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1. Introducing the World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

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Costello, M.J., Dekeyze, Stefanie, Galil, Bella S., Hutchings, Pat, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Pagad, Shyama, Robinson, Tamara B., Turon, Xavier, Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Verfaille, Kevin, Willan, Richard C., Rius, Marc, Costello, M.J., Dekeyze, Stefanie, Galil, Bella S., Hutchings, Pat, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Pagad, Shyama, Robinson, Tamara B., Turon, Xavier, Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Verfaille, Kevin, Willan, Richard C., and Rius, Marc

Abstract

A major historical challenge for the management of anthropogenic introductions of species has been the absence of a globally standardised system for species nomenclature. For over a decade, the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) has provided a taxonomically authoritative classification and designation of the currently accepted names for all known marine species. However, WoRMS mainly focuses on taxonomy and does not specifically address species introductions. Here, we introduce the World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS), a database directly linked to WoRMS that includes all introduced marine species, distinguishing native and introduced geographic ranges. Both the WoRMS and WRiMS contents are continually updated by specialists who add citations of original species descriptions, key taxonomic literature, images and notes on native and introduced geographic distributions. WRiMS editors take responsibility for assessing the validity of species records by critically evaluating if a species has been introduced to a region, erroneously identified and/or potentially naturally present in a region but previously unnoticed. WRiMS currently contains 2,714 introduced species. The amount and quality of the information entered depend on the availability of experts to update its contents. Because WRiMS is global and it combines species taxonomic and geographic information with links to other resources and expertise, it is currently the most comprehensive standardised database of marine introduced species. In addition, WRiMS forms the basis for a future global early warning system of marine species introductions.

Published
2021

2. Introducing the World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Author

Costello, Mark J., Dekeyzer, Stefanie, Galil, Bella S., Hutchings, Pat, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Pagad, Shyama, Robinson, Tamara B., Turon, Xavier, Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Verfaille, Kevin, Willan, Richard C., Rius, Marc, Costello, Mark J., Dekeyzer, Stefanie, Galil, Bella S., Hutchings, Pat, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Pagad, Shyama, Robinson, Tamara B., Turon, Xavier, Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Verfaille, Kevin, Willan, Richard C., and Rius, Marc

Abstract

A major historical challenge for the management of anthropogenic introductions of species has been the absence of a globally standardised system for species nomenclature. For over a decade, the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) has provided a taxonomically authoritative classification and designation of the currently accepted names for all known marine species. However, WoRMS mainly focuses on taxonomy and does not specifically address species introductions. Here, we introduce the World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS), a database directly linked to WoRMS that includes all introduced marine species, distinguishing native and introduced geographic ranges. Both the WoRMS and WRiMS contents are continually updated by specialists who add citations of original species descriptions, key taxonomic literature, images and notes on native and introduced geographic distributions. WRiMS editors take responsibility for assessing the validity of species records by critically evaluating if a species has been introduced to a region, erroneously identified and/or potentially naturally present in a region but previously unnoticed. WRiMS currently contains 2,714 introduced species. The amount and quality of the information entered depend on the availability of experts to update its contents. Because WRiMS is global and it combines species taxonomic and geographic information with links to other resources and expertise, it is currently the most comprehensive standardised database of marine introduced species. In addition, WRiMS forms the basis for a future global early warning system of marine species introductions.

Published
2021

5. Academic Mobility for Engineering and Technology Graduates in Africa: Lessons and Experiences from the Implementation

Author

Oteyo I N, Banadda N, Vandepitte L, Dintwa E, Adipala E, and Nampala P

Subjects
Engineering, Higher education, Process (engineering), business.industry, media_common.quotation_subject, Academic mobility, Capacity building, Public relations, Internationalization of Higher Education, Leverage (negotiation), Pedagogy, Quality (business), Lagging, business, media_common
Abstract

