Encyclopedia of Life

Published on 31 Oct 2007 at 2:32 am. No Comments.
Filed under Biology, Birds, Climate, Exploration, Green, Internet, Wildlife.

Encyclopedia of Life logo 

I recently learned of the project called “Encyclopedia of Life“, which endeavors to create an online encyclopedia featuring every known life form on Earth.  From what I can see, this is going to be done in an open access manner.

Sample pages exist for the following organisms:

Death Cap Mushroom    (Amanita Phalloides)
Rice   (Oryza Sativa)
Yeti Crab   (Kiwa Hirsuta)

and come in three flavors

Polar Bear   (Ursus Maritimus) : Novice Users
Polar Bear   (Ursus Maritimus) : Expert Users
Polar Bear   (Ursus Maritimus) : Biodiversity Heritage Library

I can’t wait!

Kevin Knuth
Albany NY

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