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Biodiversity informatics.

Norman F Johnson1

  • 1Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43212-1157, USA. Johnson.2@osu.edu

Annual Review of Entomology
|September 8, 2006
PubMed
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Biodiversity informatics leverages information management tools for species data. This field integrates global collections, transforming taxonomy and public access to biodiversity information.

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Area of Science:

  • Biodiversity informatics
  • Computational biology
  • Data science

Background:

  • Emerging field applying information management to biodiversity data.
  • Growing availability of tools for curators and researchers.
  • Development of data exchange standards and query protocols facilitates global data integration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Summarize the current technological environment in biodiversity informatics.
  • Review protocols, standards, and tools for data management, sharing, and integration.
  • Examine methods and tools for analyzing species-occurrence and character data.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature and technological advancements.
  • Analysis of data management, sharing, and integration protocols and standards.

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  • Examination of analytical tools for species-occurrence and character data.

    • Main Results:

    • Identification of a wide and growing range of available tools.
    • Demonstration of successful data integration across global collections.
    • Highlighting the transformative potential of direct data and imagery access.

    Conclusions:

    • Biodiversity informatics is crucial for modern biological research.
    • Standardized data exchange and query protocols enable global data integration.
    • Direct access to data and imagery will revolutionize taxonomy and public engagement.