Developing a vocabulary and ontology for modeling insect natural history data: example data, use cases, and competency questions.

Autor: Stucky BJ; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Balhoff JP; Renaissance Computing Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America Renaissance Computing Institute, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC United States of America., Barve N; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Barve V; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Brenskelle L; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Brush MH; Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States of America Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR United States of America., Dahlem GA; Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, United States of America Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY United States of America., Gilbert JDJ; Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull Hull United Kingdom., Kawahara AY; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America.; Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Keller O; Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Lucky A; Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Mayhew PJ; Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom Department of Biology, University of York York United Kingdom., Plotkin D; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Seltmann KC; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America.; Renaissance Computing Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America Renaissance Computing Institute, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC United States of America.; Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States of America Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR United States of America.; Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, United States of America Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY United States of America.; Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull Hull United Kingdom.; Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America.; Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom Department of Biology, University of York York United Kingdom.; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Gainesville, FL United States of America.; Bio5 and CyVerse, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States of America Bio5 and CyVerse, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ United States of America.; Species File Group, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, United States of America Species File Group, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois Champaign, IL United States of America., Talamas E; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Gainesville, FL United States of America., Vaidya G; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Walls R; Bio5 and CyVerse, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States of America Bio5 and CyVerse, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ United States of America., Yoder M; Species File Group, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, United States of America Species File Group, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois Champaign, IL United States of America., Zhang G; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America., Guralnick R; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Biodiversity data journal [Biodivers Data J] 2019 Mar 13; Vol. 7, pp. e33303. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Mar 13 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e33303
Abstrakt: Insects are possibly the most taxonomically and ecologically diverse class of multicellular organisms on Earth. Consequently, they provide nearly unlimited opportunities to develop and test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses. Currently, however, large-scale studies of insect ecology, behavior, and trait evolution are impeded by the difficulty in obtaining and analyzing data derived from natural history observations of insects. These data are typically highly heterogeneous and widely scattered among many sources, which makes developing robust information systems to aggregate and disseminate them a significant challenge. As a step towards this goal, we report initial results of a new effort to develop a standardized vocabulary and ontology for insect natural history data. In particular, we describe a new database of representative insect natural history data derived from multiple sources (but focused on data from specimens in biological collections), an analysis of the abstract conceptual areas required for a comprehensive ontology of insect natural history data, and a database of use cases and competency questions to guide the development of data systems for insect natural history data. We also discuss data modeling and technology-related challenges that must be overcome to implement robust integration of insect natural history data.
Databáze: MEDLINE