Identifying gaps in the photographic record of the vascular plant flora of the Americas
Field photographs of plant species are crucial for research and conservation, but the lack of a centralized database makes them difficult to locate. We surveyed 25 online databases of field photographs and found that they harboured only about 53% of the approximately 125,000 vascular plant species of the Americas. These results reflect the urgent need for a centralized database that can both integrate and complete the photographic record of the world's flora.
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | article biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
Subjects: | F70 - Taxonomie végétale et phytogéographie, P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières, U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques, flore, photographies, botanique, banque de données, collection botanique, biodiversité, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2983, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_edddeb10, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1023, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24833, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5957, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33949, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_335, |
Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/598903/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/598903/7/598903.pdf |
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