[Taxacom] Practical Taxon Concept Software

[Gael Lancelot]

This might not be exactly what you're looking for, but GBIF (Global  
Biodiversity Information Facility) connects together a large number of  
specimen and observation databases, and keeps record of the taxonomy  
used in each. You can consult these taxonomies for Dryopteris affinis  
at this link:  
http://data.gbif.org/species/search.htm?c[0].s=0&c[0].p=0&c[0].o=Dryopteris%20affinis&c[1].s=9&c[1].p=0&c[1].o=7000

More general information to be had at http://data.gbif.org.

Cheers,

G. Lancelot

> Thanks for the responses. I'll try to be a bit more specific. I'd like to be
> able to record and organise the various names that taxa have been given in
> different treatments so that I can in due course produce a 'preferred
> taxonomy with synonymy, etc., as traditionally done in a monograph, I
> suppose, but also to be able to compare and demonstrate alternative
> treatments in a neutral way.  The immediate target is the Dryopteris affinis
> complex in the ferns, which is a  particularly nomenclaturally-tangled
> asexual species complex in which most taxa have been given a wealth of names
> at various levels and with various circumscriptions. I thought it would be
> useful way to approach it especially as I'm interested in the idea of
> databases holding multiple taxonomies (alternative treatments) rather than
> the more traditional method of just holding one preferred view with
> synonymy.
>
> Regards
>
> Anthony
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
>> [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu]On Behalf Of Roger Hyam
>> Sent: 28 October 2007 20:52
>> To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
>> Subject: [Taxacom] Practical Taxon Concept Software
>>
>>
>>
>> Anthony,
>>
>> I'd be interested to know your requirements a little better. Why do
>> you want to track the taxonomies? Are you creating a monograph or
>> flora/fauna or do you need it to accurately integrate ecological or
>> other studies?
>>
>> The chances are you don't just want Taxon Concept software but want
>> software to do something "useful" that just happens to handle Taxon
>> Concepts data correctly.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 28 Oct 2007, at 17:00, taxacom-request at mailman.nhm.ku.edu wrote:
>>
>> > Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:03:14 -0000
>> > From: "Anthony Pigott" <Anthony.Pigott at btinternet.com>
>> > Subject: [Taxacom] Practical Taxon Concept Software
>> > To: "Taxacom" <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
>> > Message-ID:
>> > 	<DCEFIBBAOPBHLHBNBDGHGEKAKAAA.Anthony.Pigott at btinternet.com>
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>> > Does anyone have experience of the practical use of software
>> > supporting the
>> > creation and use of a database for recording multiple taxonomies,
>> > i.e. taxon
>> > concepts, publication-based, etc.?  I've tried a few of the
>> > examples that
>> > various people have built and made available for download but so
>> > far I've
>> > not found anything that works sufficiently well (or at all,
>> > sometimes) for
>> > practical use. Thanks.
>> >
>> > Anthony
>>
>>
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