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de Jong Y, Kouwenberg J, Boumans L, Hussey C, Hyam R, Nicolson N, Kirk P, Paton A, Michel E, Guiry MD, Boegh PS, Pedersen HÆ, Enghoff H, von Raab-Straube E, Güntsch A, Geoffroy M, Müller A, Kohlbecker A, Berendsohn W, Appeltans W, Arvanitidis C, Vanhoorne B, Declerck J, Vandepitte L, Hernandez F, Nash R, Costello MJ, Ouvrard D, Bezard-Falgas P, Bourgoin T, Wetzel FT, Glöckler F, Korb G, Ring C, Hagedorn G, Häuser C, Aktaç N, Asan A, Ardelean A, Borges PAV, Dhora D, Khachatryan H, Malicky M, Ibrahimov S, Tuzikov A, De Wever A, Moncheva S, Spassov N, Chobot K, Popov A, Boršić I, Sfenthourakis S, Kõljalg U, Uotila P, Olivier G, Dauvin JC, Tarkhnishvili D, Chaladze G, Tuerkay M, Legakis A, Peregovits L, Gudmundsson G, Ólafsson E, Lysaght L, Galil BS, Raimondo FM, Domina G, Stoch F, Minelli A, Spungis V, Budrys E, Olenin S, Turpel A, Walisch T, Krpach V, Gambin MT, Ungureanu L, Karaman G, Kleukers RMJC, Stur E, Aagaard K, Valland N, Moen TL, Bogdanowicz W, Tykarski P, Węsławski JM, Kędra M, M de Frias Martins A, Abreu AD, Silva R, Medvedev S, Ryss A, Šimić S, Marhold K, Stloukal E, Tome D, Ramos MA, Valdés B, Pina F, Kullander S, Telenius A, Gonseth Y, Tschudin P, Sergeyeva O, Vladymyrov V, Rizun VB, Raper C, Lear D, Stoev P, Penev L, Rubio AC, Backeljau T, Saarenmaa H, Ulenberg S. PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe. Biodivers Data J 2015:e5848. [PMID: 26491393 PMCID: PMC4609752 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.3.e5848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Reliable taxonomy underpins communication in all of biology, not least nature conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem resources. The flexibility of taxonomic interpretations, however, presents a serious challenge for end-users of taxonomic concepts. Users need standardised and continuously harmonised taxonomic reference systems, as well as high-quality and complete taxonomic data sets, but these are generally lacking for non-specialists. The solution is in dynamic, expertly curated web-based taxonomic tools. The Pan-European Species-directories Infrastructure (PESI) worked to solve this key issue by providing a taxonomic e-infrastructure for Europe. It strengthened the relevant social (expertise) and information (standards, data and technical) capacities of five major community networks on taxonomic indexing in Europe, which is essential for proper biodiversity assessment and monitoring activities. The key objectives of PESI were: 1) standardisation in taxonomic reference systems, 2) enhancement of the quality and completeness of taxonomic data sets and 3) creation of integrated access to taxonomic information. New information This paper describes the results of PESI and its future prospects, including the involvement in major European biodiversity informatics initiatives and programs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yde de Jong
- University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands ; University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland ; Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium ; Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- University of Oslo - Natural History Museum, Oslo, Norway
| | | | - Roger Hyam
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom
| | - Alan Paton
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Michael D Guiry
- AlgaeBase c/o Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
| | | | | | - Henrik Enghoff
- Zoological Museum Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | | | - Anton Güntsch
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
| | - Marc Geoffroy
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
| | - Andreas Müller
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
| | - Andreas Kohlbecker
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
| | - Walter Berendsohn
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Marine and Freshwater Research Centre (MFRC), Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Galway, Ireland ; Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd, Dublin, Ireland
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- University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand ; Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd, Dublin, Ireland
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- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Département Systématique & Evolution, UMR 7205 MNHN-CNRS-UPMC-EPHE, (ISyEB), Paris, France
| | - Florian Tobias Wetzel
- Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
| | - Falko Glöckler
- Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
| | - Günther Korb
- Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
| | - Caroline Ring
- Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
| | - Gregor Hagedorn
- Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
| | - Christoph Häuser
- Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- CE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes / Azorean Biodiversity Group and Universidade dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal
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- University of Shkodra, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Shkodra, Albania
| | - Hasmik Khachatryan
- National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Institute of Zoology, Yerevan, Armenia
| | - Michael Malicky
- Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Biologiezentrum, Linz, Austria
| | | | - Alexander Tuzikov
- United Institute of Informatics Problems,
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
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- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium
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- Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Bulgaria
| | - Igor Boršić
- State Institute for Nature Protection, Zagreb, Croatia
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- National Biodiversity Data Center, Waterford, Ireland
| | - Bella Sarah Galil
- National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel
| | - Francesco M Raimondo
- University Palermo, Botanical Garden and Herbarium Mediterraneum, Palermo, Italy
| | - Gianniantonio Domina
- University Palermo, Botanical Garden and Herbarium Mediterraneum, Palermo, Italy
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- Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chişinău, Moldova
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- Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
| | - Kaare Aagaard
- NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (Artsdatabanken), Trondheim, Norway
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology, Dept. of Ecology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Oceanology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland
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- Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia
| | - Alexander Ryss
- Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia
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- Centre for the Balkan Biodiversity Conservation, Novi Sad, Serbia
| | - Karol Marhold
- Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia ; Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Slovenian National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centre Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Centre Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
| | - Dan Lear
- Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Plymouth, United Kingdom
| | - Pavel Stoev
- National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Bulgaria ; Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria ; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Sofia, Bulgaria
| | - Ana Casino Rubio
- CETAF c/o Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium
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