Abstract
The scarcity of easily accessible high-quality, up-to-date information about certain taxa and difficulties using dichotomous taxonomic keys have long been issues raised by the scientific community. This problem is especially evident regarding resources in Portuguese. This article introduces the Chalcidoidea Biodiversity Portal (Portal de Biodiversidade de Chalcidoidea), a web resource which aims to provide researchers, educators and other members of the community with tools to aid in the taxonomic identification of chalcid wasps, as well as a continuously updated texts with recent advancements in the area. The main differential of the portal is a section including freely accessible multiple-entry keys. The interface for multiple-entry keys are desktop- and mobile-friendly, allowing the user to select illustrated features by clicking, progressively eliminating alternative results until only one is left. The researcher interface allows them to easily update information and to upload developed keys using the Structured Descriptive Data (SDD 1.1) format. Our main objective is to foster communication for research groups focusing on Chalcidoidea in the Neotropical region, including sectors focused on biological control. The web site is hosted at http://chalcidoidea.ufes.br.
Highlights
The scarcity of accessible high-quality, up-to-date information about certain taxa and difficulties using dichotomous taxonomic keys have long been issues raised by the scientific community
Em muitas áreas, é crescente a carência de taxonomistas, um quadro cuja reversão é altamente improvável em futuro próximo (Wheeler 2014)
Tais dificuldades podem ser contornadas nas chaves de múltiplas entradas, também chamadas de chaves de acesso múltiplo ou policlaves, que, por serem desenvolvidas em formato de matriz, permitem ao usuário escolher qualquer uma das perguntas a respeito das características do organismo como ponto inicial, e selecionar a próxima pergunta em qualquer ordem, o que faz essas ferramentas. This artiche is published by Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil and licensed under Creative Commons Licence 4.0, CC-BY
Summary
The scarcity of accessible high-quality, up-to-date information about certain taxa and difficulties using dichotomous taxonomic keys have long been issues raised by the scientific community. Tais dificuldades podem ser contornadas nas chaves de múltiplas entradas, também chamadas de chaves de acesso múltiplo ou policlaves, que, por serem desenvolvidas em formato de matriz, permitem ao usuário escolher qualquer uma das perguntas a respeito das características do organismo como ponto inicial, e selecionar a próxima pergunta em qualquer ordem, o que faz essas ferramentas
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