Darwin Core

Darwin Core (often abbreviated to DwC) is an extension of Dublin Core for biodiversity informatics. It is meant to provide a stable standard reference for sharing information on biological diversity (biodiversity).[1] The terms described in this standard are a part of a larger set of vocabularies and technical specifications under development and maintained by Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) (formerly the Taxonomic Databases Working Group).

  1. ^ Wieczorek, John; D. Bloom; R. Guralnick; S. Blum; M. Döring; R. De Giovanni; T. Robertson; D. Vieglais (2012). "Darwin Core: An Evolving Community-developed Biodiversity Data Standard". PLoS ONE. 7 (1): e29715. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...729715W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029715. PMC 3253084. PMID 22238640.