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This article is republished from The Conversation is the world’s leading publisher of research-based news and analysis. A unique collaboration between academics and journalists. It was written by: Simon KA Robson, CQUniversity Australia. The American biologist E.O. Wilson famously called invertebrates “the little things that run the world”. Despite their great importance,

Comprehensive, global information on species’ occurrences is an essential biodiversity variable and central to a range of applications in ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation. The Half-Earth Project Map which identifies the areas to protect to a sufficient number of species worldwide to preserve global biodiversity relies on expert range maps. Such maps often represent a species’ only

In July, a team will descend nearly 36,000 feet into the Pacific Ocean to capture images and data from the Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in the Earth’s ocean. The expedition team will include Victor Vescovo, undersea explorer and founder of the ocean research company Caladan Oceanic, as pilot and Dr. Dawn Wright as mission specialist. Dr. Wright is also a member of the board o