This paper was inspired by lessons and experiences arising from the implementation of an on-going academic mobility project supported by the Intra-ACP European Commission Program. Twelve universities (11 in Africa and the University of Gent in Belgium, Europe) in a consortium brokered by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Africa (RUFORUM) conceived and successfully put a proposal in response to the 2013 Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Call. The project “Mobility for Engineering and Technology Graduates in Africa (METEGA)” is on-going and entails academic mobility of 72 beneficiaries (44 at Masters level, 20 at Doctoral level, and 8 at the staff and faculty level) in sixteen countries of the five sub-regions in Africa. Africa is lagging behind in terms of numbers of graduate students in engineering fields. The METEGA project is one of the 15 partnerships on academic mobility supported by the EU Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme; and constitutes significant a contribution towards increasing the number of graduate students in Africa. The project has provided opportunity to leverage resources among participating universities. The participating universities offered three and nine quality Doctoral and Masters training programs. This project represents a significant effort towards internationalization of higher education in the sciences and has served as an opportunity for graduates and faculty to gain skills, relevant experience as well as learn from the implementation process. This paper presents lessons and experiences of the METEGA project, including institutional and operational issues that can be used to inform future academic mobility arrangements in Africa and elsewhere in the world.

Published
2016

9. BERMS, ERMS and WORMS: Community tools to facilitate our knowledge of marine biodiversity

Author

Claus, S., Vanhoorne, B., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Verfaille, K., Hernandez, F., and Vandepitte, L.

Abstract

The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2017. Over thepast ten years, the content of WoRMS has grown steadily, currently containing more than 242,000accepted marine species names. WoRMS is therefore unique: there is no comparable globaldatabase for marine species, which is driven by a large, global expert community, supported by aData Management Team and can rely on a permanent host institute, dedicated to keeping WoRMSonline. The system has seen several user applications, including facilitating local and regionalmarine species data management and data analysis, but also answering big scientific questions forexample about the estimated number exiting marine species, providing a metric for how much wedo and do not know about life in the oceans.One of the unique features of WoRMS is that it is containing and integrating over 100 global, 12regional and 4 thematic species databases integrated within a common taxonomy. This allowsregional, thematic or ecological expert groups to focus on specific contents of the database,providing additional information and creating community ownership of a specific subcomponentof WoRMS.A regional example of WoRMS is BeRMS, the Belgian Register of Marine Species. Published in 2010,this register enabled to provide an inventory of all marine species encountered within the BelgianExclusive Economic Zone, including the intertidal zone.Now, a major update of the Belgian Census has started. A major literature review, dataminingactivities of marine biogeographic databases such as the European Biogeographic InformationSystem (EurOBIS) and additional species surveys are planned in order to complete this register,allowing to provide a nearly complete assessment of the Belgian marine biodiversity.

Published
2018

14. Beyond names: developing a names database and other applications for diatoms

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Kociolek, J. P., Balasubramanian, K., Blanco, Stéphane, Coste, Michel, Ector, L., Liu, Y., Kulikovskiy, M., Ludwig, T., Lundhom, N., Potapova, M., Rimet, Frédéric, Sabbe, K., Sala, S., Sar, E., Taylor, J., Van De Vijver, B., Wetzel, C. E., Williams, D. M., Witkowski, A., Witkowski, J., Vandepitte, L., Decock, W., Vanhoorne, B., Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Faculty of Biology), University of Science-Vietnam National Universities, University of Colorado, University of Colorado [Boulder], Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Universidad de León [León], Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Harbin Normal University, Partenaires INRAE, Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] (RAS), Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Natural History Museum of Denmark, Faculty of Science [Copenhagen], University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (KU)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (KU), Drexel University, Centre Alpin de Recherche sur les Réseaux Trophiques et Ecosystèmes Limniques (CARRTEL), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry]), Universiteit Gent = Ghent University [Belgium] (UGENT), Universidad Nacional de la Plata [Argentine] (UNLP), North West University, University of Antwerp (UA), Meise Botanic Garden, National History Museum, Agricultural University of Szczecin, Univ Szczecin, Dept Geol & Paleogeog, Mickiewicza 18, PL-70383 Szczecin, Poland, and Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

