The Web and the structure of taxonomy
The Web and the structure of taxonomy
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DOI：
10.1080/10635150701777521
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
影响因子：
6.5
通讯作者：
Scoble, M. J.
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作者：
Godfray, H. C. J.;Clark, B. R.;Scoble, M. J.
一个易于使用的分类学知识库对所有与生物多样性有关的科学都至关重要。目前，分类学信息是由一套规则和惯例来组织和管理的，这些规则和惯例可以追溯到林奈引入的二名命名法。任何特定生物群的分类学都包括分类学文献中的全部信息，并得到主要收藏中指定模式标本的支持。在这篇文章中，现代传播信息的方式将改变分类的做法，特别是互联网，进行了探讨。基本的分类学信息，如植物级别的数据、类型的位置和名称目录，至少对某些类群来说，已经可以在网上获得。专家分类数据库，关键建设计划，和其他软件有用的系统学家也越来越多。分类学假说的网络出版也有进展，尽管《地名法典》尚未完全允许。更进一步、更激进的举措是将分类法完全转移到Web上。本文讨论了一种可能的模式，以及一个试点项目，即“CATE”倡议，该倡议旨在探讨这一举措的利弊。有人认为，分类学需要与用户社区建立更好的联系，以维持其资金基础，其中一个重要部分是使其研究产品更容易通过互联网获得。
An easily accessible taxonomic knowledge base is critically important for all biodiversity-related sciences. At present, taxonomic information is organized and regulated by a system of rules and conventions that date back to the introduction of binomial nomenclature by Linnaeus. The taxonomy of any particular group of organisms comprises the sum information in the taxonomic literature, supported by designated type specimens in major collections. In this article, the way modern means of disseminating information will change the practice of taxonomy, in particular the Internet, is explored. Basic taxonomic information, such as specimen-level data, location of types, and name catalogues are already available, at leas for some groups, on the Web. Specialist taxonomic databases, key-construction programs, and other software useful for systematists are also increasingly available. There has also been a move towards Web-publishing of taxonomic hypotheses, though as yet this is not fully permitted by the Codes of Nomenclature. A further and more radical move would be to transfer taxonomy completely to the Web. A possible model of this is discussed, as well as a pilot project, the "CATE" initiative, which seeks to explore the advantages and disadvantages of such a move. It is argued that taxonomy needs to forge better links with its user-communities to maintain its funding base, and that an important part of this is making the products of its research more accessible through the Internet.