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Dear Steve:<br><br>
Thanks for getting us information on the tdwg-content via email
discussion. I am a taxonomist/systematist working with diverse
insects and for the last two decades have been actively involved in
biodiversity issues, specifically insect biodiversity. Although I
have not followed your continued discussion on the issue last fall, I
thought I should raise several points on individual, population and
species in the context of the tdwg-contents: DwC for the semantic web.
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I am impressed with enthusiasm and dedication of the tdwg for
biodiversity informatics. Assuming your focus is primarily in the
taxonomic context, your effort related to bio-informatics has a
considerable impact on the issues related to biodiversity homogenization
and biodiversity assessment. This involves the first detection and
establishment of invasive species that is expressed in terms of
individual (specimen), population, or species related to location of
discovery/detection and establishment of population in specific habitat
unit. Similarly, biodiversity assessment involves the defined
spatial unit and community structure and assemblage that consists of
individuals and population of resident species that could be small
numbers to several hundreds of species. I have not seen any
discussion on the application of your effort under tdwg, although you may
have already dealt with these issues of application for your work through
your discussion. I would like to know the position of your group on
these application for your current discussion on hand. Thanks for
your response.<br><br>
<i>K. C. Kim<br>
</i><font size=3><b>Ke Chung Kim, Ph. D., Dipl.-ABFE<br>
Professor Emeritus and Curator <br>
Department of Entomology, <br>
Frost Entomological Museum, 127 Headhouse #3;<br>
</b>Tel: 814-863-2863; Fax: 814-865-3048 (ENT);<br>
<b>Director Emeritus, Center for BioDiversity Research<br>
PSIEE, Land and Water Research Bldg., <br>
Pennsylvania State University,<br>
University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.;<br>
</b>Tel: 814-863-0159; Fax: 814-865-3378 (PSIEE) <br>
<b>Home: 213 Morningside Circle, State college, PA 16803-1347<br>
</b>Tel: 814-234-1718; Fax: 814-234-8327<br>
<b>Founding Chair, Board of the DMZ Forum, Inc., NY<br>
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<a href="http://www.ento.psu.edu/Personnel/Faculty/kim.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.ento.psu.edu/Personnel/Faculty/kim.htm<br>
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