PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe.
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de Jong, Yde
Kouwenberg, Juliana
Boumans, Louis
Hussey, Charles
Hyam, Roger
Nicolson, Nicola
Kirk, Paul
Paton, Alan
Michel, Ellinor
Guiry, Michael
Boegh, Phillip
Pedersen, Henrik
Enghoff, Henrik
von Raab-Straube, Eckhard
Güntsch, Anton
Geoffroy, Marc
Müller, Andreas
Kohlbecker, Andreas
Berendsohn, Walter
Appeltans, Ward
Arvanitidis, Christos
Vanhoorne, Bart
Declerck, Joram
Vandepitte, Leen
Hernandez, Francisco
Nash, Róisín
Costello, Mark
Ouvrard, David
Bezard-Falgas, Pascale
Bourgoin, Thierry
Wetzel, Florian
Glöckler, Falko
Korb, Günther
Ring, Caroline
Hagedorn, Gregor
Häuser, Christoph
Aktaç, Nihat
Asan, Ahmet
Ardelean, Adorian
Borges, Paulo
Dhora, Dhimiter
Khachatryan, Hasmik
Malicky, Michael
Ibrahimov, Shaig
Tuzikov, Alexander
De Wever, Aaike
Moncheva, Snejana
Spassov, Nikolai
Chobot, Karel
Popov, Alexi
Boršić, Igor
Sfenthourakis, Spyros
Kõljalg, Urmas
Uotila, Pertti
Gargominy, Olivier
Dauvin, Jean-Claude
Tarkhnishvili, David
Chaladze, Giorgi
Tuerkay, Michael
Legakis, Anastasios
Peregovits, László
Gudmundsson, Gudmundur
Ólafsson, Erling
Lysaght, Liam
Galil, Bella
Raimondo, Francesco
Domina, Gianniantonio
Stoch, Fabio
Minelli, Alessandro
Spungis, Voldermars
Budrys, Eduardas
Olenin, Sergej
Turpel, Armand
Walisch, Tania
Krpach, Vladimir
Gambin, Marie
Ungureanu, Laurentia
Karaman, Gordan
Kleukers, Roy
Stur, Elisabeth
Aagaard, Kaare
Valland, Nils
Moen, Toril
Bogdanowicz, Wieslaw
Tykarski, Piotr
Węsławski, Jan
Kędra, Monika
M. de Frias Martins, Antonio
Abreu, António
Silva, Ricardo
Medvedev, Sergei
Ryss, Alexander
Šimić, Smiljka
Marhold, Karol
Stloukal, Eduard
Tome, Davorin
Ramos, Marian
Valdés, Benito
Pina, Francisco
Kullander, Sven
Telenius, Anders
Gonseth, Yves
Tschudin, Pascal
Sergeyeva, Oleksandra
Vladymyrov, Volodymyr
Rizun, Volodymyr
Raper, Chris
Lear, Dan
Stoev, Pavel
Penev, Lyubomir
Rubio, Ana
Backeljau, Thierry
Saarenmaa, Hannu
Ulenberg, Sandrine
Date published
September 28, 2015
Abstract
Reliable taxonomy underpins communication in all of biology, not least nature conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem resources. The flexibility of taxonomic interpretations, however, presents a serious challenge for end-users of taxonomic concepts. Users need standardised and continuously harmonised taxonomic reference systems, as well as high-quality and complete taxonomic data sets, but these are generally lacking for non-specialists. The solution is in dynamic, expertly curated web-based taxonomic tools.
The Pan-European Species-directories Infrastructure (PESI) worked to solve this key issue by providing a taxonomic e-infrastructure for Europe. It strengthened the relevant social (expertise) and information (standards, data and technical) capacities of five major community networks on taxonomic indexing in Europe, which is essential for proper biodiversity assessment and monitoring activities. The key objectives of PESI were: 1) standardisation in taxonomic reference systems, 2) enhancement of the quality and completeness of taxonomic data sets and 3) creation of integrated access to taxonomic information.
This paper describes the results of PESI and its future prospects, including the involvement in major European biodiversity informatics initiatives and programs.
Journal title
Biodiversity Data Journal
Volume
3
Article number
e5848
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Place of publication
Sofia, Bulgaria
ISSN
1314-2836
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1314-2828
Date accepted
September 23, 2015
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