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Biodiversity Databases

Author : Gordon B. Curry
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439832547
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity Databases written by Gordon B. Curry and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computing and database management has shifted from cottage industry-style methods — the small independent researcher keeping records for a particular project — to state-of-the-art file storage systems, presentation, and distribution over the Internet. New and emerging techniques for recognition, compilation, and data management have made managing data a discipline in its own right. Covering all aspects of this data management, Biodiversity Databases: Techniques, Politics, and Applications brings together input from social scientists, programmers, database designers, and information specialists to delineate the political setting and give institutions platforms for the dissemination of taxonomic information. A practical and logical guide to complex issues, the book explores the changes and challenges of the information age. It discusses projects developed to provide better access to all available biodiversity information. The chapters make the case for the need for representation of concepts in taxonomic databases. They explore issues involved in connecting databases with different user interfaces, the technical demands of linking databases that are not entirely uniform in structure, and the problems of user access and the control of data quality. The book highlights different approaches to addressing concerns associated with the taxonomic impediment and the low reproducibility of taxonomic data. It provides an in-depth examination of the challenge of making taxonomic information more widely available to users in the wider scientific community, in government, and the general population.

Improving EIA practice: Best Practice Guide for publishing primary biodiversity data

Author :
Publisher : GBIF
ISBN 13 : 8792020356
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Improving EIA practice: Best Practice Guide for publishing primary biodiversity data written by and published by GBIF. This book was released on with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Biodiversity Informatics: Building a Lifeboat for High Functionality Data to Decision Pipeline

Author : Cang Hui
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832545785
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Book Synopsis Biodiversity Informatics: Building a Lifeboat for High Functionality Data to Decision Pipeline by : Cang Hui

Download or read book Biodiversity Informatics: Building a Lifeboat for High Functionality Data to Decision Pipeline written by Cang Hui and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-03-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Regional Data to Support Biodiversity Assessments

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regional Data to Support Biodiversity Assessments written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spatially explicit data on the location of species across broad geographic areas greatly facilitate effective conservation planning on lands managed for multiple uses. The importance of these data notwithstanding, our knowledge about the geography of biodiversity is remarkably incomplete. An important factor contributing to our ignorance is that much of the biodiversity data are not readily accessible because they are dispersed across many institutions and often have not been digitized. This report documents our efforts to address these conservation planning constraints. We have compiled extant data on predicted species distributions and more than 680,000 occurrence records for terrestrial vertebrates and butterflies into a single digital database for general use in conducting geographically broad biodiversity assessments across a two-state area (Arizona and New Mexico) that defines the Southwestern Region of the USDA, Forest Service. These data represent one of the most complete databases on species occurrence to be compiled for the Southwest. Our objectives are twofold: (1) to document the types, sources, and characteristics of the data comprising the biodiversity database; and (2) to illustrate the utility of the data in addressing applied conservation problems across the Southwestern Region. We report on three case studies that illustrate how the data can be used to generate simple distribution maps using both point locations and predicted ranges, describe the patterns of species richness for seletected taxa across the Southwest, and provide an example of how managers may use the data to identify where potential resource conflicts may be par-ticularly important on National Forest System lands.

Recent and Emerging Innovations in Deep-Sea Taxonomy to Enhance Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation

Author : Stefanie Kaiser
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832503292
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Book Synopsis Recent and Emerging Innovations in Deep-Sea Taxonomy to Enhance Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation by : Stefanie Kaiser

Download or read book Recent and Emerging Innovations in Deep-Sea Taxonomy to Enhance Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation written by Stefanie Kaiser and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity

Author : Eva M. Spehn
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781420083705
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (837 download)

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Book Synopsis Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity by : Eva M. Spehn

Download or read book Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity written by Eva M. Spehn and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to advances in electronic archiving of biodiversity data and the digitization of climate and other geophysical data, a new era in biogeography, functional ecology, and evolutionary ecology has begun. In Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity, Christian Korner, Eva M. Spehn, and a team of experts from the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment of DIVERSITAS explore two of the hottest subjects in science and technology: biodiversity and data mining. They demonstrate how to harness the scientific power of biological databases for furthering ecological and evolutionary theory. Expert contributors address two aspects of the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment. They cover how to link biodiversity data with geophysical data and how to use biodiversity data to substantiate evolutionary and ecological theory. The text provides different methodological approaches and examples of successful mining of geo-referenced data in mountain regions on various scales. It includes: Elevational and latitudinal gradients in plant diversity E-mining trends in diversity of Lepidoptera, beetles, and birds Niche modeling to explain past trends and predict future trends in mountain biodiversity Sharing biodiversity data with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Using electronic databases opens ways to manage biodiversity in a sustainable fashion, test evolutionary and ecological theories, and measure the impact of climate change on various species and its effect on conservation efforts. The information and examples presented in this book can stimulate the creative use of archive data to answer old questions with new tools, and advance knowledge and understanding of mountain biodiversity worldwide. The book highlights the benefits of and the continuing need for an increase in the amount and quality of georeferenced data provided online in order to meet the challenges of global change.

