The World Data Center for Biodiversity and Ecology is located at the Center for Biological Informatics in Denver, Colorado. Request a tour by filling out the form below. We will then contact you to schedule your visit.
User Services: The WDC for Biodiversity and Ecology provides access to data in both a local traditional access method and through it's distributed network of National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Regional and Thematic Nodes throughout the country. Tours are available of the Center for Biological Informatics, Denver Colorado, where the core capabilities and various data are held.
Publications: An annual catalog of data and information contained within the WDC for Biodiversity and Ecology is produced. Data holding can also be accessed through the NBII metadata clearinghouse. Additional publications related to ecological forecasting, invasive species, biodiversity and ecosystems needs for the future are just a small sample of the publications that can be found through accessing the WDC.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report presents a synthesis and integration of the findings of the four MA Working Groups (Condition and Trends, Scenarios, Responses, and Sub-Global Assessments).
This synthesis is organized around the core questions originally posed to the assessment: How have ecosystems and their services changed? What has caused these changes? How have these changes affected human well-being? How might ecosystems change in the future and what are the implications for human well-being? And what options exist to enhance the conservation of ecosystems and their contribution to human well-being?
This Synthesis Report does not provide a comprehensive summary of each of the four MA Working Group reports. Readers are encouraged to review the findings of these reports separately.
The WDC Program is administered by the Biological Informatics Office of the U.S. Geological Survey
