Overcoming the Law of the Hidden in Cyberinfrastructures

Alexander Bucksch; Abhiram Das; Hannah Schneider; Nirav Merchant; Joshua S. Weitz

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2016.11.014

Overcoming the Law of the Hidden in Cyberinfrastructures

Alexander Bucksch, Abhiram Das, Hannah Schneider, Nirav Merchant, Joshua S. Weitz

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Abstract

Cyberinfrastructure projects (CIPs) are complex, integrated systems that require interaction and organization amongst user, developer, hardware, technical infrastructure, and funding resources. Nevertheless, CIP usability, functionality, and growth do not scale with the sum of these resources. Instead, growth and efficient usage of CIPs require access to ‘hidden’ resources. These include technical resources within CIPs as well as social and functional interactions among stakeholders. We identify approaches to overcome resource limitations following the conceptual basis of Liebig's Law of the Minimum. In so doing, we recommend practical steps towards efficient and scaleable resource use, taking the iPlant/CyVerse CIP as an example.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	117-123
Number of pages	7
Journal	Trends in Plant Science
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2016.11.014
State	Published - Feb 1 2017

Keywords

computational plant science
cyberinfrastructure
plant biology
plant phenotyping

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Plant Science

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