Geospatial
LIAS – A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes
LIAS – A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:04
LIAS is a multi-authored information system for the collection and distribution of descriptive and other biodiversity data on lichens and non-lichenized ascomycetes.
The goal is
* to provide a working space for cooperation and collaboration of experts on ascomycetes in the Internet
* to establish a multi-authored worldwide database on descriptive data of all ascomycetes
* to design user-friendly web tools for an easier access and remote editing of database records via Internet
* to offer a online database system for multiple usage and therewith dissemination of expert knowledge especially by providing public access to database generated identification keys and natural language description of ascomycetes
* to promote the gathering, furnishing and administration of data by experts in a standard database system which allows an information deposit for individual use only (e. g. for revision) and – after agreement – the public access to the data via Internet
* to promote common standards on descriptive data connected with taxonomic names of ascomycetes to facilitate interoperability and data exchange
The vision of LIAS is to establish a non-commercial global information system of advanced technology where published biodiversity data of all ascomycetes are joint in a multi-authored database and used for the most sophisticated queries.
The Phycology.Net
The Phycology.Net Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:02
The Phycology.Net has been established as a non-commercial scientific data platform for linking phycological websites in a structured way.
The Phycology.Net aims to
* provide access to online data on the biodiversity of algae, especially their taxonomy, distribution, phylogeny, descriptive characters, collections, literature etc.
* inform about phycological institutions, journals, databases (link sections) and persons engaged in phycology
* reach scientists all over the world and invite them to use the platform and to help improving the quality and quantity of data
* maintain a discussion forum for phycological subjects and the further development of the platform itself
* provide access to online data on the biodiversity of algae, especially their taxonomy, distribution, phylogeny, descriptive characters, collections, literature etc.
* inform about phycological institutions, journals, databases (link sections) and persons engaged in phycology
* reach scientists all over the world and invite them to use the platform and to help improving the quality and quantity of data
* maintain a discussion forum for phycological subjects and the further development of the platform itself
The Mycology.Net
The Mycology.Net Tue, 11/10/2009 - 09:57
The Mycology.Net has been established as a non-commercial scientific data platform for linking mycological and lichenological websites in a structured way.
The Mycology.Net aims to
* provide access to online data on the biodiversity of fungi, including lichens, especially their taxonomy, distribution, phylogeny, descriptive characters, collections, literature etc.
* inform about mycological institutions, journals, databases (link sections) and persons engaged in mycology
* reach scientists all over the world and invite them to use the platform and to help improving the quality and quantity of data
* maintain a discussion forum for mycological subjects and the further development of the platform itself
Diversity Workbench
Diversity Workbench Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:49
The Diversity Workbench is work in progress, aiming at developing a set of information models and application components that collaborate through agreed software interfaces. That is, each component of the Workbench applications uses services from other applications, but at the same time does not need to know about the internal design and implementation of them (encapsulation principle). The goal is increased reuse and collaboration across project and national borders.
Biodiverse
Biodiverse v0.9 Wed, 09/23/2009 - 04:01
Biodiverse is a tool for the spatial analysis of diversity using indices based on taxonomic, phylogenetic and matrix-based (e.g. genetic distance) relationships, as well as related environmental and temporal variations. Biodiverse supports four processes: (1) linked visualisation of data distributions in geographic, taxonomic, phylogenetic and matrix spaces; (2) spatial moving window analyses including richness, endemism, phylogenetic diversity and beta diversity; (3) spatially constrained agglomerative cluster analyses; and (4) randomisations for hypothesis testing. Biodiverse is open-source and supports user developed extensions. It can be used both through a graphical user interface (GUI) and through user written scripts.
SYNTHESYS NAD: Providing itinerary related datasets and tools (for integration, visualisation and quality check)
SYNTHESYS NAD: Providing itinerary related datasets and tools (for integration, visualisation and quality check) Fri, 10/19/2007 - 09:30
The funtion of this service is to detect itinerary patterns in georeferenced primary data presumably collected during a collecting event.
EstimateS. Statistical estimation of species richness and shared species from samples
EstimateS. Statistical estimation of species richness and shared species from samples Wed, 10/17/2007 - 10:07
EstimateS is a free software application for Windows and Macintosh operating systems that computes a variety of biodiversity functions, estimators, and indices based on biotic sampling data. Some features require species relative abundance data, others only species presence/absence data.
Ws2m. Software for the measurement and analysis of species diversity
Ws2m. Software for the measurement and analysis of species diversity Fri, 10/19/2007 - 09:33
Ws2m estimate the number of species in a collection of identified individuals generating a series of statistics for a randomly ordered data set. Ws2m uses a large (and user-controllable) variety of estimators to produce the estimates. It also reports the number of individuals used to that point and the actual number of species so far obtained in the collection. It can report species-abundance distributions and Jaccard indices.
SPADE. Species Prediction And Diversity Estimation
SPADE. Species Prediction And Diversity Estimation Fri, 10/19/2007 - 09:24
SPADE estimates species richness, shared species richness and various diversity and similarity indices, based on different types of sample data from one or two communities.
EcoSim. Null model software for ecologists
EcoSim. Null model software for ecologists Wed, 10/17/2007 - 10:04
EcoSim allows you to test for community patterns with non-experimental data performing Monte Carlo randomizations to create “pseudo-communities”, then statistically compares the patterns in these randomized communities with those in the real data matrix.
