Encyclopedia of Life

Our knowledge of the many life-forms on Earth - of animals, plants, fungi, protists and bacteria - is scattered around the world in books, journals, databases, websites, specimen collections, and in the minds of people everywhere. Imagine what it would mean if this information could be gathered together and made available to everyone – anywhere – at a moment’s notice. This dream is becoming a reality through the Encyclopedia of Life.

我们对地球众多生命形态——包括动物、植物、真菌、原生生物和细菌——的认知，散布于全球各地的书籍、期刊、数据库、网站、标本收藏以及世界各地人们的心中。设想如果这些信息能够汇集并随时供每个人——无论身处何地——查阅，将意味着什么。这一梦想正通过《生命百科全书》成为现实。