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Department of Biology
Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology

Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants (BEE)

Division BEE > Biodiversity & Ecology > Vol.4 > Article 28

Biodiversity & Ecology

Journal of the Division Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants , Institute for Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg.

Long Database Report Open Access

The Tree Biodiversity Network (BIOTREE-NET): prospects for biodiversity research and conservation in the Neotropics

Luis Cayuela, Lucía Gálvez-Bravo, Ramón Pérez Pérez, Fábio S. de Albuquerque, Duncan J. Golicher, Rakan A. Zahawi, Neptalí Ramírez-Marcial, Cristina Garibaldi, Richard Field, José M. Rey Benayas, Mario González-Espinosa, Patricia Balvanera, Miguel Ángel Castillo, Blanca L. Figueroa-Rangel, Daniel M. Griffith, Gerald A. Islebe, Daniel L. Kelly, Miguel Olvera-Vargas, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Eduardo Velázquez, Guadalupe Williams-Linera, Steven W. Brewer, Angélica Camacho-Cruz, Indiana Coronado, Ben de Jong, Rafael del Castillo, Íñigo Granzow-de la Cerda, Javier Fernández, William Fonseca, Luis Galindo-Jaimes, Thomas W. Gillespie, Benigno González-Rivas, James E. Gordon, Johanna Hurtado, José Linares, Susan G. Letcher, Scott A. Mangan, Jorge A. Meave, Ernesto V. Méndez, Victor Meza, Susana Ochoa-Gaona, