TDWG Species Profile Model InfoItems Ontology Roger Hyam TDWG Biodiversity Information Standards 2007-04-17 $Date: 2007-08-15 15:05:50 +0200 (Wed, 15 Aug 2007) $ *Experimental* Ontology describing a controlled vocabulary for types of InfoItem. 0.4 Taxon Biology Info Item Taxon Biology An account of the biology of the taxon. Trophic Strategy Info Item Trophic Strategy Include nutritional aspects, diet, position in food network. Cyclicity Info Item Cyclicity A state or condition characterised by regular repetition in time. Dispersal Info Item Dispersal Dispersal strategies and mechanisms Migration Info Item Migration Periodic movement of organisms from one locality to another (e.g., for breeding) LifeCycle Info Item LifeCycle Obligatory developmental transformations Reproduction Info Item Reproduction Reproduction cues, strategies, restraints Growth Info Item Growth Rate; parameters; allometries LifeExpectancy Info Item LifeExpectancy The average period an organism can be expected to survive. MolecularBiology Info Item MolecularBiology Includes genomic, proteomic and biochemistry (e.g. Toxicity) Genetics Info Item Genetics Including karyotypes; Physiology Info Item Physiology An account of the physiological processes. Associations Info Item Associations Predator-prey; host-parasite, pollinators, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism; hybridisation, ... Diseases Info Item Diseases Diseases of organisms Habitat Info Item Habitat Includes realm (e.g. Terrestrial etc) and climatic information (e.g. Boreal); also includes requirements and tolerances; horizontal and vertical distribution; Behaviour Info Item Behaviour Covers actions and reactions of organism in relation to its biotic and abiotic environment. PopulationBiology Info Item PopulationBiology Includes abundance information. Evolution Info Item Evolution Phylogenetic information relating to the taxon GeneralDescription Info Item GeneralDescription A comprehensive description of the characteristics of the taxon DiagnosticDescription Info Item DiagnosticDescription Distinguishing feature of this taxon from its closest relatives. FIXME: how do we know what it's relatives are? may be rendered in isolation. LookAlikes Info Item LookAlikes Other taxa that this taxon may be confused with. Common in invasive species communities. Key Info Item Key FIXME: how do we reference an external resource? Diagnostic key for 'associated' species. Morphology Info Item Morphology The appearance of the taxon (is it only external?); e.g. Habit; antomy (thee branch of morphology that deals with structure of animals) Cytology Info Item Cytology Cell biology: formation , structure and function of cells. Size Info Item Size Average size, max, range; type of size (perimeter, length, volume, weight ...) Distribution Info Item Distribution Covers ranges, e.g., a global range, or a narrower one; may be biogeographical, political or other (e.g., managed areas like conservencies); endemism; native or exotic; ref : Darwin Core Geospatial extension Management Info Item Management A statement about the level of need to manage a taxon which can be related to a piece of legislation, e.g., a CITES list. ConservationStatus Info Item ConservationStatus A description of the likelihood of the species becoming extinct in the present day or in the near future. Legislation Info Item Legislation Legal regulations or statutes relating to the taxon. Threats Info Item Threats The threats to which this taxon is subject. Trends Info Item Trends An indication of whether a population is stable, or increasing or decreasing. Procedures Info Item Procedures Deals with how you go about managing this taxon; what are the known threats to this taxon? FIXME: how does this differ from management and threat? RiskStatement Info Item RiskStatement Includes invasiveness, impacts Uses Info Item Uses Relationships to humans; ref: Cook “Economic Botany” Ecology Ecology Ecology Conservation Conservation Conservation Use Use Use