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Servicing the End-User:Servicing the End-User:AlgaeBase & the InternetAlgaeBase & the Internet
E. Nic Dhonncha & M.D. GuiryE. Nic Dhonncha & M.D. Guiry
AlgaeBase Centre, AlgaeBase Centre,
Martin Ryan Institute, NUI, GalwayMartin Ryan Institute, NUI, Galway
History• Project begun in 1996• ERMS funding in 1997
– Part time encoder
• HEA funding 2000– Full time manager (3 yrs)– Part time encoders
• HEA funding 2002– Manager & encoders– Researcher
• EU funding (INCO-DEV) 2001– Database designers, researchers & encoders
Expansion - vertical• Initially Marine Macroalgae
• Synonyms
• Marine Phytoplankton
• Freshwater Algae - planktonic & benthic
• Terrestrial Algae
• ALL ALGAE!!!
Expansion - vertical
• Charophyta
• Chlorophyta
• Chrysophyta
• Cryptophyta
• Cyanophyta
• Dinophyta
• Euglenophyta
• Galucophyta
• Haptophyta
• Heterokontophyta
• Magnoliophyta
• Rhodophyta
Expansion - vertical
• Phytoplankton Bioinformatics
• Archival material and field studies
• Collaboration with Microbiology Dept. MRI, NUI, Galway
• Part of €19 million award under HEA (PRTLI) Cycle 3
• Three years, started September 2002
Expansion vertical - future
• Full incorporation of Freshwater, Terrestrial and Subaerial Algae
• Currently ad hoc book-based
• Need for concerted projects with taxonomic experts
• Partners and collaborations sought
Taxonomy
• Full generic classification including:– Phylum, class, subclass, order, family, subfamily,
tribe and group
• Traceability through published references• Full synonymy details (easily updateable)• Notes section to allow for differences of
taxonomic opinion• Authority details for genera• Type details
Nomenclature
• Full authority details of species
• Key references
• ICBN status at genus and species level
• Links to basionym and currently accepted names where appropriate
• Includes facility for questionable status
• Soon to include ‘typographical variant’ facility
What does it look like? Taxonomy & Nomenclature
What does it look like? - type details
What does it look like? Free internet Access
Distribution
• World distribution divided by geographical areas and countries
• New system for phytoplankton
• All records referenced to allow for traceability and/or further study
• NE Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean most complete
• Future mapping facility?
What does it look like? Distribution
SeaweedAfrica• Underpinning Sustainable Ecosystem
Management of Seaweed Resources in Africa; Expanding the Seaweed Database
• Partners from Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Brazil
• November 2001 - October 2004• Ecological, Commercial and Technical
information on actually or potentially commercial species of seaweeds from the EU and Africa
What does it look like?
• New DB structure - SQL
• Uses - 215 so far. 11 categories)
• 54 genera and 339 species highlighted for further work
Uses (1)• Agriculture, horticulture, agronomy (13)
– Fertiliser, pesticide, acidity reduction
• Animal aquaculture (6)– Food, bioremediation of nutrients
• Cosmetics (17)– Setting agent, emulsifier, UV screen
• Environmental health, monitoring & remediation (7)– Bio-indicator, bioremediation of heavy metals
• Food (17)– Direct consumption, stabiliser, preservative
• Health, thalassotherapy & wellness (25)– Baths, muds, vermifuge, weight loss
Uses (2)• Industry (24)
– Manufacturing of paints, explosives, textiles, lubricant for drilling
• Pharmaceutical & pharmacology (79)– Anti-cancer, antioxidant, alginate bandages
• Science, technology & biomedical (14)– Chromatography, spinal chord repair, fluorescent tags
• Aesthetics (5)– Key-holders, ornaments, cards
• Miscellaneous (8)– Weather forecasting, knife handles, trumpets
Other developments
• Interdisciplinary collaborations– Species2000
– European Register of Marine Species (ERMS)
– Biological Records Centre (Ireland)
• International Biodiversity Projects– European Network of Biodiversity Information
(ENBI)
– Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
– Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)
Users
• Currently scientists / students• Mostly Europe & US• Mostly marine macroalgae
• 2001 - 100,000 hits per month• Currently - 1 million hits per month
• Launch planned to highlight expanded data set (2003)
Acknowledgements & ContactAcknowledgements & Contact
• HEA (PRTLI) Cycle 2HEA (PRTLI) Cycle 2
• HEA (PRTLI) Cycle 3HEA (PRTLI) Cycle 3
• EU INCO DEV (Prop: ICA4-2000-10226)EU INCO DEV (Prop: ICA4-2000-10226)
• AlgaeBase Centre, MRI, NUI, GalwayAlgaeBase Centre, MRI, NUI, Galway
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