Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Animal Science and Zoology; Oceanography; Ecology
Abstract :
The diverse physiography of the Portuguese land and marine territory, spanning from continental Europe to the Atlantic archipelagos, has made it an important repository of biodiversity throughout the Pleistocene glacial cycles, leading to a remarkable diversity of species and ecosystems. This rich biodiversity is under threat from anthropogenic drivers, such as climate change, invasive species, land use changes, overexploitation, or pathogen (re)emergence. The inventory, characterisation, and study of biodiversity at inter- and intra-specific levels using genomics is crucial to promote its preservation and recovery by informing biodiversity conservation policies, management measures, and research. The participation of researchers from Portuguese institutions in the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) initiative and its pilot effort to generate reference genomes for European biodiversity has reinforced the establishment of Biogenome Portugal. This nascent institutional network will connect the national community of researchers in genomics. Here, we describe the Portuguese contribution to ERGA’s pilot effort, which will generate high-quality reference genomes of six species from Portugal that are endemic, iconic, and/or endangered and include plants, insects, and vertebrates (fish, birds, and mammals) from mainland Portugal or the Azores islands. In addition, we outline the objectives of Biogenome Portugal, which aims to (i) promote scientific collaboration, (ii) contribute to advanced training, (iii) stimulate the participation of institutions and researchers based in Portugal in international biodiversity genomics initiatives, and (iv) contribute to the transfer of knowledge to stakeholders and engaging the public to preserve biodiversity. This initiative will strengthen biodiversity genomics research in Portugal and fuel the genomic inventory of Portuguese eukaryotic species. Such efforts will be critical to the conservation of the country’s rich biodiversity and will contribute to ERGA’s goal of generating reference genomes for European species. A diversa fisiografia dos territórios terrestre e marinho portugueses, que se estende desde a Europa continental até aos arquipélagos do Atlântico, promoveu a sua importância como repositório de biodiversidade ao longo dos ciclos glaciares do Pleistoceno, resultando numa notável diversidade de espécies e ecossistemas. No entanto, esta biodiversidade enfrenta ameaças decorrentes de atividades humanas, tais como as alterações climáticas, invasão de espécies, mudanças no uso do solo, exploração excessiva e (re)emergência de agentes patogénicos. A fim de promover a preservação e recuperação da biodiversidade, é crucial inventariar, caracterizar e estudar a biodiversidade a níveis inter e intraespecíficos, utilizando técnicas genómicas. Essa informação é essencial para informar políticas de conservação da biodiversidade, medidas de gestão e pesquisas futuras. A participação de investigadores de instituições portuguesas na iniciativa European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA), e no projeto-piloto para gerar genomas de referência para a biodiversidade europeia, promoveu a criação do Biogenoma Portugal. Esta rede institucional em desenvolvimento visa conectar a comunidade nacional de investigadores em genómica.
Neste contexto, descrevemos a contribuição portuguesa para o projeto-piloto do ERGA, que tem como objetivo gerar genomas de referência de alta qualidade de seis espécies de
Portugal. Estas espécies são endémicas, icónicas e/ou ameaçadas e incluem plantas,
insetos e vertebrados (peixes, aves e mamíferos) do território continental de Portugal e das ilhas dos Açores. Adicionalmente, delineamos os objetivos do Biogenoma Portugal que visa:
(i) promover a colaboração científica, (ii) contribuir para a formação avançada, (iii) estimular
a participação de instituições e investigadores baseados em Portugal em iniciativas
internacionais de genómica da biodiversidade e (iv) contribuir para a transferência de
conhecimento e envolvimento do público em geral na preservação da biodiversidade. Esta
iniciativa fortalecerá a investigação em genómica da biodiversidade em Portugal e
contribuirá para o objetivo do ERGA de gerar genomas de referência para espécies
europeias. Estes esforços terão um papel fundamental na conservação da biodiversidade
do país e na promoção da conscientização sobre a importância de preservar a diversidade
biológica.
