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In recent years, major initiatives have incorporated computational
techniques to aid in the organization and management of relevant
information across the spectrum of biology. The successes of these
endeavors have the potential to impact multiple facets of society –
from the discovery of new species, to the development of conservation
strategies for endangered life, to insights into infectious disease
hosts and vectors, to the discovery of life-saving medicinal plants, to
the piquing of general interest about life on Earth and our role in the
complex web of life. Such goals are only achievable thanks to a number
of significant advancements in knowledge discovery, integration, and
management techniques. Collectively termed ‘biodiversity informatics,’
this new suite of methodologies and tools extends contemporary computer
science and informatics principles within the context of biodiversity
data. Contributions are requested for consideration as part of an edited topical journal issue in BioMedCentral (BMC) Bioinformatics, one of the leading journals in bioinformatics (ISI Impact Factor: 3.49). Sponsorship from the Encyclopedia of Life and Consortium for the Barcode of Life projects will completely defray publication costs for accepted manuscripts in this open access journal. This topical issue will consider manuscripts along the full spectrum of biodiversity informatics topics, such as:
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