Vocabularies for the Global Ecosystem Typology
Output 1
The Global Ecosystem Typology vocabulary has been developed (repository in GitHub) and published as a publicly accessible demonstrator through Research Vocabularies Australia, with persistent identifiers provided through W3ID.
The current version contains 146 concepts/terms, each with a resolvable persistent identifier.
The vocabulary is already being reused across project outputs, including the ecoSynthesis R package, R and Python analysis scripts, and mulitple repositories supporting ecosystem data transformation and cross-referencing workflows.
External adoption has commenced through integration into a Python tool developed for an external project (Google Sustainability 30x30 project) and incorporation into the data model for a new IUCN Red List of Ecosystems assessment database (SERIS project, under development).
The vocabulary provides a common, machine-readable reference standard for ecosystem classifications, improving interoperability, reproducibility and FAIR compliance across ecosystem assessment, monitoring and reporting workflows. It reduces duplication of effort, enables consistent cross-walking between ecosystem classifications, and supports future integration of national and international ecosystem assessment products.