Our Mission
A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CALIFORNIA’S BIODIVERSITY
California is one of only 36 biodiversity hotspots on planet Earth. The immense scale of California’s diversity means much of it remains unexplored, with thousands of species yet to be discovered. The California All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (CalATBI) is a voucher-based, DNA-powered effort to finally discover all of California biodiversity.
CalATBI efforts include field work to find unexplored biodiversity, sequencing millions of specimens to build a DNA barcode reference library, developing next-generation technologies to accelerate discovery, and preserving biodiversity specimens and samples for the benefit of future generations.
Our goal is to save our precious biodiversity today, for tomorrow and always.
ATBI Core Partners
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California Institute for Biodiversity (CIB) supports biodiversity conservation efforts statewide. It enables scientists, conservationists, philanthropists, educators, community members, landowners, and policymakers to coordinate their efforts, thereby streamlining conservation as time runs short.
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Stillwater Sciences integrates habitat and species information to understand critical ecosystem processes and identify effective measures for restoring and managing rivers and their floodplains as functioning ecosystems within the context of current conditions and future climate change.
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Hokan Bio seeks to bridge the gap between the field and the lab, turning complex logistical challenges into streamlined operations. It specializes in developing customized, efficient systems for environmental sample collection, infrastructure and systems development, and the logistics and workflow required to coordinate it all.
ATBI PARTNERS
UC Riverside Entomology Research Museum, Department of Entomology
UC Santa Barbara Vernon and Mary Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History
UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography Benthic Invertebrate Collection