@article{3057957,
    title = "PESI - A taxonomic backbone for Europe",
    author = "de Jong, Y. and Kouwenberg, J. and Boumans, L. and Hussey, C. and Hyam, R. and Nicolson, N. and Kirk, P. and Paton, A. and Michel, E. and Guiry, M.D. and Boegh, P.S. and Pedersen, H. and Enghoff, H. and von Raab-Straube, E. and Güntsch, A. and Geoffroy, M. and Müller, A. and Kohlbecker, A. and Berendsohn, W. and Appeltans, W. and Arvanitidis, C. and Vanhoorne, B. and Declerck, J. and Vandepitte, L. and Hernandez, F. and Nash, R. and Costello, M.J. and Ouvrard, D. and Bezard-Falgas, P. and Bourgoin, T. and Wetzel, F.T. and Glöckler, F. and Korb, G. and Ring, C. and Hagedorn, G. and Häuser, C. and Aktaç, N. and Asan, A. and Ardelean, A. and Borges, P.A.V. and Dhora, D. and Khachatryan, H. and Malicky, M. and Ibrahimov, S. and Tuzikov, A. and De Wever, A. and Moncheva, S. and Spassov, N. and Chobot, K. and Popov, A. and Boršic, I. and Sfenthourakis, S. and Kõljalg, U. and Uotila, P. and Olivier, G. and Dauvin, J.-C. and Tarkhnishvili, D. and Chaladze, G. and Tuerkay, M. and Legakis, A. and Peregovits, L. and Gudmundsson, G. and ólafsson, E. and Lysaght, L. and Galil, B.S. and Raimondo, F.M. and Domina, G. and Stoch, F. and Minelli, A. and Spungis, V. and Budrys, E. and Olenin, S. and Turpel, A. and Walisch, T. and Krpach, V. and Gambin, M.T. and Ungureanu, L. and Karaman, G. and Kleukers, R.M.J.C. and Stur, E. and Aagaard, K. and Valland, N. and Moen, T.L. and Bogdanowicz, W. and Tykarski, P. and Weslawski, J.M. and Kedra, M. and Martins, A.M.F. and Abreu, A.D. and Silva, R. and Medvedev, S. and Ryss, A. and Šimic, S. and Marhold, K. and Stloukal, E. and Tome, D. and Ramos, M.A. and Valdés, B. and Pina, F. and Kullander, S. and Telenius, A. and Gonseth, Y. and Tschudin, P. and Sergeyeva, O. and Vladymyrov, V. and Rizun, V.B. and Raper, C. and Lear, D. and Stoev, P. and Penev, L. and Rubio, A.C. and Backeljau, T. and Saarenmaa, H. and Ulenberg, S.",
    journal = "Biodiversity Data Journal",
    year = "2015",
    volume = "3",
    number = "1",
    publisher = "Pensoft Publishers",
    doi = "10.3897/BDJ.3.e5848",
    abstract = "Reliable taxonomy underpins communication in all of biology, not least nature conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem resources. The flexibility of taxonomic interpretations, however, presents a serious challenge for end-users of taxonomic concepts. Users need standardised and continuously harmonised taxonomic reference systems, as well as highquality and complete taxonomic data sets, but these are generally lacking for nonspecialists. The solution is in dynamic, expertly curated web-based taxonomic tools. The Pan-European Species-directories Infrastructure (PESI) worked to solve this key issue by providing a taxonomic e-infrastructure for Europe. It strengthened the relevant social (expertise) and information (standards, data and technical) capacities of five major community networks on taxonomic indexing in Europe, which is essential for proper biodiversity assessment and monitoring activities. The key objectives of PESI were: 1) standardisation in taxonomic reference systems, 2) enhancement of the quality and completeness of taxonomic data sets and 3) creation of integrated access to taxonomic information. New information This paper describes the results of PESI and its future prospects, including the involvement in major European biodiversity informatics initiatives and programs. © de Jong Y et al."
}