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| Miller, J.A.; Dikow, T.; Agosti, D.; Sautter, G.; Catapano, T.; Penev, L.; Zhang, Z.-Q.; Pentcheff, D.; Pyle, R.; Blum, S.; Parr, C.; Freeland, C.; Garnett, T.; Ford, L.S.; Muller, B.; Smith, L.; Strader, G.; Georgiev, T.; Bénichou, L.. |
| Taxonomy is a fundamental science that provides the scaffolding for biology. But the true value of taxonomic data remains unrealized because basic biodiversity information remains fragmented and unevenly accessible. Taxonomy helps us recognize species and map their distributions by generating text descriptions, images, and records of when and where they have been observed. Current rates of species extinction, habitat loss, and climate change mean that taxonomy has never been more relevant. Biodiversity is one of the most information-rich fields of human knowledge, but advances in basic cybertaxonomic infrastructure have only recently provided the tools to organize biodiversity information in ways that respond to a wide range of user groups, including... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Cybertaxonomy; Open access publishing; Semantic content; XML markup; 42.70; 54.84. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/434476 |
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