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Design and implementation of a biodiversity information management system: electronic catalogue of known Indian fauna a case study

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Title Design and implementation of a biodiversity information management system: electronic catalogue of known Indian fauna a case study
 
Contributor Krishnan, S
 
Subject Bioinformatics, Biodiversity, Electronic Catalogue
 
Description MR.VISHWASThe most striking feature of Earth is the existence of life, and the most striking feature of life is its diversity, popularly known as biological diversity or biodiversity. Biodiversity is the biological capital of our planet and it forms the foundation upon which the human civilization is built. It is fundamental for the Earth s life support system. The history of human civilization and material culture and development of economic systems are all indirectly associated with the use and management of biotic and abiotic resources, together called as natural resources . These natural resources are often taken for granted which provide much essential natural service. Hence, it is in the interest of mankind that these resources are used in sustainable manner, cautiously, so as to ensure continued survival of human race on this planet. Efficient access to knowledge base on these natural resources and process is essential for their effective conservation and sustainable use. The term quotBiodiversity Informaticsquot was coined to circumscribe the application of information technology tools and technology to biodiversity information, principally at the organismic level. It thus deals with information capture, storage, provision, retrieval, and analysis, focused on individual organisms, populations, and taxa, and their interaction. It covers the information generated by the fields of systematics (including molecular systematics), evolutionary biology, population biology, behavioural sciences, and synecological fields ranging from pollination biology to parasitism and phytosociology. Biodiversity Informatics is considered a part of biological informatics sandwiched between - and strongly overlapping with - environmental informatics and molecular bioinformatics. It will provide the skeleton for a generalized scientific information infrastructure in biology.
Abstract includes, Annexures p.161-176, References p.177-187
 
Date 2011-08-17T12:47:15Z
2011-08-17T12:47:15Z
2011-08-17
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25/9/2007
2007
 
Type Ph.D.
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10603/2245
 
Language English
 
Rights university
 
Format 187p.
DVD
 
Publisher Pune
University of Pune
National Chemical Laboratory
 
Source INFLIBNET