taxonomic inventory process compilation taxonomic inventory process A compiliation taxonomic inventory process is typically required to document the occurences of taxa of interest over large geospatial areas, or to derive the most comprehensive accounting of presence and absence of taxa of interest in a larger region. A taxonomic inventory process in which a list of taxa of interest is assembled from various combinations of existing taxonomic inventories, rather than generated de novo from observations or samples. Atlases and Checklists Taxonomic Inventory Metadata Workshop compilation inventory uncurated