CAVS Biocodes

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CAVS Biocodes – Census of Australian Vertebrate Species

Summary

Type of tool

Coding system and searchable database

Function

Taxonomy, curatorial

Online / Desktop

Online database

Computer infrastructure

Web browser

Development status

 

Time of use

Data preparation, data processing

Licence

Free

Description

In the Australian fauna, some groups have been given Biocodes, such as the Census of Australian Vertebrate Species (CAVS) for Amphibia, Aves, Mammalia (Eutheria, Marsupialia, Prototheria) and Reptilia and Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) for aquatic organisms, mainly fishes.1

 

The CAVS searchable database contains codes and information on distribution, taxonomy, ecology and bibliography, and links to the Australian Faunal Directory.

 

Part of the ABRS Australian Biological Resources Study.

 

Function

  • Identification tools
    • keys

 

Why use this tool?

  • Taxonomy and identification

 

Who will use this tool?

  • Data creation
    • Experts - taxonomy
  • Data capture
    • Curators - identification
  • Data users
    • Expert
    • Interest groups

 

How will the tool be used?

  • Online tool
  • User input required – biocode or name

 

Where in the data chain could this tool be used?

  • Data source
  • User’s machine

 

When could this tool be used?

  • Before data is made available to ALA
  • At the time of a user request
  • As a post process, after data is with the user

 

Availability

 

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