Delivering a name-server for biodiversity information

Data Science Journal

S Wilkinson¹  C Hussey²  J Tweddle² 

[1] Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, United Kingdom;Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom;

关键词: Biodiversity;    Natural history;    Taxonomy;    Names of organisms;    Database design;   

DOI  :  10.2481/dsj.5.18

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The number of online resources for biodiversity information is growing. Names of organisms underpin access to information but present a number of unique problems when used as search terms. We examine these problems and assert that a taxonomic name-server or thesaurus is necessary to enable optimal retrieval of records from multiple datasets. A simple solution is presented, based upon our experience working with "real-world" data in the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) in the United Kingdom. The NBN provides access to over 18 million observational records and incorporates a nomenclator covering 198,000 names.

【 授权许可】

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