GTI is the acronym for Global Taxonomic Initiative and part of the CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity); the GTI was created to diminish the taxonomic impediment. The GTI is a cross-cutting theme of the CBD and is a loose collection of National Focal Points (NFP). Each CBD member state is supposed to establish a GTI NFP ... [Information of the supplier]
One of the first steps in discovering and understanding biodiversity is to identify the organisms around us. Traditionally, this has been done using paper-printed keys which enable us to correctly name an organism. Most of them, however, are "difficult" and hardly usable for educational purposes. KeyToNature is developing a range of new, much easier and paper-free identification tools, for use within schools and universities across Europe. They are available on a variety of platforms including laptops and mobile phones, some of them can be tailored to individual requirements. The project mobilizes 14 partners from 11 EU countries, including leading centres in biology, pedagogy, education, and information technology. KeyToNature mainly addresses the formal education systems of Europe, from teachers to pupils, from primary schools to universities. ... [Information of the supplier]
Biologists who classify new species normally publish in specialized journals, which has led to an overwhelming amount of information with nobody keeping an overview. Even experts in very specialized fields often don't notice if a species has been formally recorded twice, three times or even more often. Therefore, it is not known how many species are known – and this is just as ridiculous as it sounds. We are not talking about all species that exist on earth - but simply the total number of species that have already been recorded in scientific publications. Nobody knows how many there are. Expert 'A' might think that there are 17 000 annelids known, but expert 'B' believes to know about 20 000. This is because there is no central registration process and no database or reference directory to browse information about the current state of knowledge on a particular species. This situation can be summarized with the statement: A central, extensive database for taxonomy is urgently needed. And this is what Wikispecies should become: an open, extensive database for scientists and non-scientists to reflect the diversity of life on our planet Earth. Because life is public domain! ... [Information of the supplier]
The 15th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Systematics (GfBS) will be held in concert with the 22nd International Symposium “Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology” of the German Botanical Society (DBG), March 24 - 27, 2014, on the campus of the Technische Universität Dresden. Expecting more than 400 participants, this joint conference will be conducted collaboratively by Prof. Dr. Uwe Fritz, Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden and Prof. Dr. Christoph Neinhuis, Institute for Botany, TU Dresden. Main topics are ... Phylogenomics; Integrative Taxonomy / Phylogenetics, Systematics; Biogeography & Molecular Clocks; Morphology, Development & Evolution; Ethnobotany; Plant Form and Function / Biomechanics and Biomimetics; and Plant Animal Interaction. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
BELIT is an integrated bibliographic database developed by the German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Sciences (DRZE, Bonn) and operated in co-operation with the Information and Documentation Centre for Ethics in Medicine (IDEM, Goettingen), the Interdepartmental Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW, Tuebingen), the Library and Information Services of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics (KIE, Washington, DC) and the Centre de documentation en éthique des sciences de la vie et de la santé, INSERM/CCNE (CDEI, Paris). BELIT provides access to about 320.000 records from the integrated German, American and French databases. It is an extensive bibliographic directory of literature in the area of bioethics unique world wide, containing references to monographs, grey literature, legal documents, journal articles, newspaper articles and book contributions. ... [Information of the supplier]
Biological Abstracts is, worldwide, the largest and most comprehensive database for the biosciences. More than 6000 scientific periodicals are covered. The content emphasises: Botany, Zoology, Microbiology/Parasitology, Medicine (animal and human, cancer research), Genetics and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Environmental research, Agriculture and Forestry as well as Dietetics. For most of the recorded material abstracts are available. (The data of Biological Abstracts are also contained in the database BIOSIS Previews). ... [Editorial staff vifabio]
The database BioLIS (Biological Literature Information Senckenberg) indexes biological journal literature from the period 1970 to 1996. It is bilingual (German/English) and includes journals and series from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. With regard to subject and geographical orientation it forms an extension of the Biological Abstracts database. The bibliographic information about the articles indexed is expanded through comprehensive, content descriptive keywords and organism names so that special searches, especially in regard to literature concerning particular organisms, are possible. BioLIS was developed at the Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt am Main and is now made available online, without charge, by the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg. ... [Information of the supplier, translated]
In the literature database of the Botanical Institute of the University of Innsbruck, articles from current journals and the new books and separata of the institute are registered. Up to the spring of 2006 ca. 50000 citations were already recorded; the database will be continuously expanded. One focal point is formed by geobotanical, bryological, and palaeobotanical journals; Vegetatio, Nova Hedwigia and several palaeobotanical journals for example, are complete from Volume 1 (as long as they are in the library’s holdings). The geographical emphasis is on Tyrol / Austria, thought the database is not restricted to this area. ... [Editorial staff vifabio]
The web site documents, and analyses current practice in animal experiments. The area “database” gives you access to information for almost 3000 published investigations carried out by scientists working in Germany and Austria (with biographic data and content details). Specialist journals, doctoral work, and post-doctoral qualification work are evaluated. ... [Editorial staff vifabio]
DNL-online is a bibliographical database on nature conservation compiled by the German National Agency for Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz, BfN). Currently, about 100.000 citations are available, with publication years starting 1980. The data is based on holdings of the BfN's library as well as its documentation center, and contains all forms of publications; the geographical scope of most titles is Germany / Central Europe. ... [Information of the supplier, translated]