Subjects
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Abstract

International audience; Names are an important reference for all aspects of Biology, Paleontology, Medicine and many other applications. Nomenclatural databases have been developed to document and identify names that have already been established, as well as when, where and by whom they have been proposed and published. There has been a long history of catalogues of names representing the great diversity of diatoms. Some of these catalogues were limited in coverage and impact, others have been more complete, widely distributed and widely cited. The catalogue of VanLandingham, as well as the Index Nominum Algarum and the New Species File at ANSP were collaboratively integrated into a single database and made available on line and presented by Fourtanier and Kociolek as the Catalogue of Diatom Names. In its first iteration, the Catalogue of Diatom Names contained 64,000 names derived from over 12,000 references. It debuted in – 103 – 2005, and in 2010 it was accessed by over 30,000 unique IP addresses and over 5,000,000 downloads. The database grew until 2011, but ceased to be updated since. A new collaboration between an international group of editors has been formed, and working with VLIZ to produce a new, reliable resource for diatom names called DiatomBase (http://www.DiatomBase.org). This project takes the Catalogue of Diatom Names and integrates with the VLIZ Aphia database structure with names from Algaebase, to create a resource for diatom nomenclature and information. DiatomBase will also support a number of nomenclatural and other informatics efforts, as well as bring together images of types and other curated images, as well as linking to other resources. The group of editors, 20 people from 14 countries, has enhanced the speed in which DiatomBase has been developed, and will be critical for the long-term sustainability of the project. DiatomBase will debut at the International Phycological Congress.

Published
2017

15. Methods for the study of marine biodiversity

Author

Costello, M.J., Basher, Z., McLeod, L., Asaad, I., Claus, S., Vandepitte, L., Yasuhara, M., Gislason, H., Edwards, M., Appeltans, W., Enevoldsen, H., Edgar, G.J., Miloslavich, P., De Monte, S., Pinto, I.S., Obura, D., and Bates, A.E.

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Monitoring, Methods, Biodiversity, Sampling
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Recognition of the threats to biodiversity and its importance to society has led to calls for globally coordinated sampling of trends in marine ecosystems. As a step to defining such efforts, we review current methods of collecting and managing marine biodiversity data. A fundamental component of marine biodiversity is knowing what, where, and when species are present. However, monitoring methods are invariably biased in what taxa, ecological guilds, and body sizes they collect. In addition, the data need to be placed, and/or mapped, into an environmental context. Thus a suite of methods will be needed to encompass representative components of biodiversity in an ecosystem. Some sampling methods can damage habitat and kill species, including unnecessary bycatch. Less destructive alternatives are preferable, especially in conservation areas, such as photography, hydrophones, tagging, acoustics, artificial substrata, light-traps, hook and line, and live-traps. Here we highlight examples of operational international sampling programmes and data management infrastructures, notably the Continuous Plankton Recorder, Reef Life Survey, and detection of Harmful Algal Blooms and MarineGEO. Data management infrastructures include the World Register of Marine Species for species nomenclature and attributes, the Ocean Biogeographic Information System for distribution data, Marine Regions for maps, and Global Marine Environmental Datasets for global environmental data. Existing national sampling programmes, such as fishery trawl surveys and intertidal surveys, may provide a global perspective if their data can be integrated to provide useful information. Less utilised and emerging sampling methods, such as artificial substrata, light-traps, microfossils and eDNA also hold promise for sampling the less studied components of biodiversity. All of these initiatives need to develop international standards and protocols, and long-term plans for their governance and support.

Published
2017

16. Beyong names: developing a names database and other applications for diatoms

Author

Kociolek, J.P., Balasubramanian, K., Blanco, Stéphane, Coste, Michel, Ector, L., Liu, Y., Kulikovskiy, M., Ludwig, T., Lundhom, N., Potapova, M., Rimet, Frédéric, Sabbe, Koen, Sar, E., Taylor, J., Van De Vijver, B., Wetzel, C.E., Williams, D.M., Witkowski, Anne, Witkowski, J., Vandepitte, L., Decock, W., Vanhoorne, B., UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER USA, Partenaires IRSTEA, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUT MAHARASHTRA IND, INSTITUT OF ENVIRONMENT LEON ESP, Ecosystèmes aquatiques et changements globaux (UR EABX), Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), LIST BELVAUX LUX, HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY HEILONGJIANG CHN, RUSSIAN ACADEMIC SCIENCE BOROK RUS, UNIVERSITY FEDERAL PARANA BRA, NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM COPENHAGEN DNK, BREXEL UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA USA, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UNIVERSITY OF GHENT BEL, UNIVERSITY NACIONAL LA PLATA BUENOS AIRES ARG, NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY POTCHEFSTROOM ZAF, BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE BEL, University of Antwerp (UA), NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM LONDON GBR, University of Szczecin, and FLANDERS MARINE INSTITUT OOSTENDE BEL

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[SDE]Environmental Sciences
Abstract

International audience; Catalogue of diatom names resurrected: diatombase will be the new authority resource for diatom names and more.

