Conservation Ecology: Electronic field guides and user communities in the eco-informatics revolution

Conservation Ecology: Electronic field guides and user communities in the eco-informatics revolution

Democratizing Taxonomy

http://www.conservationmagazine.org/articles/v7n2/democratizing-taxonomy/

Links to Information About DNA Barcoding Taxonomy

The Rockefeller "Barcode of Life" Project

Top Ten Reasons for Barcoding Life

1.Works with fragments.

2.Works for all stages of life.

3.Unmasks look-alikes.

4.Reduces ambiguity.

5.Makes expertise go further.

6.Democratizes access.

7.Opens the way for an electronic handheld field guide, the Life Barcoder.

8.Sprouts new leaves on the tree of life.

9.Demonstrates value of collections.

10.Speeds writing the encyclopedia of life.

The International Barcode of Life
The first generation of barcode readers will be table-top instruments that execute barcode analysis, while second generation devices will be hand-held.

Blog of Life: Links to DNA Barcode Organizations

The Ecoinformatics Revolution
Electronic Field Guides of the Future

Democratizing Taxonomy

Ontario Genomics: Democratizing Taxonomy II
Barcoding: Towards a DNA PDA


DNA barcoding works on the basis that DNA sequence diversity in short, standardized gene regions
provides a sophisticated tool for both the identification of known species and the discovery of new ones.
 
The event culminated with discussion of the next steps in the development of a portable DNA barcoder
and its uptake and use by government and industrial users...