Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores how new technologies are facilitating more effective collection and dissemination of taxonomic data.
Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores how new technologies are facilitating more effective collection and dissemination of taxonomic data.
List of contributors; Introduction M. F. Watson and C. Lyal; Part I. The Widening Audience: 1. Floras yesterday, today and tomorrow A. G. Miller, M. Hall, M. F. Watson, S. G. Knees, C. Pendry and M. R. Pullan; 2. Current uses and future perspectives for conservation biology B. Collen; 3. The present and future value of Floras for functional ecologists J. Dick, R. Smith and R. Wadsworth; 4. A publisher's perspective: making biodiversity information available and relevant to a wide audience J. Connor; Part II. The Products of Descriptive Taxonomy: 5. Lessons learned from two projects, the Fauna Europaea and the Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana A. Minelli; 6. Flora Europaea and Euro+Med S. L. Jury; 7. Increasing the utility of the regional African Floras D. W. Kirkup, P. Malcolm and A. Paton; 8. Cybertruffle: an on-line resource for mycology D. W. Minter; 9. Zooplankton Identification Manual for North European Seas (ZIMNES) L. C. Hastie; 10. A field guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland S. J. Brooks; 11. Sangha Trees: an identification and training guide to the trees of the northern Republic of Congo A. H. Wortley and D. J. Harris; 12. Millennium Seed Bank collector guides D. Hopkins; 13. Training in tropical plant identification D. J. Harris, S. Bridgewater and J.-M. Moutsamboté; 14. Field identification of vectors and pathogens of military significance A. G. Gutierrez; Part III. The Influence of Technology on Data Gathering in the Field: 15. The changing role of collections and field research S. Knapp; 16. Field methods for inventorying insects C. L. Häuser and K. Riede; 17. From seabed to world wide web: an overview of marine zoological sampling, data processing and potential production of digital marine faunas A. L. Allcock and M. Ryan; 18. Advancements in electronic data capture for botanical field research in temperate regions M. F. Watson, A. G. Miller, M. R. Pullan, C. Pendry and S. G. Knees; Part IV. New Technologies: Their Current Use and Future Potential: 19. Extending floras and faunas to include users' views A. L. Weitzman and C. Lyal; 20. Taxa, taxon names and globally unique identifiers in perspective R. Hyam; 21. E-publishing descriptive taxonomy: the convergence of taxonomic journals and databases V. S. Smith; 22. DNA barcoding in floral and faunal research S. E. Miller; Index.
List of contributors; Introduction M. F. Watson and C. Lyal; Part I. The Widening Audience: 1. Floras yesterday, today and tomorrow A. G. Miller, M. Hall, M. F. Watson, S. G. Knees, C. Pendry and M. R. Pullan; 2. Current uses and future perspectives for conservation biology B. Collen; 3. The present and future value of Floras for functional ecologists J. Dick, R. Smith and R. Wadsworth; 4. A publisher's perspective: making biodiversity information available and relevant to a wide audience J. Connor; Part II. The Products of Descriptive Taxonomy: 5. Lessons learned from two projects, the Fauna Europaea and the Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana A. Minelli; 6. Flora Europaea and Euro+Med S. L. Jury; 7. Increasing the utility of the regional African Floras D. W. Kirkup, P. Malcolm and A. Paton; 8. Cybertruffle: an on-line resource for mycology D. W. Minter; 9. Zooplankton Identification Manual for North European Seas (ZIMNES) L. C. Hastie; 10. A field guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland S. J. Brooks; 11. Sangha Trees: an identification and training guide to the trees of the northern Republic of Congo A. H. Wortley and D. J. Harris; 12. Millennium Seed Bank collector guides D. Hopkins; 13. Training in tropical plant identification D. J. Harris, S. Bridgewater and J.-M. Moutsamboté; 14. Field identification of vectors and pathogens of military significance A. G. Gutierrez; Part III. The Influence of Technology on Data Gathering in the Field: 15. The changing role of collections and field research S. Knapp; 16. Field methods for inventorying insects C. L. Häuser and K. Riede; 17. From seabed to world wide web: an overview of marine zoological sampling, data processing and potential production of digital marine faunas A. L. Allcock and M. Ryan; 18. Advancements in electronic data capture for botanical field research in temperate regions M. F. Watson, A. G. Miller, M. R. Pullan, C. Pendry and S. G. Knees; Part IV. New Technologies: Their Current Use and Future Potential: 19. Extending floras and faunas to include users' views A. L. Weitzman and C. Lyal; 20. Taxa, taxon names and globally unique identifiers in perspective R. Hyam; 21. E-publishing descriptive taxonomy: the convergence of taxonomic journals and databases V. S. Smith; 22. DNA barcoding in floral and faunal research S. E. Miller; Index.
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