W12-01: Some Challenges in Working with Biodiversity Ontologies
Title | W12-01: Some Challenges in Working with Biodiversity Ontologies |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Sachs J, Cui H, Macklin J |
Conference Name | International Conference on Biomedical Ontology and BioCreative (ICBO BioCreative 2016) |
Date Published | 11/30/16 |
Publisher | CEUR-ws.org Volume 1747 |
Conference Location | Corvallis, OR |
Other Numbers | Vol-1747|urn:nbn:de:0074-1747-1 |
Abstract | We have faced a number of ontology-related challenges in developing our botanical knowledge portal, which uses Semantic Mediawiki (SMW) to store and display structured data extracted from the Flora of North America (FNA), and to integrate this data with an open biodiversity knowledge graph. We will describe some of the challenges that we have overcome, and some that we continue to struggle with. These include issues with representing and integrating data about phenotypes, habitats, phenology, and establishment means (native vs. introduced). We will also describe the structure of our biodiversity knowledge graph, and invite collaboration in its continued construction. |