AlgaTerra
AlgaTerra is a relational database, based on the Berlin Taxomic Information Model. AlgaTerra contains micro algal names, names relations, names concepts, types, pictures, videos, morphological information, taxonomical information, ecological information, and molecular information. AlgaTerra is available on the Internet at no charge. AlgaTerra was financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to build up an information infrastructure for phycological research in Germany. AlgaTerra is maintained by the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin. The AlgaTerra mission is to provide referenced data for fundamental research, applied research, teaching, and the public.
AlgaTerra Time Table
February 2014: AlgaTerra Movies provided via OpenUp! to Europeana
March 2013: AlgaTerra data included in GBIF-D Algae & Protozoa data portal
June 2012: AlgaTerra CDM-Prototype on the EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy
April 2011: 1000 AlgaTerra Observations provided to GBIF
January 2011: AlgaTerra becomes part of GBIF Germany Algae & Protists, a subnode within GBIF-D Plants & Protists
May 2010: AlgaTerra contributes to GBIF with a 3rd dataset, comprising observation data, specimen data, and images: GBIF
December 2009: AlgaTerra dataset finalized
March 2009: AlgaTerra contributes to the exibition: The universe under the microscope – biodiversity and aesthetics of diatoms (BGBM Berlin-Dahlem, 12 March to 1 June, 2009).
July 2007: 1000 of 6000 datasets in the Types Section illustrated
March 2006: 20000 Algal names in AlgaTerra
December 2005: The AlgaTerra Types section is available via GBIF
May 2005: AlgaTerra Movies is available via GBIF Get AlgaTerra Movies Index
February 2005: improved AlgaTerra Database is on the Internet
November 2004: AlgaTerra is available via the Internet
October 2001: The AlgaTerra joint project starts
AlgaTerra
Examples from the AlgaTerra Information System (coming up)
AlgaTerra Team (coming up)
Acknowledgement
The AlgaTerra Project has been funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF (grant 01 LC 0026, October 2001 - February 2005).
GBIF-D Botany and Protists is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF (grant 01 LI1001A).
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