This informal paper summarizes observations of the VLDB 2002 panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Informatics (BDEI) and the subsequent discussion. Background on BDEI is provided and conclusions and follow on activities suggested. The moderator’s and panelists’ presentations are available on the VLDB 2002 web site, http://www.cs.ust.hk/vldb2002/programinfo/panels.html.
John L. Schnase, Judy Cushing, James A. Smith