Alignement d'ontologiesOntology alignment, or ontology matching, is the process of determining correspondences between concepts in ontologies. A set of correspondences is also called an alignment. The phrase takes on a slightly different meaning, in computer science, cognitive science or philosophy. For computer scientists, concepts are expressed as labels for data. Historically, the need for ontology alignment arose out of the need to integrate heterogeneous databases, ones developed independently and thus each having their own data vocabulary.
Ecosystem managementEcosystem management is an approach to natural resource management that aims to ensure the long-term sustainability and persistence of an ecosystem's function and services while meeting socioeconomic, political, and cultural needs. Although indigenous communities have employed sustainable ecosystem management approaches implicitly for millennia, ecosystem management emerged explicitly as a formal concept in the 1990s from a growing appreciation of the complexity of ecosystems and of humans' reliance and influence on natural systems (e.
Payment for ecosystem servicesPayments for ecosystem services (PES), also known as payments for environmental services (or benefits), are incentives offered to farmers or landowners in exchange for managing their land to provide some sort of ecological service. They have been defined as "a transparent system for the additional provision of environmental services through conditional payments to voluntary providers". These programmes promote the conservation of natural resources in the marketplace.
Marine ecosystemMarine ecosystems are the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems and exist in waters that have a high salt content. These systems contrast with freshwater ecosystems, which have a lower salt content. Marine waters cover more than 70% of the surface of the Earth and account for more than 97% of Earth's water supply and 90% of habitable space on Earth. Seawater has an average salinity of 35 parts per thousand of water. Actual salinity varies among different marine ecosystems.
Decision-making softwareDecision-making software (DM software) is software for computer applications that help individuals and organisations make choices and take decisions, typically by ranking, prioritizing or choosing from a number of options. An early example of DM software was described in 1973. Before the advent of the World Wide Web, most DM software was spreadsheet-based, with the first web-based DM software appearing in the mid-1990s. Nowadays, many DM software products (mostly web-based) are available – e.g.
Étage montagnardvignette|La hêtraie-sapinière est la forêt mixte typique de l'étage montagnard du massif des Vosges. En automne, les sapins restent verts tandis que le feuillage des hêtres prend des teintes orangées (Le Tholy). vignette|Étage montagnard Dans les massifs montagneux des régions tempérées, l'étage montagnard est le deuxième étage de végétation qui se rencontre lors de la montée en altitude. Il est généralement compris entre ~500 m et ~1500 m d'altitude. Il est situé au-dessus de l'étage collinéen et au-dessous de l'étage subalpin.
Cycle des nutrimentsvignette|Nutrient-cycle Le cycle des nutriments (ou recyclage écologique) est le processus par lequel les composés organiques et inorganiques sont réutilisés dans un nouveau but de production de la matière. A l'inverse, l'énergie est utilisée dans un but de consommation sans jamais revenir à son état de départ. On ne peut pas parler de cycle de l'énergie, contrairement au cycle des nutriments minéraux.
Similarité sémantiqueLa similarité sémantique est une notion définie entre deux concepts soit au sein d'une même hiérarchie conceptuelle, soit - dans le cas d'alignement d'ontologies - entre deux concepts appartenant respectivement à deux hiérarchies conceptuelles distinctes. La similarité sémantique indique que ces deux concepts possèdent un grand nombre d'éléments en commun (propriétés, termes, instances). D’un point de vue psychologie cognitive, les notions de proximité et de similarité sont bien distinctes.
Semantic integrationSemantic integration is the process of interrelating information from diverse sources, for example calendars and to do lists, email archives, presence information (physical, psychological, and social), documents of all sorts, contacts (including social graphs), search results, and advertising and marketing relevance derived from them. In this regard, semantics focuses on the organization of and action upon information by acting as an intermediary between heterogeneous data sources, which may conflict not only by structure but also context or value.
Prise de décision collectiveLa prise de décision collective (en anglais, collaborative decision making ou CDM) est une situation où des individus sont rassemblés en un groupe pour résoudre des problèmes. Selon l'idée de synergie, les décisions prises collectivement ont tendance à être plus efficaces que les décisions prises individuellement. Cependant, il existe des situations dans lesquelles les décisions prises en groupe aboutissent à un mauvais jugement. En psychologie sociale, la prise de décision collective peut être définie comme .