Disciplines :
Life sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Marques, João P; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal. joao.marques@cibio.up.pt ; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal. joao.marques@cibio.up.pt
Alves, Paulo C; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
Amorim, Isabel R; University of the Azores, CE3C- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Lopes, Ricardo J; CE3C, Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Change & CHANGE, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal ; MHNC-UP, Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto, 4099-002, Porto, Portugal
Moura, Monica; CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associated Laboratory, Azores Unit, University of the Azores, Campus of Ponta Delgada, Rua da Mãe de Deus 13A, 9500-321, Ponta Delgada, Portugal ; UNESCO Chair-Land Within Sea: Biodiversity & Sustainability in Atlantic Islands, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Myers, Eugene; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstraße 108, 01307, Dresden, Germany ; Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Onna Son, Japan
Sim-Sim, Manuela; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal ; MUHNAC-Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Rua da Escola Politécnica, 58, 1250-102, Lisboa, Portugal
Sousa-Santos, Carla; MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, ISPA-Instituto Superior de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34, 1149-041, Lisbon, Portugal
Alves, M Judite; MUHNAC-Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Rua da Escola Politécnica, 58, 1250-102, Lisboa, Portugal ; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal
Borges, Paulo A V; University of the Azores, CE3C- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Brown, Thomas; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstraße 108, 01307, Dresden, Germany ; Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Straße 17, 10315, Berlin, Germany
Carneiro, Miguel; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
Carrapato, Carlos; Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, Lisbon, Portugal ; DCNF-Alentejo/DLAP/Parque Natural do Vale do Guadiana, Lisboa, Portugal
Ceríaco, Luís M P; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; MUHNAC-Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Rua da Escola Politécnica, 58, 1250-102, Lisboa, Portugal ; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, Departamento de Vertebrados, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ciofi, Claúdio; Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
da Silva, Luís P; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
Diedericks, Genevieve; Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
Diroma, Maria Angela; Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Farelo, Liliana; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
Formenti, Giulio; The Vertebrate Genome Laboratory, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Ave, 10021, New York City, USA
Gil, Fátima; Aquário Vasco da Gama, R. Direita do Dafundo, 1495-718, Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, Lisboa, Portugal
Grilo, Miguel; MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, ISPA-Instituto Superior de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34, 1149-041, Lisbon, Portugal ; Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Caparica, Portugal
Iannucci, Alessio; Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Leitão, Henrique G; Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
Máguas, Cristina; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Mc Cartney, Ann M; Genomics Institute, University of California, CA, 95060, Santa Cruz, USA
Mendes, Sofia L; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
Moreno, João M; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal ; MARE-Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente (MARE), ARNET Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Morselli, Marco; Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 23/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
Mouton, Alice ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environnement) > Socio-économie, Environnement et Développement (SEED) ; Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Natali, Chiara; Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Pereira, Fernando; University of the Azores, CE3C- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Rego, Rúben M C; CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associated Laboratory, Azores Unit, University of the Azores, Campus of Ponta Delgada, Rua da Mãe de Deus 13A, 9500-321, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Resendes, Roberto; CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associated Laboratory, Azores Unit, University of the Azores, Campus of Ponta Delgada, Rua da Mãe de Deus 13A, 9500-321, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Roxo, Guilherme; CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associated Laboratory, Azores Unit, University of the Azores, Campus of Ponta Delgada, Rua da Mãe de Deus 13A, 9500-321, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Svardal, Hannes; Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium ; Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2333 CR, Leiden, Netherlands
Trindade, Helena; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Vicente, Sara; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal ; ERISA-Escola Superior de Saúde Ribeiro Sanches, Instituto Politécnico da Lusofonia (IPLUSO), Rua do Telhal aos Olivais nº 8-8a, 1950-396, Lisboa, Portugal
Winkler, Sylke; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstraße 108, 01307, Dresden, Germany