Biological Diversity

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis Biological Diversity by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment

Download or read book Biological Diversity written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Textbook of Biodiversity

Author : K V Krishnamurthy
Publisher : Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781578083251
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Textbook of Biodiversity written by K V Krishnamurthy and published by Science Publishers. This book was released on 2003-01-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive text and reference book covering all the aspects of biodiversity science for students and researchers of biodiversity, plant science, biotechnology, as well as zoology.

Data Intensive Computing for Biodiversity

Author : Sarinder K. Dhillon
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642380476
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Book Synopsis Data Intensive Computing for Biodiversity by : Sarinder K. Dhillon

Download or read book Data Intensive Computing for Biodiversity written by Sarinder K. Dhillon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is focused on the development of a data integration framework for retrieval of biodiversity information from heterogeneous and distributed data sources. The data integration system proposed in this book links remote databases in a networked environment, supports heterogeneous databases and data formats, links databases hosted on multiple platforms, and provides data security for database owners by allowing them to keep and maintain their own data and to choose information to be shared and linked. The book is a useful guide for researchers, practitioners, and graduate-level students interested in learning state-of-the-art development for data integration in biodiversity.

Report on monitoring schemes and data collection on biodiversity for food and agriculture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251350167
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Report on monitoring schemes and data collection on biodiversity for food and agriculture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity protection encompasses key aspects directly related to the sustainability of our food systems: BFA provides a diverse and heterogenous biological basis for diverse and resilient production systems, for the pollination of cultures, for increased diversity of food, and is strongly linked to local and indigenous knowledge on local crops and breeds acknowledged as cultural heritage. This study examines the existence of data collection, monitoring systems, and conservation initiatives as well as legislation and policies related to biodiversity for food and agriculture in the three following regions: (1) Central Asia, (2) the South Caucasus countries, Turkey, Belarus and Ukraine and (3) the Western Balkan countries and the Republic of Moldova. From this study, it appears that none of the three studied regions currently have any solid monitoring schemes for agricultural biodiversity, nor do they have a strong legal framework for protecting farmers’ rights to seeds that would allow them, amongst other things, to maintain biodiversity. Conservation actions, policies, and legislation generally concern wild biodiversity conservation (through habitat protection) and crop genetic resources conservation but rarely address biodiversity for food and agriculture or wild biodiversity loss caused by food systems. The three regional reports conducted in the framework of this study reported a general lack of capacities and a particularly low level of involvement of farmers and other food producers in monitoring, data collection, and conservation activities. The combination of these two major observations leads us to the conclusion that the governance of BFA should be transformed to put food producers at the centre of biodiversity monitoring and conservation, in dialogue with scientists and institutional actors. Their specific expertise must be acknowledged and valued in the efforts of preserving the biodiversity that they cultivate and sustain. Beyond this needed shift in the governance of monitoring activities, we highlight the necessity of a regional articulation of monitoring efforts and a specific focus on local threatened varieties and breeds (beyond habitat conservation), while very comprehensively considering BFA and wild biodiversity impacted by food systems. Regarding biodiversity protection, we recommend – in addition to farmer-centered data collection and monitoring system implementation – addressing the root causes of biodiversity loss, adopting a systematic approach in legislations, policies, and actions while supporting agroecology, and fulfilling international instruments that guarantee the rights of producers to grow and raise local varieties and breeds.

Insect Biodiversity

Author : Robert G. Foottit
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118945530
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Insect Biodiversity written by Robert G. Foottit and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume One of the thoroughly revised and updated guide to the study of biodiversity in insects The second edition of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together in one comprehensive text contributions from leading scientific experts to assess the influence insects have on humankind and the earth’s fragile ecosystems. Revised and updated, this new edition includes information on the number of substantial changes to entomology and the study of biodiversity. It includes current research on insect groups, classification, regional diversity, and a wide range of concepts and developing methodologies. The authors examine why insect biodiversity matters and how the rapid evolution of insects is affecting us all. This book explores the wide variety of insect species and their evolutionary relationships. Case studies offer assessments on how insect biodiversity can help meet the needs of a rapidly expanding human population, and also examine the consequences that an increased loss of insect species will have on the world. This important text: Explores the rapidly increasing influence on systematics of genomics and next-generation sequencing Includes developments in the use of DNA barcoding in insect systematics and in the broader study of insect biodiversity, including the detection of cryptic species Discusses the advances in information science that influence the increased capability to gather, manipulate, and analyze biodiversity information Comprises scholarly contributions from leading scientists in the field Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society highlights the rapid growth of insect biodiversity research and includes an expanded treatment of the topic that addresses the major insect groups, the zoogeographic regions of biodiversity, and the scope of systematics approaches for handling biodiversity data.

