I thought for those interested in the species uF, a little further reading to help in understanding the issues involved in species naming and species name usage.
Here's a really good introduction to some of the issues: http://www.ubio.org/index.php?pagename=background_intro And here's an interesting paper on taxonomic naming and RDF: http://jbi.nhm.ku.edu/index.php/jbi/article/view/25 Being involved in the field of biodiversity informatics, I'm really interested in the use of microformats and see the development of the species microformat as being very timely - there's a real need for something simple and open within the community. What with climate change being the biggest challenge currently faced by mankind, and the study of biodiversity being a large part of that challenge, you could almost say that microformats are, in their own small way, helping save the planet. Charles -- Charles Roper www.sxbrc.org.uk _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
