2CONTRIBUTORS2

• BioCISE: Resource Identification for a Biological Collection Information System in Europe
• BioCASE: Biological Collection Access Service for Europe
• CETAF: Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities
• CODATA: Committee on Data for Science and Technology
• ENBI: European Network for Biodiversity Information
• ENHSIN: European Natural History Specimen Information Network
• GBIF: Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• GBIF-D: Global Biodiversity Information Facility-Deutschland (German node)
• SYNTHESYS: Synthesis of systematic resources