Forest Biodiversity Indicators in the Nordic Countries

Author : Jogeir N. Stokland
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN 13 : 9789289308809
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Forest Biodiversity Indicators in the Nordic Countries written by Jogeir N. Stokland and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

World Atlas of Biodiversity

Author : Brian Groombridge
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520236684
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (366 download)

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Book Synopsis World Atlas of Biodiversity by : Brian Groombridge

Download or read book World Atlas of Biodiversity written by Brian Groombridge and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global biological diversity, ecosystem diversity.

Semantic Technology

Author : Hideaki Takeda
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642379966
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Semantic Technology written by Hideaki Takeda and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second Joint International Semantic Technology Conference, JIST 2012, held in Nara, Japan, in December 2012. The 20 full papers and 13 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. The regular papers deal with ontology and description logics; RDF and SPARQL; learning and discovery; semantic search; knowledge building; semantic Web application. The in-use track papers cover topics on social semantic Web and semantic search; and the special track papers have linked data in practice and database integration as a topic.

Geographic Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466620390
Total Pages : 2102 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book Geographic Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 2102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developments in technologies have evolved in a much wider use of technology throughout science, government, and business; resulting in the expansion of geographic information systems. GIS is the academic study and practice of presenting geographical data through a system designed to capture, store, analyze, and manage geographic information. Geographic Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a collection of knowledge on the latest advancements and research of geographic information systems. This book aims to be useful for academics and practitioners involved in geographical data.

E-Infrastructures for Data Publishing in Biodiversity Science

Author : Vincent Smith
Publisher : PenSoft Publishers LTD
ISBN 13 : 9546426199
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (464 download)

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Book Synopsis E-Infrastructures for Data Publishing in Biodiversity Science by : Vincent Smith

Download or read book E-Infrastructures for Data Publishing in Biodiversity Science written by Vincent Smith and published by PenSoft Publishers LTD. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles, developed in association with the EU funded ViBRANT project, illustrates how advances to research infrastructures are reciprocally changing the practice of taxonomy. A detailed review of data issues in the life sciences (Thessen and Patterson 2011) sets the tone for subsequent articles in this special issue, whose contributions broadly fall into three categories. Theÿ initial articles consider some of the major infrastructure platforms that support the production and management of biodiversity data. These include the EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy, Wiki-based approaches including BioWikiFarm and the Scratchpads Virtual Research Environment. Later articles provide deeper coverage of specialist areas of interest to taxonomic and biodiversity researchers. The topics covered include the mark-up (Penev et al. 2011) and management (King et al. 2011) of taxonomic literature, geospatial assessment of species distributions (Bachman et al. 2011) and licensing issues specific to life science data (Hagedorn et al. 2011). Finally, the special issue closes with a series of research and review papers that provide detailed use cases illustrating how these research infrastructures are being put into practice. Highlights from this section include citizen science approaches to collecting species information by the COMBER Marine observation network (Arvanitidis et al. 2011) and the Australian Bush Blitz programme (Lambkin and Bartlett 2011); use of new tools for data publishing like the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) and the DRYAD Data Repository; new forms of publication via ?data papers? that allow checklists and identification keys to be formally published as structured datasets (e.g., Narwade et al. 2011); and finally new taxonomic revisions and species descriptions constructed from within the collaborative systems like XPER2 and Scratchpads.

Multimedia Tools and Applications for Environmental & Biodiversity Informatics

Author : Alexis Joly
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319764454
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia Tools and Applications for Environmental & Biodiversity Informatics written by Alexis Joly and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume focuses on the latest and most impactful advancements of multimedia data globally available for environmental and earth biodiversity. The data reflects the status, behavior, change as well as human interests and concerns which are increasingly crucial for understanding environmental issues and phenomena. This volume addresses the need for the development of advanced methods, techniques and tools for collecting, managing, analyzing, understanding and modeling environmental & biodiversity data, including the automated or collaborative species identification, the species distribution modeling and their environment, such as the air quality or the bio-acoustic monitoring. Researchers and practitioners in multimedia and environmental topics will find the chapters essential to their continued studies.