSCAN<\/strong>\u2019s research themes: Species Discovery, Species Interactions, Species Dynamics<\/a>. 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