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Fishes of Texas Project Database (Version 3.0)
Hendrickson, D.A. and Cohen, A.E.
Record Number:
6105
Year:
2022
Abstract:
Fish occurrence data are widely scattered and mostly not published as data readilyu tilizable by computers. Global biodiversity aggregating services (e.g.GBIF, iDigBio, Fishnet) now aggregate and serve whatever data are submitted to them in the standard Darwin Core format ,but their data are often replete with errors ,minimally normalized, lacking content acrosss tandard fields ,and served via generic mapping services lacking linkages to local and aquatic ecology-relevant resources for fishes,they are ignorant of hydrography). In contrast, Fishes of Texas (FoTX) includes the same data and much more, including unpublished data from more diverse sources. FoTX’s rigorous quality-control measures, including specimen-based IDverifications, checking of legacy georeferencing ,and flagging suspicious records has combined to greatly reduce errors.The custom FoTX website provides interactive exploration and data summarization, within the context of geopolitical and, now geographically-expanded hydrographic coverages, thus facilitating visualization and discovery of conservation-relevant histories and trends overt ime.The site allows viewing of derivative products, such as nichemodels, estimates of native ranges, checklists, data dashboards, and Native Fish Conservation Areas. The site also serves extensive image collections, collectors’ fieldnotes, and links to digitized, formerly inaccessible unpublished agency reports. Finally, core FoTX datafields are also published to GBIF as Darwin Core to make it available to the world.
Times Cited:
4