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Integrative Taxonomy for Continental-Scale Terrestrial Insect Observations
Although 21(st) century ecology uses unprecedented technology at the largest spatio-temporal scales in history, the data remain reliant on sound taxonomic practices that derive from 18(th) century science. The importance of accurate species identifications has been assessed repeatedly and in instanc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3362597/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666362 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037528 |
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author | Gibson, Cara M. Kao, Rebecca H. Blevins, Kali K. Travers, Patrick D. |
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description | Although 21(st) century ecology uses unprecedented technology at the largest spatio-temporal scales in history, the data remain reliant on sound taxonomic practices that derive from 18(th) century science. The importance of accurate species identifications has been assessed repeatedly and in instances where inappropriate assignments have been made there have been costly consequences. The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will use a standardized system based upon an integrative taxonomic foundation to conduct observations of the focal terrestrial insect taxa, ground beetles and mosquitoes, at the continental scale for a 30 year monitoring program. The use of molecular data for continental-scale, multi-decadal research conducted by a geographically widely distributed set of researchers has not been evaluated until this point. The current paper addresses the development of a reference library for verifying species identifications at NEON and the key ways in which this resource will enhance a variety of user communities. |
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spelling | pubmed-33625972012-06-04 Integrative Taxonomy for Continental-Scale Terrestrial Insect Observations Gibson, Cara M. Kao, Rebecca H. Blevins, Kali K. Travers, Patrick D. PLoS One Research Article Although 21(st) century ecology uses unprecedented technology at the largest spatio-temporal scales in history, the data remain reliant on sound taxonomic practices that derive from 18(th) century science. The importance of accurate species identifications has been assessed repeatedly and in instances where inappropriate assignments have been made there have been costly consequences. The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will use a standardized system based upon an integrative taxonomic foundation to conduct observations of the focal terrestrial insect taxa, ground beetles and mosquitoes, at the continental scale for a 30 year monitoring program. The use of molecular data for continental-scale, multi-decadal research conducted by a geographically widely distributed set of researchers has not been evaluated until this point. The current paper addresses the development of a reference library for verifying species identifications at NEON and the key ways in which this resource will enhance a variety of user communities. Public Library of Science 2012-05-29 /pmc/articles/PMC3362597/ /pubmed/22666362 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037528 Text en Gibson et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Gibson, Cara M. Kao, Rebecca H. Blevins, Kali K. Travers, Patrick D. Integrative Taxonomy for Continental-Scale Terrestrial Insect Observations |
title | Integrative Taxonomy for Continental-Scale Terrestrial Insect Observations |
title_full | Integrative Taxonomy for Continental-Scale Terrestrial Insect Observations |
title_fullStr | Integrative Taxonomy for Continental-Scale Terrestrial Insect Observations |
title_full_unstemmed | Integrative Taxonomy for Continental-Scale Terrestrial Insect Observations |
title_short | Integrative Taxonomy for Continental-Scale Terrestrial Insect Observations |
title_sort | integrative taxonomy for continental-scale terrestrial insect observations |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3362597/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666362 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037528 |
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