Lapho sesikhona manje namaCorals of the World

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Ibhalwe nguCharlie Veron 

I-Corals of the World iwumsebenzi owaqala ngomzamo weminyaka emihlanu wokuhlanganisa lokho okwaba i-encyclopaedia enekhophi eqinile enemiqulu emithathu enezithombe ezibonisa ukuhlukahluka kwembulunga yonke kwamakhorali, eyanyatheliswa ngo-3. Nokho lowo msebenzi omkhulu wawuyisiqalo nje—ngokusobala. besidinga isistimu esebenzisanayo eku-inthanethi, ebuyekezekayo, evulelekayo ehlanganisa izingxenye ezimbili ezinkulu: I-Coral Geographic ne-Coral Id.

Kuleli sonto singamemezela ngokunqobayo ukuthi i-Coral Geographic, enye yezingxenye ezimbili ezinkulu ze-Corals of the World, iyasebenza nakuba (uxolo) kufanele ivikelwe ngephasiwedi kuze kube yilapho isilungele ukwethulwa. Iklanyelwe ukunikeza abasebenzisi ithuluzi elisha lokuthola konke mayelana nokuthi amakhorali akuphi. Ngokwenza kanjalo idlula kude konke obekulindelwe ekuqaleni njengoba ivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bakhethe izingxenye ezihlukene zomhlaba, bazihlanganise noma baziqhathanise, bakhiqize ngokushesha amamephu futhi bafake ohlwini lwezinhlobo ezizokwenza kanjalo. Ubunjiniyela besizindalwazi obuhilelekile, obusebenza ku-platform ye-Google Earth, buthathe isikhathi esingangonyaka ukuthuthukisa, kodwa sekuyisikhathi esichithwe kahle.

Enye ingxenye enkulu, i-Coral ID ngethemba ukuthi izoba ngaphansi kwenselelo yobuchwepheshe. Izonikeza zonke izinhlobo zabasebenzisi ukufinyelela ngokushesha olwazini olumayelana namakhorali, kusizwa izincazelo ezifundeka kalula kanye nezithombe ezingaba ngu-8000. Amakhasi ezinhlobo zezilwane aklanywe futhi ekugcineni sinezingxenye eziningi ezihlanganisa amafayela edatha afundekayo ekhompuyutha kusenesikhathi sokulungiselelwa. I-prototype isebenza KALUNGILE - idinga nje ukucushwa okuhle nokuxhunywa ne-Coral Geographic futhi ngokuphambene nalokho. Sihlela ukwengeza ukhiye we-elekthronikhi (inguqulo yewebhusayithi ebuyekeziwe ye-CD-ROM ye-Coral ID endala) kulokhu, kodwa lokho kusemuva okwamanje.

Kube khona izinto ezimbalwa ezibambezelekayo. Esokuqala siwukuthi siye sabona sekwedlule isikhathi ukuthi sidinga ukushicilela imiphumela ebalulekile yomsebenzi wethu kumajenali esayensi abuyekezwe ngontanga ngaphambi kokukhululwa kwewebhusayithi, ngaphandle kwalokho omunye umuntu uzosenzela lokhu (leyo yindlela isayensi ehamba ngayo) . Ukubuka konke kwe-coral taxonomy kusanda kwamukelwa yi-Zoological Journal ye-Linnean Society. Umbhalo wesandla wesibili omkhulu we-coral biogeography uyalungiswa manje. Imiphumela mihle. Isikhathi sokuphila komsebenzi siye sangena kulokhu futhi manje ngokokuqala ngqa sesikwazi ukukudonsa ndawonye. Lezi zihloko zizophinde zibe kuwebhusayithi zivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bagxume phakathi kokubuka konke okubanzi nemininingwane emihle. Ngikholwa ukuthi konke lokhu kuzoba umhlaba kuqala, wezilwane zasolwandle okungenani.

Ukubambezeleka kwesibili kuyinselele kakhulu. Besizofaka ukuhlolwa kokuba sengozini kwezinhlobo zezinhlobo ekukhishweni kokuqala. Khona-ke, ngemva kokuhlola inani elikhulu ledatha esinayo, manje sihlela ukwakha imojuli yesithathu, i-Coral Enquirer, ehamba ngaphezu kokuhlola ukuba sengozini. Uma singayixhasa ngezimali futhi siyinjiniyela (futhi lokhu kuzoba inselele kuzo zombili lezi zibalo), lokhu kuzonikeza izimpendulo ezisekelwe kwisayensi cishe kunoma yimuphi umbuzo wokongiwa kwemvelo ongawucabanga. Izimisele kakhulu, ngakho-ke ngeke ifakwe ekukhishweni kokuqala kwe-Corals of the World manje esiyihlelela ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo.

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UCharlie Veron (owaziwa nangokuthi ngu-JEN Veron) ungusosayensi wasolwandle onobungcweti obahlukahlukene bamakhorali nezixhobo. UnguSosayensi Omkhulu wangaphambili we-Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS) futhi manje usenguSolwazi oyi-Adjunct wamanyuvesi amabili. Uhlala eduze kwase-Townsville Australia lapho abhale khona izincwadi eziyi-13 nama-monographs kanye nezindatshana ezingaba ngu-100 ezazidume kancane nezesayensi kule minyaka engama-40 edlule.