Project record of Making biodiversity knowledge available: an integrative, appealing and dynamic digital dashboard for sedges (Plantae, Cyperaceae)

Information

Type
Project
Name
Making biodiversity knowledge available: an integrative, appealing and dynamic digital dashboard for sedges (Plantae, Cyperaceae)
Acronym
iSedge
Description @en

The taxonomic impediment hampers an accurate knowledge of biodiversity due to shortage of taxonomic data and lack of taxonomists for certain groups. Moreover, data associated to taxonomy is widely dispersed in a variety of different online resources. Digital dashboards help tackle the taxonomic impediment. These are portals that compile taxonomic information and associated data from multiple sources, making it readily available for experts, amateurs, and the general public. The sedge plant family (Cyperaceae) is among the ten largest families of angiosperms. The proposal iSedge aims to build a novel and transformative digital dashboard devoted to sedge taxonomy using Aphia data platform, managed by local experts, and whose results will link local data to global tools as WFO (World Flora Online). We will produce an all-in-one taxonomic digital dashboard, open accessed, and long-lasting. iSedge will be a continually updated digital research tool and field guide.

Start date
2024-1
End date
2025-12

Institutes & people involved

Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla
Vandepitte Leen
associated with: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
role: Co-ordinator
Dekeyzer Stefanie
associated with: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Boydens Ben
associated with: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

Expertise

Biodiversity
defined term set: Assemble Sectors
term code: 169585
Plant systematics and taxonomy
defined term set: Flemish Research Disciplines
term code: 179244
PRINC_FUND - 3999 - Other international institutions, not mentioned elsewhere
defined term set: FRIS Principal Funding Codes
term code: 177589

record metadata

date created: 2026-04-02
date modified: 2026-04-02