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Abstract
Species checklists are a crucial source of information for research and policy. Unfortunately, many traditional species checklists vary wildly in their content, format, availability and maintenance. The fact that these are not open, findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) severely hampers fast and efficient information flow to policy and decision-making that are required to tackle the current biodiversity crisis. Here, we propose a reproducible, semi-automated workflow to transform traditional checklist data into a FAIR and open species registry. We showcase our workflow by applying it to the publication of the Manual of Alien Plants, a species checklist specifically developed for the Tracking Invasive Alien Species (TrIAS) project. Our approach combines source data management, reproducible data transformation to Darwin Core using R, version control, data documentation and publication to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). This checklist publication workflow is openly available for data holders and applicable to species registries varying in thematic, taxonomic or geographical scope and could serve as an important tool to open up research and strengthen environmental decision-making.
Original language | English |
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Article number | baaa084 |
Volume | 2020 |
ISSN | 1758-0463 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11-Nov-2020 |
Thematic List 2020
- Data & infrastructure
- Invasive species
Free keywords
- species list
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Klimaatstudiedag INBO
Tim Adriaens (Speaker)
7-Oct-2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
Projects
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TrIAS - Tracking Invasive Alien Species
Adriaens, T., Desmet, P., Demolder, H., Devisscher, S., Van Hoey, S., Verzelen, Y., Van Landuyt, W., Speybroeck, J., D'hondt, B., Oldoni, D. & Reyserhove, L.
1/01/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Evinbo
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Automated early warning: a pipeline for feeding headline indicators on the state of invasions and to prioritize emerging alien species
Adriaens, T., Van Daele, T., Groom, Q., Vanderhoeven, S., Davis, A. J. S., Strubbe, D., Reyserhove, L., Desmet, P. & Oldoni, D., 12-Sep-2022, p. 1-22. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Automated early warning: a pipeline for feeding headline indicators on the state of invasions and to prioritize emerging alien species
Adriaens, T., Van Daele, T., Groom, Q., Vanderhoeven, S., Davis, A. J. S., Strubbe, D., Reyserhove, L., Desmet, P. & Oldoni, D., 12-Sep-2022, Biological Invasions in a Changing World. Book of Abstracts. Neobiota 2022 – 12th International Conference on Biological Invasions. Tartu, Estonia, 12–16 September 2022.. Linder, M. (ed.). Tartu, Estonia, p. 34 1 p. O15Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Abstract
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