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    Taxonomists need better access to published data (2002)
    [s.l.] : Nature Publishing Group
    Nature 417 (2002), S. 222-222 
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    ISSN: 1476-4687
    Source: Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
    Notes: [Auszug] Sir The biodiversity community must learn from its counterparts in the physical and biomedical sciences and move towards the provision of unhindered access to its baseline data: taxonomic descriptions, imagery, geographical and temporal distribution, and characters — ...
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/417222b
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    Biodiversity data are out of local taxonomists' reach (2006)
    [s.l.] : Nature Publishing Group
    Nature 439 (2006), S. 392-392 
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    ISSN: 1476-4687
    Source: Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
    Notes: [Auszug] Sir Exchange of information about biodiversity is mandated by the legally binding international Convention on Biological Diversity, as are monitoring and benefit sharing. Yet researchers in the developing world, where most of the biodiversity is found, are unable to access ...
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/439392a
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    Oldest known ant fossils discovered (1998)
    [s.l.] : Macmillan Magazines Ltd.
    Nature 391 (1998), S. 447-447 
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    ISSN: 1476-4687
    Source: Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
    Notes: [Auszug] Here we report fossil ants, including a new genus of Ponerinae, about 50 million years (Myr) older than the previous oldest specimens. These discoveries in amber from the Turonian stage (92 Myr ago) of New Jersey in the United States have important implications for estimates dating the origin ...
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35051
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    Switzerland's role as a hotspot of type specimens (2003)
    [s.l.] : Nature Publishing Group
    Nature 421 (2003), S. 889-889 
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    ISSN: 1476-4687
    Source: Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
    Notes: [Auszug] Sir Switzerland covers 0.03% of the world's land surface, and lacks marine or tropical ecosystems. Yet we have found an estimated 345,000 type specimens (used for taxonomic naming of species) in Swiss museums and other collections. According to some estimates, there are about ...
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/421889a
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    Species Recognition from Postpharyngeal Gland Contents of Ants of the Cataglyphis bicolor Group (1999)
    Springer
    Journal of chemical ecology 25 (1999), S. 1383-1393 
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    ISSN: 1573-1561
    Keywords: Formicinae ; ant ; exocrine secretion ; hydrocarbons ; species specificity ; species diagnosis ; postpharyngeal gland
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The Cataglyphis bicolor group of species of desert-dwelling ants, difficult to identify from morphological features alone, can be readily recognized by the contents of their postpharyngeal glands. Analysis by linked gas chromatography–mass spectrometry of glands from colonies identified only by code numbers showed in all samples straight and branched-chain alkanes and linear alkenes. C. viaticus, C. bicolor, and C. savignyi, the three species most difficult to distinguish morphologically, each contained distinctly different patterns of hydrocarbons, as illustrated by cluster analysis. The 16 most abundant hydrocarbons in the whole group of samples were selected and plotted as windrose diagrams. The differences in the windroses have more visual impact than gas chromatograms of the same data. The only case where there was any similarity was that between C. bicolor and C. diehlii, and even there the resemblance was not close. C. bombycinus is a sympatric species but is recognized as not belonging to the bicolor group by its different mandibular gland substances. It also was easily distinguished by its postpharyngeal gland contents from the other species.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1020935011325
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    The Bari Manifesto: An interoperability framework for essential biodiversity variables (2019)
    Elsevier
    In:  EPIC3Ecological informatics, Elsevier, 49, pp. 22-31
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    Publication Date: 2021-01-26
    Description: Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBV) are fundamental variables that can be used for assessing biodiversity change over time, for determining adherence to biodiversity policy, for monitoring progress towards sustainable development goals, and for tracking biodiversity responses to disturbances and management interventions. Data from observations or models that provide measured or estimated EBV values, which we refer to as EBV data products, can help to capture the above processes and trends and can serve as a coherent framework for documenting trends in biodiversity. Using primary biodiversity records and other raw data as sources to produce EBV data products depends on cooperation and interoperability among multiple stakeholders, including those collecting and mobilising data for EBVs and those producing, publishing and preserving EBV data products. Here, we encapsulate ten principles for the current best practice in EBV-focused biodiversity informatics as ‘The Bari Manifesto’, serving as implementation guidelines for data and research infrastructure providers to support the emerging EBV operational framework based on trans-national and cross-infrastructure scientific workflows. The principles provide guidance on how to contribute towards the production of EBV data products that are globally oriented, while remaining appropriate to the producer's own mission, vision and goals. These ten principles cover: data management planning; data structure; metadata; services; data quality; workflows; provenance; ontologies/vocabularies; data preservation; and accessibility. For each principle, desired outcomes and goals have been formulated. Some specific actions related to fulfilling the Bari Manifesto principles are highlighted in the context of each of four groups of organizations contributing to enabling data interoperability - data standards bodies, research data infrastructures, the pertinent research communities, and funders. The Bari Manifesto provides a roadmap enabling support for routine generation of EBV data products, and increases the likelihood of success for a global EBV framework.