Published
2017

17. Meiobenthic groups within the World Register of Marine Species

Author

Vandepitte, L.

Abstract

The aim of a World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms, including information on synonymy. While the highest priority goes to valid names, other names in use are included so that this register can serve as a guide to interpret taxonomic literature. Next to taxonomy, the system can also store distribution information, literature, attributes or traits, specimen information including type localities and images.

Published
2017

18. PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe

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Güntsch, A., de Jong, Y., Kouwenberg, J., Boumans, L., Hussey, C., Hyam, R., Nicolson, N., Kirk, P., Paton, A., Michel, E., Guiry, M. D., Boegh, P. S., Pedersen, H., Enghoff, H., von Raab-Straube, E., Geoffroy, M., Müller, A., Kohlbecker, A., Berendsohn, W., Appeltans, W., Arvanitidis, C., Vanhoorne, B., Declerck, J., Vandepitte, L., Hernandez, F., Nash, R., Costello, M. J., Ouvrard, D., Bezard-Falgas, P., Bourgoin, T., Wetzel, F. T., Glöckler, F., Korb, G., Ring, C., Hagedorn, G., Häuser, C., Aktaç, N., Asan, A., Ardelean, A., Borges, P. A. V., Dhora, D., Khachatryan, H., Malicky, M., Ibrahimov, S., Tuzikov, A., De Wever, A., Moncheva, S., Spassov, N., Chobot, K., Popov, A., Boršic, I., Sfenthourakis, Spyros, Kõljalg, U., Uotila, P., Olivier, G., Dauvin, J. -C, Tarkhnishvili, D., Chaladze, G., Tuerkay, M., Legakis, A., Peregovits, L., Gudmundsson, G., ólafsson, E., Lysaght, L., Galil, B. S., Raimondo, F. M., Domina, G., Stoch, F., Minelli, A., Spungis, V., Budrys, E., Olenin, S., Turpel, A., Walisch, T., Krpach, V., Gambin, M. T., Ungureanu, L., Karaman, G., Kleukers, R. M. J. C., Stur, E., Aagaard, K., Valland, N., Moen, T. L., Bogdanowicz, W., Tykarski, P., Weslawski, J. M., Kedra, M., Martins, A. M. F., Abreu, A. D., Silva, R., Medvedev, S., Ryss, A., Šimic, S., Marhold, K., Stloukal, E., Tome, D., Ramos, M. A., Valdés, B., Pina, F., Kullander, S., Telenius, A., Gonseth, Y., Tschudin, P., Sergeyeva, O., Vladymyrov, V., Rizun, V. B., Raper, C., Lear, D., Stoev, P., Penev, L., Rubio, A. C., Backeljau, T., Saarenmaa, H., Ulenberg, S., University of Amsterdam [Amsterdam] (UvA), University of Oslo (UiO), The Natural History Museum [London] (NHM), Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, Royal Botanical Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, Herbarium, National University of Ireland [Galway] (NUI Galway), Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Oostende, Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR), Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Institute of Oceanology of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IO-BAS), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), National Museum of Natural History, University of Tartu, Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière (M2C), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research - IOLR (ISRAEL), Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila (UNIVAQ), Department of Biology, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Klaipėda University [Lituanie] (KU), Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum [Trondheim], Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim] (NTNU), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)-Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)-Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim] (NTNU), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)-Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IO-PAN), Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL), Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics [Oslo] (CEED), Department of Geosciences [Oslo], Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences [Oslo], University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO)-Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences [Oslo], University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO), Institute of Botany, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien [Vienne, Autriche] (BOKU), Tachinidae Recording Scheme, Sfenthourakis, Spyros [0000-0003-3213-2502], European Commission, Experimental Plant Systematics (IBED, FNWI), de Jong, Y, Kouwenberg, J, Boumans, L, Hussey, C, Hyam, R, Nicolson, N, Kirk, P, Paton, A, Michel, E, Guiry, MD, Boegh, PS, Pedersen, HA, Enghoff, H, von Raab-Straube, E, Guntsch, A, Geoffroy, M, Muller, A, Kohlbecker, A, Berendsohn, W, Appeltans, W, Arvanitidis, C, Vanhoorne, B, Declerck, J, Vandepitte, L, Hernandez, F, Nash, R, Costello, MJ, Ouvrard, D, Bezard-Falgas, P, Bourgoin, T, Wetzel, FT, Glockler, F, Korb, G, Ring, C, Hagedorn, G, Hauser, C, Aktac, N, Asan, A, Ardelean, A, Borges, PAV, Dhora, D, Khachatryan, H, Malicky, M, Ibrahimov, S, Tuzikov, A, De Wever, A, Moncheva, S, Spassov, N, Chobot, K, Popov, A, Borsic, I, Sfenthourakis, S, Koljalg, U, Uotila, P, Olivier, G, Dauvin, JC, Tarkhnishvili, D, Chaladze, G, Tuerkay, M, Legakis, A, Peregovits, L, Gudmundsson, G, Olafsson, E, Lysaght, L, Galil, BS, Raimondo, FM, Domina, G, Stoch, F, Minelli, A, Spungis, V, Budrys, E, Olenin, S, Turpel, A, Walisch, T, Krpach, V, Gambin, MT, Ungureanu, L, Karaman, G, Kleukers, RMJC, Stur, E, Aagaard, K, Valland, N, Moen, TL, Bogdanowicz, W, Tykarski, P, Weslawski, JM, Kedra, M, M de Frias Martins, A, Abreu, AD, Silva, R, Medvedev, S, Ryss, A, Simic, S, Marhold, K, Stloukal, E, Tome, D, Ramos, MA, Valdes, B, Pina, F, Kullander, S, Telenius, A, Gonseth, Y, Tschudin, P, Sergeyeva, O, Vladymyrov, V, Rizun, VB, Raper, C, Lear, D, Stoev, P, Penev, L, Rubio, AC, Backeljau, T, Saarenmaa, H, and Ulenberg, S

