Document of bibliographic reference 282297

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Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

BibLvlCode

AS

Title

The LifeWatch approach to the exploration of distributed species information

Abstract

This paper introduces a new method of automatically extracting, integrating and presenting information regarding species from the most relevant online taxonomic resources. First, the information is extracted and joined using data wrappers and integration solutions. Then, an analytical tool is used to provide a visual representation of the data. The information is then integrated into a user friendly content management system. The proposal has been implemented using data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the Catalogue of Life (CoL), the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) and the Global Names Index (GNI). The approach improves data quality, avoiding taxonomic and nomenclature errors whilst increasing the availability and accessibility of the information.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000346411200007

Bibliographic citation

Fuentes, D.; Fiore, N. (2014). The LifeWatch approach to the exploration of distributed species information. ZooKeys 463: 133-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.463.8397

Topic

Marine

Is peer reviewed

true

Access rights

open access

Is accessible for free

true