CalATBI — The California All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory

The California All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (CalATBI) is an ambitious, DNA-powered mission to catalog every living species within the California ecosystem, bridging the gap between genetic blueprints and environmental conservation.

Visit the ATBI Website to learn more

Our Role in CalATBI

Hokan provides the essential operational infrastructure for the CalATBI initiative, managing everything from field logistics and biorepository operations to the digital systems that track specimens from collection through sequencing.

Our framework enables partners to scale collection efforts by ensuring all samples are accurately routed, processed, and archived for long-term scientific use.

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Specimen Archival

Long-term biorepository management with cryogenic preservation protocols

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Field Operations

Coordinating statewide sampling expeditions with standardized collection protocols

CalATBI field work
Biodiversity specimen
Soil sampling
Environmental DNA sequencing
California ecosystem
Laboratory processing
Biodiversity catalog