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Fauna Europaea, EU-nomen, ZooBank, computer.software_genre, Index Fungorum, ComputingMethodologies_ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE, Floristics & Distribution, PESI, Euro+Med PlantBase, Fauna Europaea, European Register of Marine Species, Index Fungorum, International Plant Names Index (IPNI), AlgaeBase, ZooBank, European taxonomic backbone, EU-nomen, Taxonomic indexing, Authority File, Taxonomy, Nomenclature, Global Names Architecture, INSPIRE, LifeWatch, EUBON, Arctic Ocean, European register of marine species, European taxonomic backbone, Plantae, Faunistics & Distribution, Atlantic Ocean, Global Names Architecture, Biodiversity assessment, PESI, Euro+Med PlantBase, European Register of Marine Species, International Plant Names Index (IPNI), AlgaeBase, Taxonomic indexing, Authority File, Taxonomy, Nomenclature, INSPIRE, LifeWatch, EUBON, Ecology, Settore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica, Global names architecture, Europe, Nature Conservation, General Research Article, Taxonomy (biology), Data mining, Neogene, European register of marine specie, InformationSystems_INFORMATIONSTORAGEANDRETRIEVAL, Index fungorum, Biodiversity informatics, Biology, Animalia, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Fungi, 15. Life on land, Data science, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata, Sustainability, Authority file, Catalogues and Checklists, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, computer
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 highquality and complete taxonomic data sets, but these are generally lacking for nonspecialists. 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. New information This paper describes the results of PESI and its future prospects, including the involvement in major European biodiversity informatics initiatives and programs., PESI was funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Program (project reference: RI-223806), contributing to the FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES 'Capacities' sub-program under the Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) funding scheme (call: FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-2).

Published
2015

19. Expanding the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) beyond species occurrences, by including associated environmental data - experiences from the OBIS-ENV-DATA project

Author

Vandepitte, L., De Pooter, D., Deneudt, K., Vanhoorne, B., Provoost, P., Appeltans, W., Bailly, N., Eliezer, M., Fujioka, E., Goldstein, P., Giorgetti, A., Lewis, M.N., Lipizer, M., Mackay, K.A., Moncoiffe, G., Nikolopoulou, S., Rauch, S., Roubicek, A., Torres, C., Van de Putte, A., Vinci, M., Wambiji, N.W., and Hernandez, F.

