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Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility

The Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF) is an open access data repository for researchers, government and the public. FinBIF consolidates many collections and datasets of living Finland in a single source. Our online portal, laji.fi, allows you to browse, search and download information about all forms of biological life, and to record and share your own observations. FinBIF is committed to the sharing and promotion of open access data.

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Taxon search: find information about the plants, animals, fungi and other organisms of Finland. Taxon profiles contain information including distribution, traits, life-history and more.
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Browse & Search Observations: see the taxon observations of FinBIF in tabular form and displayed on maps. All open access data can be subsequently downloaded.
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Notebook Observation Management System: submit, share and manage your observations of nature. You can decide how and by who your observations and used (e.g., by citizen scientists, researchers and/or government).

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iNaturalist Suomi

iNaturalist Finland is part of the international iNaturalist network. Observations recorded with iNaturalist are added to FinBIF so that they are available for Finnish researchers, government and the public. Anyone can participate. All you need to do is make some observations!

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FinBIF Publications

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Recent journal articles, book chapters and other publications that use or reference FinBIF data and FinBIF tools or services

Abundance and Diversity of Edible Wild Plants in Managed Boreal Forests

Tähti Pohjanmies, Anni Jašková, Juha-Pekka Hotanen, Outi Manninen, Maija Salemaa, Anne Tolvanen & Päivi Merilä

Forest Ecology and Management 491 119151 (July 2021)

10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119151

Running Out of Time to Smell the Roseroots: Reviewing Threats and Trade in Wild Rhodiola rosea L

Josef A. Brinckmann, Anthony B. Cunningham & David E. V. Harter

Journal of Ethnopharmacology 269 113710 (April 2021)

10.1016/j.jep.2020.113710

Species Richness and Conservation Priority of Dragonflies in the Suranadi Ecotourism Area, Lombok, Indonesia

Mohammad Liwa Ilhamdi, Agil Al Idrus, Didik Santoso, Gito Hadiprayitno & Muhammad Syazali

Biodiversitas 22:4 (March 2021)

10.13057/biodiv/d220430

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Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility

The Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF) is an open access data repository for researchers, government and the public. FinBIF consolidates many collections and datasets of living Finland in a single source. Our online portal, laji.fi, allows you to browse, search and download information about all forms of biological life, and to record and share your own observations. FinBIF is committed to the sharing and promotion of open access data.

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