@inbook{bbf7908f1d6149d7a9a468a1f5706abb,
title = "Taxonomy and the Production of Semantic Phenotypes",
abstract = "Taxonomists produce a myriad of phenotypic descriptions. Traditionally these are provided in terse (telegraphic) natural language. As seen in parallel within other fields of biology researchers are exploring ways to formalize parts of the taxonomic process so that aspects of it are more computational in nature. The currently used data formalizations, mechanisms for persisting data, applications, and computing approaches related to the production of semantic descriptions (phenotypes) are reviewed, they, and their adopters are limited in number. In order to move forward we step back and characterize taxonomists with respect to their typical workflow and tendencies. We then use these characteristics as a basis for exploring how we might create software that taxonomists will find intuitive within their current workflows, providing interface examples as thought experiments.",
keywords = "INHS",
author = "Yoder, {Matthew J.} and Twidale, {Michael B.} and Thomer, {Andrea K.} and Lars Vogt and Franz, {Nico M.} and Jinlong Guo and Deans, {Andrew R.} and Balhoff, {James P.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are grateful to the OceanWise project that made this publication possible. OceanWise is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) INTERREG Atlantic Area, under Priority Axis 4: Enhancing biodiversity and the natural and cultural assets.",
year = "2018",
month = jul,
day = "2",
doi = "10.3233/978-1-61499-854-9-53",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781614998532",
volume = "33",
series = "Studies on the Semantic Web",
publisher = "IOS Press",
pages = "53--77",
editor = "Thessen, {Anne E}",
booktitle = "Application of Semantic Technology in Biodiversity Science",
}