Published
2016

25. PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe

Author

De Jong, Y, Kouwenberg, J., Boumans, L., Hussey, C., Hyam, R., Nicolson, N., Kirk, P., Paton, A., Michel, E., Guiry, M., Boegh, P., Pedersen, H., Enghoff, H., Von Raab-Straube, E., Güntsch, A., Geoffroy, M., Müller, A., Kohlbecker, A, Berendsohn, W, Appeltans, W., Arvanitidis, C., Vanhoorne, B., Declerck, J., Vandepitte, L., Hernandez, F., Nash, Roisin, Costello, M., Ouvrard, D., Bezard-Falgas, P., Bourgoin, T., Wetzel, F., Ulenberg, S., and Mounce, Ross

Subjects
Fauna Europaea, EU-nomen, PESI, International Plant Names Index (IPNI, Nomenclature, InformationSystems_INFORMATIONSTORAGEANDRETRIEVAL, LifeWatch, Authority File, EUBON, ComputingMethodologies_ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE, Index Fungorum, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre - GMIT, European Register of Marine Species, Euro+Med PlantBase, AlgaeBase, ZooBank, Global Names Architecture, Taxonomic indexing, European taxonomic backbone, INSPIRE, Taxonomy
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. New information This paper describes the results of PESI and its future prospects, including the involvement in major European biodiversity informatics initiatives and programs. Yes

Published
2015

27. PESI - A taxonomic backbone for Europe

Author

de Jong, Y. Kouwenberg, J. Boumans, L. Hussey, C. Hyam, R. Nicolson, N. Kirk, P. Paton, A. Michel, E. Guiry, M.D. Boegh, P.S. Pedersen, H. Enghoff, H. von Raab-Straube, E. Güntsch, A. Geoffroy, M. Müller, A. Kohlbecker, A. Berendsohn, W. Appeltans, W. Arvanitidis, C. Vanhoorne, B. Declerck, J. Vandepitte, L. Hernandez, F. Nash, R. Costello, M.J. Ouvrard, D. Bezard-Falgas, P. Bourgoin, T. Wetzel, F.T. Glöckler, F. Korb, G. Ring, C. Hagedorn, G. Häuser, C. Aktaç, N. Asan, A. Ardelean, A. Borges, P.A.V. Dhora, D. Khachatryan, H. Malicky, M. Ibrahimov, S. Tuzikov, A. De Wever, A. Moncheva, S. Spassov, N. Chobot, K. Popov, A. Boršic, I. Sfenthourakis, S. Kõljalg, U. Uotila, P. Olivier, G. Dauvin, J.-C. Tarkhnishvili, D. Chaladze, G. Tuerkay, M. Legakis, A. Peregovits, L. Gudmundsson, G. ólafsson, E. Lysaght, L. Galil, B.S. Raimondo, F.M. Domina, G. Stoch, F. Minelli, A. Spungis, V. Budrys, E. Olenin, S. Turpel, A. Walisch, T. Krpach, V. Gambin, M.T. Ungureanu, L. Karaman, G. Kleukers, R.M.J.C. Stur, E. Aagaard, K. Valland, N. Moen, T.L. Bogdanowicz, W. Tykarski, P. Weslawski, J.M. Kedra, M. Martins, A.M.F. Abreu, A.D. Silva, R. Medvedev, S. Ryss, A. Šimic, S. Marhold, K. Stloukal, E. Tome, D. Ramos, M.A. Valdés, B. Pina, F. Kullander, S. Telenius, A. Gonseth, Y. Tschudin, P. Sergeyeva, O. Vladymyrov, V. Rizun, V.B. Raper, C. Lear, D. Stoev, P. Penev, L. Rubio, A.C. Backeljau, T. Saarenmaa, H. Ulenberg, S.

Subjects
InformationSystems_INFORMATIONSTORAGEANDRETRIEVAL, ComputingMethodologies_ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
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 highquality and complete taxonomic data sets, but these are generally lacking for nonspecialists. 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. New information This paper describes the results of PESI and its future prospects, including the involvement in major European biodiversity informatics initiatives and programs. © de Jong Y et al.

Published
2015

35. African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

Author

Wambiji, N., Odido, M., Appeltans, W., Bel Hassen, M., Mussai, P., Nsiangango, S.E., Vandepitte, L., Zamouri, N., and Jiddou, A.M.

