Oskar Kindvall (first) lecture on Tuesday, Sept 15, 2009, for the Biodiversity Informatics Course, a Swedish Taxonomy Initiative (Svenska Artprojektet) course at the Swedish Natural History Museum, Stockholm, supported by the Swedish Species Service (ArtDatabanken) and the Swedish GBIF node.

1. Names and Taxonomic ConceptsUses of names and taxonomic information Oskar Kindvall

2. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists

3. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists

4. Retrieving data related to a particular taxon When the taxon and its name is known When the taxon is known but the proper name or spelling is only vaguely known When the taxon is not known When the taxonomy change over time When the taxonomy differ between data sources

5. Retrieving data related to a particular taxon When the taxon and its name is known When the taxon is known but the proper name or spelling is only vaguely known When the taxon is not known When the taxonomy change over time When the taxonomy differ between data sources

6. Retrieving data related to a particular taxon When the taxon and its name is known When the taxon is known but the proper name or spelling is only vaguely known When the taxon is not known When the taxonomy change over time When the taxonomy differ between data sources

7. Retrieving data related to a particular taxon When the taxon and its name is known When the taxon is known but the proper name or spelling is only vaguely known When the taxon is not known When the taxonomy change over time When the taxonomy differ between data sources

8. Kindvall annika Kindvall annika Kindvall oskar Kindvall oskaroskar Kindvall oskarknut Kindvall knut time

9. Kindvall annika Kindvall annika Kindvall oskar Kindvall oskaroskar Kindvall oskarknut Kindvall knut time Species A Species C Species B Subspecies Ba Subspecies Bb Species Bb

10. Kindvall annika Kindvall annika Kindvall oskar Kindvall oskaroskar Kindvall oskarknut Kindvall knut time Species A Species C Species B Subspecies Ba Subspecies Bb Species Bb Retrieve data for the Taxon list {A, B, Ba, Bb, C} as a single taxon

11. Retrieving data related to a particular taxon When the taxon and its name is known When the taxon is known but the proper name or spelling is only vaguely known When the taxon is not known When the taxonomy change over time When the taxonomy differ between data sources

12. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists

13. Retrieving data related to a list of taxa All taxa within a taxonomic group All taxa of a certain type (e.g. species) within a taxonomic group An arbitrary list of taxa

14. Retrieving data related to a list of taxa All taxa within a taxonomic group All taxa of a certain type (e.g. species) within a taxonomic group An arbitrary list of taxa

15. Retrieving data related to a list of taxa All taxa within a taxonomic group All taxa of a certain type (e.g. species) within a taxonomic group An arbitrary list of taxa

16. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists

17. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists

18. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists

20. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists

21. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists

22. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists

23. Practical uses Retrieving data related to a particular taxon Retrieving data related to a list of taxa Taxon counts Taxon lists Lists of taxon observations Taxon relationships Taxon trees Checking taxonomic lists