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Facto Post – Issue 4 – 18 September 2017

Facto Post – Issue 4 – 18 September 2017
 

Editorial: Conservation data

The IUCN Red List update of 14 September led with a threat to North American ash trees. The International Union for Conservation of Nature produces authoritative species listings that are peer-reviewed. Examples used as metonyms for loss of species and biodiversity, and discussion of extinction rates, are the usual topics covered in the media to inform us about this area. But actual data matters.

 
Dorstenia elata, a critically endangered South American herb, contained in Moraceae, the family of figs and mulberries

Clearly, conservation work depends on decisions about what should be done, and where. While animals, particularly mammals, are photogenic, species numbers run into millions. Plant species lie at the base of typical land-based food chains, and vegetation is key to the habitats of most animals.

ContentMine dictionaries, for example as tabulated at d:Wikidata:WikiFactMine/Dictionary list, enable detailed control of queries about endangered species, in their taxonomic context. To target conservation measures properly, species listings running into the thousands are not what is needed: range maps showing current distribution are. Between the will to act, and effective steps taken, the services of data handling are required. There is now no reason at all why Wikidata should not take up the burden.

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Fragmentarium

Hello Andrew, I have created a page Fragmentarium which I would like to add to project British Library. I would be very grateful if you have the time to give it a quick look and check things like my terminology as I don't work in the field. Thanks. Mramoeba (talk) 21:58, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

@Mramoeba: I'm not a manuscript specialist either, but that looks great - thanks! Andrew Gray (talk) 11:58, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

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