    Repository Name: EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
    Type: Article , isiRev , info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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    Unifying European Biodiversity Informatics (BioUnify) (2016)
    In:  EPIC3Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2, pp. e7787, ISSN: 2367-7163
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    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Description: In order to preserve the variety of life on Earth, we must understand it better. Biodiversity research is at a pivotal point with research projects generating data at an ever increasing rate. Structuring, aggregating, linking and processing these data in a meaningful way is a major challenge. The systematic application of information management and engineering technologies in the study of biodiversity (biodiversity informatics) help transform data to knowledge. However, concerted action is required to be taken by existing e-infrastructures to develop and adopt common standards, provisions for interoperability and avoid overlapping in functionality. This would result in the unification of the currently fragmented landscape that restricts European biodiversity research from reaching its full potential. The overarching goal of this COST Action is to coordinate existing research and capacity building efforts, through a bottom-up trans-disciplinary approach, by unifying biodiversity informatics communities across Europe in order to support the long-term vision of modelling biodiversity on earth. BioUnify will: 1. specify technical requirements, evaluate and improve models for efficient data and workflow storage, sharing and re-use, within and between different biodiversity communities; 2. mobilise taxonomic, ecological, genomic and biomonitoring data generated and curated by natural history collections, research networks and remote sensing sources in Europe; 3. leverage results of ongoing biodiversity informatics projects by identifying and developing functional synergies on individual, group and project level; 4. raise technical awareness and transfer skills between biodiversity researchers and information technologists; 5. formulate a viable roadmap for achieving the long-term goals for European biodiversity informatics, which ensures alignment with global activities and translates into efficient biodiversity policy.
    Repository Name: EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
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    Scientific names of organisms : attribution, rights, and licensing (2014)
    BioMed Central
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-26
    Description: © The Author(s), 2014. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in BMC Research Notes 7 (2014): 79, doi:10.1186/1756-0500-7-79.
    Description: As biological disciplines extend into the ‘big data’ world, they will need a names-based infrastructure to index and interconnect distributed data. The infrastructure must have access to all names of all organisms if it is to manage all information. Those who compile lists of species hold different views as to the intellectual property rights that apply to the lists. This creates uncertainty that impedes the development of a much-needed infrastructure for sharing biological data in the digital world. The laws in the United States of America and European Union are consistent with the position that scientific names of organisms and their compilation in checklists, classifications or taxonomic revisions are not subject to copyright. Compilations of names, such as classifications or checklists, are not creative in the sense of copyright law. Many content providers desire credit for their efforts. A ‘blue list’ identifies elements of checklists, classifications and monographs to which intellectual property rights do not apply. To promote sharing, authors of taxonomic content, compilers, intermediaries, and aggregators should receive citable recognition for their contributions, with the greatest recognition being given to the originating authors. Mechanisms for achieving this are discussed.
    Keywords: Scientific names ; Taxonomy ; Copyright ; Intellectual property rights ; Name-based infrastructure ; Big data
    Repository Name: Woods Hole Open Access Server
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    Recommendations for connecting molecular sequence and biodiversity research infrastructures through ELIXIR (2022)
    F1000Research
    In:  EPIC3F1000Research, F1000Research, 10, pp. elixir-1238, ISSN: 2046-1402
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    Publication Date: 2024-05-03
    Description: Threats to global biodiversity are increasingly recognised by scientists and the public as a critical challenge. Molecular sequencing technologies offer means to catalogue, explore, and monitor the richness and biogeography of life on Earth. However, exploiting their full potential requires tools that connect biodiversity infrastructures and resources. As a research infrastructure developing services and technical solutions that help integrate and coordinate life science resources across Europe, ELIXIR is a key player. To identify opportunities, highlight priorities, and aid strategic thinking, here we survey approaches by which molecular technologies help inform understanding of biodiversity. We detail example use cases to highlight how DNA sequencing is: resolving taxonomic issues; Increasing knowledge of marine biodiversity; helping understand how agriculture and biodiversity are critically linked; and playing an essential role in ecological studies. Together with examples of national biodiversity programmes, the use cases show where progress is being made but also highlight common challenges and opportunities for future enhancement of underlying technologies and services that connect molecular and wider biodiversity domains. Based on emerging themes, we propose key recommendations to guide future funding for biodiversity research: biodiversity and bioinformatic infrastructures need to collaborate closely and strategically; taxonomic efforts need to be aligned and harmonised across domains; metadata needs to be standardised and common data management approaches widely adopted; current approaches need to be scaled up dramatically to address the anticipated explosion of molecular data; bioinformatics support for biodiversity research needs to be enabled and sustained; training for end users of biodiversity research infrastructures needs to be prioritised; and community initiatives need to be proactive and focused on enabling solutions. For sequencing data to deliver their full potential they must be connected to knowledge: together, molecular sequence data collection initiatives and biodiversity research infrastructures can advance global efforts to prevent further decline of Earth's biodiversity.
    Repository Name: EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
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