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A taxonomy of short-term solar power forecasting: Classifications focused on climatic conditions and input data Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre KU Leuven
A review of the state-of-the-art in short-term Solar Power Forecasting (SPF) methodologies is presented in this paper. Over the last few years, developing and improving solar forecasting models has been the main focus of researchers, considering the need to efficiently increase their forecasting accuracy. Forecasting models aim to be used as an efficient tool to help with the stability and control of energy systems and electricity markets. ...
Verhuellia revisited - unravelling its intricate taxonomic history and a new subfamillal classification of Piperaceae Ghent University
The small poorly studied genus Verhuellia has usually been included in the genus Peperomia. However, a recent molecular study has revealed that Verhuellia is sister to all Piperaceae and neither part of, nor sister to Peperomia as expected. The genus currently includes three species, and with eight taxa described, has had a complex taxonomic history, including wrong synonymizations. Bence a thorough review of all publications mentioning ...
The LifeWatch Taxonomic Backbone: Connecting information on taxonomy, biogeography, literature, traits and genomics Flanders Marine Institute
All genera of the world: an overview and estimates based on the March 2020 release of the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) Flanders Marine Institute
We give estimated counts of known accepted genera of the world (297,930±65,840, of which approximately 21% are fossil), of a total 492,620 genus names presently held for “all life”, based on the March 2020 release of the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG). A further c. 9,400 accepted genus names are anticipated to have been published over the period 2014–2019 which are not yet included in IRMNG; together with a lower ...
Benchmarking global biodiversity of decapod crustaceans (Crustacea: Decapoda) Flanders Marine Institute
A new assessment of the global biodiversity of decapod Crustacea (to 31 December 2022) records 17,229 species in 2,550 genera and 203 families. These figures are derived from a well-curated dataset maintained on the online platform DecaNet, a subsidiary of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Distinct phases are recognised in the discovery process (as measured by species descriptions) corresponding to major historical and geopolitical ...
Strategies for the sustainability of online open-access biodiversity databases Flanders Marine Institute
Scientists can ensure that high quality research information is readily available on the Internet so society is not dependant on less authoritative sources. Many scientific projects and initiatives published information on species and biodiversity on the World Wide Web without users needing to pay for it. However, these resources often stagnated when project funding expired. Based on a large pool of experiences worldwide, this article discusses ...
Global coordination and standardisation in marine biodiversity through the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and related databases Flanders Marine Institute
The World Register of Marine Species is an over 90% complete open-access inventory of all marine species names. Here we illustrate the scale of the problems with species names, synonyms, and their classification, and describe how WoRMS publishes online quality assured information on marine species.Within WoRMS, over 100 global, 12 regional and 4 thematic species databases are integrated with a common taxonomy. Over 240 editors from 133 ...
Global diversity of sponges (Porifera) Flanders Marine Institute
With the completion of a single unified classification, the Systema Porifera (SP) and subsequent development of an online species database, the World Porifera Database (WPD), we are now equipped to provide a first comprehensive picture of the global biodiversity of the Porifera. An introductory overview of the four classes of the Porifera is followed by a description of the structure of our main source of data for this paper, the WPD. From this ...
Taxonomic review of the orders Mysida and Stygiomysida (Crustacea, Peracarida) Flanders Marine Institute
The order Mysida (2 families, 178 genera, 1132 species) contains species across a broad range of habitats, such as subterranean, fresh, brackish, coastal, and surface to deep-sea habitats. The Stygiomysida (2 families, 2 genera, 16 species), however, are found primarily in subterranean waters, but always in waters with a marine influence. The Mysida and Stygiomysida body is divided into three main regions: cephalon, thorax, and abdomen. They are ...