Johnson Norman F
Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43212-1157, USA.
Annu Rev Entomol. 2007;52:421-38. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ento.52.110405.091259.
Biodiversity informatics is an emerging field that applies information management tools to the management and analysis of species-occurrence, taxonomic character, and image data. A wide and growing range of tools is available for both curators and researchers. The development and implementation of formal data exchange standards and query protocols have made it possible to integrate data holdings from collections around the world. The current technological environment is summarized; protocols, standards, and tools for data management, sharing, and integration are reviewed; and methods and tools for analyzing species-occurrence and character data are examined. Direct access to primary data and imagery has the power to transform the means by which taxonomy is practiced and its results disseminated to the general community.
生物多样性信息学是一个新兴领域，它将信息管理工具应用于物种出现情况、分类特征和图像数据的管理与分析。对于馆长和研究人员而言，有各种各样且数量不断增加的工具可供使用。正式数据交换标准和查询协议的开发与实施，使得整合来自世界各地馆藏的数据成为可能。本文总结了当前的技术环境；回顾了数据管理、共享和整合的协议、标准及工具；并研究了分析物种出现情况和特征数据的方法与工具。直接获取原始数据和图像能够改变分类学的实践方式及其结果向广大群体传播的方式。
