Abstract “Big” plant genera, those of 500 or more species, have not only occasioned interest
among systematic botanists, but for geographical, ecological or horticultural reasons, have …

Plant diversity sustains all animal life, and the genetic diversity within plants underpins
global food security. This text provides a practical and theoretical introduction to the …

It is a distressing truism that the human race during the last millennium has caused the
exponential loss of plant genetic diversity throughout the world. This has had direct and …

The thesis investigates the application of concepts and techniques of data quality in
taxonomic databases to enhance the quality of information services and systems in …

The procedures of biological nomenclature are now under immense pressure to change.
Users are frustrated by the instability of names and lack of consensus, and increasingly …

In this paper, we present a new solution to the problem of appearance matching across
multiple non-overlapping cameras. Objects of interest, pedestrians are represented by a set …

The subject is discussed under the following headings: failures in systematics (fiddling with
names, ever changing the classification, poor retrieval integrity, never completing the task …

Over recent years, international initiatives such as the 1993 UN Convention on Biological
Diversity have highlighted the need for information about species diversity on a global scale …

Summary Allkin, R., Moreno, NP, Gama Campillo, L. & Mejia, T.: Multiple uses for computer‐
stored taxonomic descriptions: keys for Veracruz.—Taxon 41: 413–435. 1992.—ISSN 0040 …

Taxonomic treatments are reference systems for plants, animals and other organisms. These
treatments are increasingly being held in electronic form as taxonomic databases allowing …