From tooluniverse
Answers biodiversity questions using GBIF, NCBI Taxonomy, IUCN, WoRMS, and PubMed. Supports species identification, invasive species impact, pollinator ecology, and population dynamics research.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/tooluniverse:tooluniverse-ecology-biodiversityThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
When a question involves identifying or comparing species:
When a question involves identifying or comparing species:
GBIF_search_species to get taxonomy, WoRMS_search_species for marine organismsPubMed_search_articles or EuropePMC_search_articles to find studies on specific ecological impactsReasoning framework — when comparing invasive species impacts:
Reasoning framework for pollination questions:
Reasoning framework for population ecology questions:
| Tool | Use For |
|---|---|
GBIF_search_species | Species taxonomy, occurrence data, distribution |
GBIF_search_occurrences | Where has a species been observed? |
WoRMS_search_species | Marine species taxonomy |
ensembl_get_taxonomy | Taxonomic classification |
NCBIDatasets_get_taxonomy | NCBI taxonomy lookup |
PubMed_search_articles | Literature on ecology topics |
EuropePMC_search_articles | European literature including ecology |
Ecology questions often have counter-intuitive answers. For example:
Always search the literature before answering ecology questions. Use PubMed_search_articles with specific terms like "[species] invasive impact [region]" or "[organism] [ecological process]".
When analysis requires computation (statistics, data processing, scoring, enrichment), write and run Python code via Bash. Don't describe what you would do — execute it and report actual results. Use ToolUniverse tools to retrieve data, then Python (pandas, scipy, statsmodels, matplotlib) to analyze it.
npx claudepluginhub mims-harvard/tooluniverse --plugin tooluniverseApplies ecological thinking to systems with interdependencies, limits, and change over time. Routes to the right ecology analysis tool (carrying-capacity, keystone-species, interdependence, succession) based on the situation.
Guides designing repeatable field biodiversity surveys: sampling strategy, site selection, species identification, and data recording for statistically valid ecological assessments.
Searches and analyzes microbiome studies, genomes, and literature via MGnify, GTDB, ENA, OLS (ENVO biomes), and EuropePMC. Includes drug-microbiome tools via PubChem, CTD, KEGG, Reactome, and DrugBank.