A Workshop to Explore the Feasibility, Protocols and Costs of an "All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory;" University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; April 16-18, 1993

本次研讨会将讨论以下最终问题之一： 生物多样性研究：是一个单一的生物分类群清单， 网站是否可行？如果是这样，有什么，策略，协议， 所需的资源和时间来完成它？ 为期三天的工作坊于 宾夕法尼亚大学将有42名科学家参与， 专门知识将包括生物取样、调查和盘存， 生态学、系统研究、策展事务和 大多数陆地观测数据的计算机化/联网 有机体 PI是生物多样性研究的领导者， 保护，跟进最近的国际生物多样性 会议通过发展这个研讨会，并吸引其 参与者他将制作一份研讨会文件， 这是计划进行全分类群调查的最初蓝图。 %%% 这次研讨会是迈向解决世界上最大的 生物多样性研究、管理和保护方面的问题： 一个地理位置所有生物物种的清单 可行吗 如果是这样，如何才能实现， 必要的资源？ 如果成功的话， 科学基础设施讲习班将是实质性的， 宽。 讲习班的三大直接好处是： 汇集多学科工作者;编制数据 分类和生态信息的管理技术; 回答有关生物多样性的主要科学问题。 所有物种清单的潜在好处最初将 向社会展示生物多样性的可持续利用 通过发现和利用遗传资源和其他资源， 经济上值得。

This workshop will consider one of the ultimate issues of biodiversity research: is an all-taxa biotic inventory at a single site feasible? If so, what are the, strategies, protocols, resources and time required to carry it off? The 3-day workshop at the Univ. of Pennsylvania will involve 42 scientists whose expertise will encompass biotic sampling, survey and inventory, ecology, systematic studies, curatorial matters and computerization/networking of the data for most terrestrial organisms. The PI, a leader in biodiversity research and conservation, followed up on a recent international biodiversity conference by developing this workshop and attracting its participants. He will produce a workshop document which could be the initial blueprint for planning such an all-taxa survey. %%% This workshop is a first bold step toward tackling one of the great issues in biodiversity research, management and conservation: is an inventory of all species of organisms at one geographic site feasible? If so, how can it be accomplished and what are the necessary resources? If successful, the long-term effect of the workshop on the infrastructure of science will be substantial and broad. Three immediate major benefits of the workshop will be: bringing together of multidisciplinary workers; development of data management techniques for taxonomic and ecological information; answers to principle scientific questions concerning biodiversity. The potential benefits of an all-species inventory would initially be to society in demonstrating that sustainable use of biodiversity through discovery and use of genetic and other resources is economically worthwhile.