DocumentCode
1188798
Title
How trees and forests inform biodiversity and ecosystem informatics
Author
Cushing, Judith Bayard ; Bond, Barbara ; Dial, Roman ; Nadkarni, Nalini
Author_Institution
Evergreen Coll., Olympia, WA, USA
Volume
5
Issue
3
fYear
2003
Firstpage
32
Lastpage
43
Abstract
To solve critical biosphere-level problems such as global warming, decreased biodiversity, and natural resource depletion, scientists must integrate data from many researchers. This, in turn, requires better data infrastructure and informatics tools than are currently available. The Canopy Database Project brings together computer scientists and ecologists to develop informatics tools for forest canopy research that meet such ecosystem informatics challenges.
Keywords
biology computing; ecology; forestry; scientific information systems; Canopy Database Project; biodiversity informatics; biosphere-level problems; data infrastructure; data integration; decreased biodiversity; ecosystem informatics; forest canopy research; forests; global warming; informatics tools; natural resource depletion; trees; Biodiversity; Biosphere; Data analysis; Data warehouses; Database systems; Documentation; Ecosystems; Humans; Informatics; Prototypes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computing in Science & Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1521-9615
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCISE.2003.1196305
Filename
1196305
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