Using ConceptMapper to trace the evolution of taxonomic
perspectives Nico Franz, email@example.com, Xianhua Liu,
firstname.lastname@example.org, Robert Peet, email@example.com,
and Laura Downey, firstname.lastname@example.org. (1) University
of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez, Department of Biology, PO Box 9012,
Mayaguez, PR, (2) Curriculum in Ecology, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, (3) LTER Network Office, University
of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM Taxonomic perspectives evolve
over time, as the definitions for taxonomic names become
partially redefined in light of new observations and character
interpretations. Many taxonomic redefinitions require
concomitant adjustments in naming, yet other changes in
taxonomic perspective, such as the shifting of a non-type genus
from one tribe to another, are not translated into nomenclatural
changes. The need for finer semantic resolution arises in
various situations, including the integration of data in large-
scale, long-term biodiversity studies and the developm