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Indexing the worlds known species

Species 2000 & ITIS

CATALOGUE OF LIFE:CATALOGUE OF LIFE:

By:

Michael Ruggiero

and the Species 2000 Team

Monalisa Cachuela-Palacio


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The XIXth International Congress of Zoology 23-27August 2004Beijing, China

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: Indexing the worlds known species

After 250 years, 1.75M livingAfter 250 years, 1.75M living

things are known to man.things are known to man.

Do we have such a list?


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Why the need for a completeWhy the need for a complete

species checklist?species checklist?

access to global biodiversity knowledge basis to assess worlds biological resources

no comprehensive indexing system yet exists


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Species 2000 is an autonomous

federation of taxonomic database

custodians, involving taxonomists

throughout the world in collating a

uniform and validated index to the

worlds known species.

Initiated by the scientific unionsIUBS,CODATA and IUMS, withTDWG

and formally started at an Inaugural

Workshop in the Philippines funded by

the GEF in 1996.

Integrated Taxonomic InformationSystem is a partnership of numerous

organizations from the United States,

Canada and Mexico, and data

stewards and experts from around the

world.

ITIS database is an automated

reference of scientific and common

names of biota of interest to North

America.

ITIShttp://www.sp2000.org

http://www.itis.usda.gov


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The Catalogue of LifeThe Catalogue of Life

Programme will provide:Programme will provide:1. an electronic baseline species list for use in

inventorying projects worldwide;

2. the index for an Internet gateway to species

databases worldwide;

3. a reference system for comparison of inventories;

4. a comprehensive worldwide catalogue for checking

the status, classification and naming of species.


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goals are achieved by:goals are achieved by:

1. Forming a "federation" of existing taxonomic databases: Species

2000.

2. Stimulating the establishment of global species databases for all

groups of organisms, by accelerating the completion of existingdatabases and developing new ones.

3. Working to an ultimate goal of providing a computer-based index of

all known species.

4. Developing procedures to maintain the databases and to update thetaxonomy.

5. Co-operating with international nomenclatural authorities in

stabilizing nomenclature .


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Global Species DatabasesGlobal Species Databases(GSDs) monographic databases with global

coverage of the species in one taxonCan be put together end-to-end because they do not overlap

and they contain a consistent taxonomic treatment for the

whole of one higher taxon. (Floras / Faunas do overlap, and

must therefore be reworked before being put together.)

1 2 3 4

GSDs (taxa) no overlap

Fauna 1

Fauna 2

Fauna 3

Faunas/Floras overlap


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Standard Data for eachStandard Data for each

species / infra speciesspecies / infra species

Required

Accepted Scientific Name

with References

Synonyms with References

Latest taxonomic scrutiny

Source Database

Family name

Optional

Common Names with

References Comment field

Distribution


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I. Architecture and Strategy- Architecture I

- Architecture II

- Strategy

II. Products and Services

III. Progress



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Architecture IArchitecture I. Virtual array or digital library of

biodiversity databases connected by onward

links, the majority are regional databases.

Hierarchies

Array of GSDs & interim lists

(the taxonomic coretaxonomic core)


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EuroHub

Sp2000Asia

Oceania

AfricaHub

?

ITIS

N. America

Hub

GlobalHub

Architecture II.Architecture II. Combination of global

and regional hubs.


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StrategyStrategy

1) Locate and work with as many GSD databasesas exist (metadatabase - coverage)

2) Connect GSDs into the GlobalHub

3) Locate and work with as many regional

database organisations as exist (metadb)4) Connect regional databases into regional hubs

5) Establish linkages between GSD and regional

organisations

6) Encourage integration for the remaininggroups


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Products and ServicesProducts and Services

1. Species Locator ServiceSpecies Locator Service gives a responsible opinion as to the actual

species currently recognized by taxonomists, and

their accepted names

Dynamic Checklist Annual Checklist

connects to taxonomic databases in two ways:

(www)

(www & CD-ROM)


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Products and ServicesProducts and Services2. Names ServiceNames Service

provides assistance in checking the spelling andoriginal publication details for a much wider range

of names, including many groups of organisms not

yet incorporated in the Species Locator service


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ProgressProgressCatalogue of Life Annual Checklist 2004Catalogue of Life Annual Checklist 2004


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23 Databases contributing to23 Databases contributing to

the Catalogue of Life 2004the Catalogue of Life 2004


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Methods of Compiling theMethods of Compiling the

Annual ChecklistAnnual ChecklistGlobal species

databases (GSDs) from databasecontributors

Catalogue of Life

databaseWorldFish Center

Philippine Office

8 major tables

Data quality

check routines

Database custodians

Catalogue editors

Sp2000 Secretariat

compiled using MS Access

ITIS

Functionality test


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Eight Major Tables of the Catalogue of LifeEight Major Tables of the Catalogue of Life

database and their Relationshipsdatabase and their Relationships


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Main menuMain menu


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Searching through theSearching through the

Annual ChecklistAnnual Checklist


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Milestones 2001Milestones 2001 -- 20112011

1. 300,000 spp. 2003: achieved

2. 500,000 spp. 2005: ?3. 1,750,000 spp. 2011: ??


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Project Team, IS, & Taxonomy GroupsProject Team, IS, & Taxonomy Groups

PROJECT TEAM

Lois Blaine, chair(ATCC, USA)

Frank Bisby (ILDIS, UK)

Vanderlei Canhos (BDT, Brazil)

Rainer Froese (FishBase, Germany)

Guy Baillargeon (IT IS, Canada)

Michael Ruggiero (ITIS, USA)

Peter Schalk (ETI, Netherlands)

Junko Shimura (BIOS, Japan)

Kwang-sao Shao (Ac.Sin., Taipei)

RichardWhite (Southampton Univ UK)

KarenWilson (IOPI, Australia)

INFORM ATION SYSTEMS GROUP

RichardWhite (Southampton Univ., UK)

Rainer Froese (FishBase, Germany)

Alex Gray (University of Cardiff, UK)

Paula Huddleston (ITIS. USA)

Junko Shimura (RIKEN, Japan)

TAXONOMY GROUP

Karen Wilson (IOPI, Australia)

Frank Bisby (ILDIS, UK)

Dennis Gordon (NIWA, New Zealand)

Thierry Bourgoin (Fulgoromorpha, France)

Vera Fonseca (NHM Sao Paulo, Brazil)

USER/PARTNER GROUP


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Species 2000 calls for taxonomists or any

organizations, who are (or intend to)

building databases which cover all of theworlds species within one particular group,

to be data contributors or peer reviewers,

because the Catalogue of Life can onlythe Catalogue of Life can only

be completed if we work togetherbe completed if we work together.

The ChallengeThe Challenge


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Please contact:

Species 2000 and ITIS CATALOGUE OF LIFESpecies 2000 and ITIS CATALOGUE OF LIFE

Species 2000 Secretariat

The University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AS, UK.

Tel: +44 118 378 6466 Fax: +44 118 378 8160

Email:[email protected]@sp2000.org


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Thank you very much!T

hank you very much!

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