Alvarenga, Marcela; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
Amaral, Andreia J; Departamento de Zootecnia, Escola Superior de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, 7000-671, Évora, Portugal ; CIISA-Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Alto da Ajuda, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
Antunes, Agostinho; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal ; CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Campos, Paula F; CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Canário, Adelino V M; CCMAR/CIMAR LA Centre for Marine Sciences, Campus de Gambelas, University of Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
Castilho, Rita; CCMAR/CIMAR LA Centre for Marine Sciences, Campus de Gambelas, University of Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal ; Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
Castro, L Filipe C; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal ; CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Crottini, Angelica; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal ; Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Cunha, Mónica V; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal ; BioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Espregueira Themudo, Gonçalo; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal ; CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Esteves, Pedro J; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
Faria, Rui; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
Rodríguez Fernandes, Carlos; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal ; Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, 1649-013, Lisboa, Portugal
Ledoux, Jean-Baptiste; CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Louro, Bruno; CCMAR/CIMAR LA Centre for Marine Sciences, Campus de Gambelas, University of Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
Magalhaes, Sara; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
Paulo, Octávio S; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
Pearson, Gareth; CCMAR/CIMAR LA Centre for Marine Sciences, Campus de Gambelas, University of Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
Pimenta, João; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal ; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
Pina-Martins, Francisco; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
Santos, Teresa L; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal ; Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
Serrão, Ester; CCMAR/CIMAR LA Centre for Marine Sciences, Campus de Gambelas, University of Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
Melo-Ferreira, José; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal. jmeloferreira@cibio.up.pt ; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal. jmeloferreira@cibio.up.pt ; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal. jmeloferreira@cibio.up.pt
Sousa, Vítor C; CE3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal. vmsousa@ciencias.ulisboa.pt ; Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal. vmsousa@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
We thank Fernando Racimo, Svein-Ole Mikalsen and an anonymous reviewer for the initial open peer review and recommendation at Peer Community In Genomics (preprint and recommendation: https://doi.org/10.24072/pci.genomics.100257). Work supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Grant Agreement Number 857251. This work was also supported by National Funds through FCT-Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia in the scope of the project UIDP/50027/2020. Strategic funding from FCT to CE3C and BioISI Research Units (UIDB/00329/2020 and UIDB/04046/2020) and to the associate laboratory CHANGE (LA/P/0121/2020) are gratefully acknowledged. Financing by Azorean government regional funds, SRCCTD/DRCTD, project ERGA TAXA A\u00C7ORES (M2.2.A/PROJ.INT/A/001/2021\u2014ERGA taxa A\u00E7ores). I.R.A. was funded by national funds through FCT, under the Norma Transit\u00F3ria https://doi.org/10.54499/DL57/2016/CP1375/CT0003. J.M.-F. acknowledges support from FCT\u2014contract 2021.00150.CEECIND and project grant HybridChange (https://doi.org/10.54499/PTDC/BIA-EVL/1307/2020) via Portuguese national funds and GenomePT for supporting CIBIO\u2019s genomic infrastructure. P.C.A. acknowledges support by NORTE-01-0246-FEDER-000063, supported by Norte Portugal Regional Programme.We thank Fernando Racimo, Svein-Ole Mikalsen and an anonymous reviewer for the initial open peer review and recommendation at Peer Community In Genomics (preprint and recommendation: https://doi.org/10.24072/pci.genomics.100257 ). Work supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Grant Agreement Number 857251. This work was also supported by National Funds through FCT-Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia in the scope of the project UIDP/50027/2020. Strategic funding from FCT to CE3C and BioISI Research Units (UIDB/00329/2020 and UIDB/04046/2020) and to the associate laboratory CHANGE (LA/P/0121/2020) are gratefully acknowledged. Financing by Azorean government regional funds, SRCCTD/DRCTD, project ERGA TAXA A\u00C7ORES (M2.2.A/PROJ.INT/A/001/2021\u2014ERGA taxa A\u00E7ores). I.R.A. was funded by national funds through FCT, under the Norma Transit\u00F3ria https://doi.org/10.54499/DL57/2016/CP1375/CT0003 . J.M.