[uf-discuss] Further reading for those interested in Species

[Charles Roper]

I thought for those interested in the species uF, a little further
reading to help in understanding the issues involved in species naming
and species name usage.

Here's a really good introduction to some of the issues:
  http://www.ubio.org/index.php?pagename=background_intro

And here's an interesting paper on taxonomic naming and RDF:
  http://jbi.nhm.ku.edu/index.php/jbi/article/view/25

Being involved in the field of biodiversity informatics, I'm really
interested in the use of microformats and see the development of the
species microformat as being very timely -  there's a real need for
something simple and open within the community. What with climate
change being the biggest challenge currently faced by mankind, and the
study of biodiversity being a large part of that challenge, you could
almost say that microformats are, in their own small way, helping save
the planet.

Charles
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Charles Roper
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