Subjects
Species, Databases, Africa Coasts, Marine environment
Abstract

The African Register of Marine Species is a taxonomic database of marine species found along the African coasts. The database was originally developed as the Marine Species Database for Eastern Africa (MASDEA). It was extended thereafter to include species from the entire African coast.Currently it has 24,016 accepted species. The African Register of Marine Species aims to compile and manage an authoritative list of species occurring along the African marine coasts. It is intended to be used as support for biodiversity research for conservation and sustainable management of marine environment. A data mining process was conducted under The Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA) project on three identified taxonomic groups (Molluscs, Porifera and Decapods) with information from books, publications, grey literature and other databases.

Published
2014

38. PESI - A taxonomic backbone for Europe

Author

European Commission, Jong, Yde de, Kouwenberg, J., Boumans, L., Hussey, C., Hyam, R., Nicolson, N., Kirk, P., Paton, A., Michel, E., Guiry, M.D., Boegh, P.S., Pedersen, H.A., Enghoff, H., von Raab-Straube, E., Güntsch, A., Geoffroy, M., Müller, A., Kohlbecker, A., Berendsohn, W., Appeltans, W., Arvanitidis, C., Vanhoorne, B., Declerck, J., Vandepitte, L., Hernandez, F., Nash, R., Costello, Mark J., Ouvrard, D., Bezard-Falgas, P., Bourgoin, T., Wetzel, F.T., Glöckler, F., Korb, G., Ring, C., Hagedorn, G., Häuser, C., Aktaç, N., Asan, A., Ardelean, A., Borges, P.A.V., Dhora, D., Khachatryan, H., Malicky, M., Ibrahimov, S., Tuzikov, A., Wever, A. de, Moncheva, S., Spassov, N., Chobot, K., Ramos, M. Ángeles, Valdés, B., Pina, F., European Commission, Jong, Yde de, Kouwenberg, J., Boumans, L., Hussey, C., Hyam, R., Nicolson, N., Kirk, P., Paton, A., Michel, E., Guiry, M.D., Boegh, P.S., Pedersen, H.A., Enghoff, H., von Raab-Straube, E., Güntsch, A., Geoffroy, M., Müller, A., Kohlbecker, A., Berendsohn, W., Appeltans, W., Arvanitidis, C., Vanhoorne, B., Declerck, J., Vandepitte, L., Hernandez, F., Nash, R., Costello, Mark J., Ouvrard, D., Bezard-Falgas, P., Bourgoin, T., Wetzel, F.T., Glöckler, F., Korb, G., Ring, C., Hagedorn, G., Häuser, C., Aktaç, N., Asan, A., Ardelean, A., Borges, P.A.V., Dhora, D., Khachatryan, H., Malicky, M., Ibrahimov, S., Tuzikov, A., Wever, A. de, Moncheva, S., Spassov, N., Chobot, K., Ramos, M. Ángeles, Valdés, B., and Pina, F.

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 highquality and complete taxonomic data sets, but these are generally lacking for nonspecialists. 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. New information This paper describes the results of PESI and its future prospects, including the involvement in major European biodiversity informatics initiatives and programs.

Published
2015

42. World Register of Marine Species

Author

Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Decock, W., Lanssens, T., Dekeyzer, S., Verfaille, K., and Hernandez, F.

Published
2013

44. Best Practice Guidelines in the Development and Maintenance of Regional Marine Species Checklists, Version 1.0

Author

Nozères, C., Vandepitte, L., Appeltans, W., and Kennedy, M.

Subjects
GBIF, Biological oceanography [Parameter Discipline], Taxa, Darwin Core, Species checklist, Parameter Discipline::Biological oceanography
Abstract

Technical guides and work plans for best practices in creating species checklists (e.g., GBIF 2011) are available from the GBIF online resource center (http://www.gbif.org/orc/). These reports explain how to make best use of the dataset standard using Darwin Core term s, presenting and publishing checklists under the framework of Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), and by using the Integrated Publishing Tool (IPT). The present document covers the more general aspects regarding checklists for marine regions. It outlines the steps required to compile distribution notes, to set up a register, and to produce a checklist, but also describes some of stumbling blocks that one might encounter along the way and offers suggestions on how to handle these issues OBIS Canada/Fisheries and Oceans Ca nada, EurOBIS/VLIZ and the UNESCO/IOC project office for IODE, Ostend, Belgium . Published Refereed Current 14.2 Best Practice Guide

Published
2012

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