-F. acknowledges support from FCT\u2014contract 2021.00150.CEECIND and project grant HybridChange ( https://doi.org/10.54499/PTDC/BIA-EVL/1307/2020 ) via Portuguese national funds and GenomePT for supporting CIBIO\u2019s genomic infrastructure. P.C.A. acknowledges support by NORTE-01-0246-FEDER-000063, supported by Norte Portugal Regional Programme. A.J.A. was funded by 2021.02058.CEECIND; PTDC/CVT-CVT/28798/2017. P.F.C. was partially supported by National Funds through FCT, I.P. CEECIND/01799/2017. T. Brown was supported by DFG (INST 269/768-1). FCT/MEC supports the research contract to da L.P.S. (CEECIND/02064/2017). R.J.L. was supported by an FCT\u2014Transitory Norm contract (DL57/2016/CP1440/CT0006). P.A.V.B. was funded by project FCT-UIDB/00329/2020-2024 (Thematic Line 1\u2014integrated ecological assessment of environmental change on biodiversity). S.L.M. is supported by an FCT PhD studentship (SFRH/BD/145153/2019). J.M. Moreno is supported by an FCT PhD studentship (SFRH/BD/143199/2019). This study received Portuguese national funds from FCT through project UIDB/04326/2020. H.S. was supported by the Flemish University Research Fund (BOF) and the Research Foundation\u2014Flanders (FWO) through grant G047521N. A.M. was supported by a Postdoctoral Researcher Fellowship of the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique\u2014FNRS. Portuguese National Funds, through FCT, support the research contract to A.C. (2020.00823.CEECIND/CP1601/CT0003) and R.F. (contract 2020.00275.CEECIND; grant Invcontinuum\u2014PTDC/BIA-EVL/1614/2021). C.R.F. thanks the support of CE3C through an assistant researcher contract (Fci\u00EAncia.ID contract #366) and FCT for Portuguese National Funds attributed to CE3C within the strategic project UID/BIA/00329/2020; C. R.F. also thanks FPUL for a contract of invited assistant professor. Operational Programme (NORTE2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional. V.C.S. acknowledges support from FCT project grant HYBRIDOMICS ( https://doi.org/10.54499/PTDC/BIA-EVL/4345/2021 ), via Portuguese national funds. CIIMAR acknowledges Strategic Funding UIDB/04423/2020, UIDP/04423/2020 and LA/P/0101/2020 through national funds provided by FCT. We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Max Planck Society for this research. Sequencing of Iberian minnowcarp was carried out at the DRESDEN-concept Genome Center, supported by the DFG Research Infrastructure Programme (Project 407482635) and part of the Next Generation Sequencing Competence Network NGS-CN (Project 423957469). Additional support was obtained from Horizon Europe under the Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Environment (REA.B.3); co-funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) under contract number 22.00173; and by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy\u2019s Horizon Europe Guarantee Scheme. ERGA Hubs: Illumina and PacBio HiFi sequencing (RNA + DNA) was supported by the sequencing facility of the Department of Biology, University of Florence through the Departments of Excellence programme funded by the Italian Ministry for University and Research. We thank the Antwerp University Hospital Center of Medical Genetics and Jarl Bastianen for access to sequencing library quality control equipment. The Hi-C library preparation for Trechus terceiranus is being done at the Metazoa Phylogenomics Lab, Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-University Pompeu Fabra) through a collaboration with Judit Salces-Ortiz, Nuria Escudero, and Rosa Fern\u00E1ndez. ERGA infrastructure: We acknowledge access to the storage resources at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, which are partially funded by the European Union H2020-INFRAEOSC-2018-2020 programme through the DICE project (Grant Agreement no. 101017207). We would like to thank Alisha Ahamed, Josephine Burgin, Joana Paup\u00E9rio, Jeena Rajan, and Guy Cochrane from the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) for their support regarding data coordination and submission of genomic data. Commercial Partners: We would like to acknowledge and thank all supplier partners who have kindly donated kits and reagents to the ERGA pilot Library Preparation Hubs to support species without funding to produce the generation of high-quality genomes and annotations. This support has been key to embedding a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the Pilot Project. Specifically, we want to thank Dovetail Genomics, Part of Cantata Bio LLC, especially Mark Daly, Thomas Swale, and Lily Shuie; Arima Genomics; PacBio; Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT); MagBio Genomics Europe GmbH; Zymo Research; Agilent Technologies; Fisher Scientific Spain; Illumina Inc.In 2014, the National Public Agency for Science, Technology, and Innovation (Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia, FCT) created a National Roadmap for Research Infrastructures of Strategic Interest. This roadmap aimed at promoting cooperation, research excellence, and internationalisation to strengthen national scientific infrastructures. A total of 56 Research Infrastructures (RIs) have been supported during the first funding cycle in key areas, such as the Environment, Health and Food, and Social and Cultural Innovation, among others. BGP identified several RIs of interest, intersecting its area of intervention. Among these are GenomePT (the National Laboratory for Genome Sequencing and Analysis), Biodata.pt (ELIXIR PT\u2014Portuguese Distributed Infrastructure for Biological Data), PORBIOTA (Portuguese E-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity), EMBRC.PT (European Marine Biological Resource Centre\u2014Portugal), and PRISC (Portuguese Research Infrastructure for Scientific Collections). Future action implies fostering the establishment of strategic cooperation with the active infrastructures, which can be facilitated by the current presence of several institutions of BGP in the RIs, pending the continuation of the current roadmap.
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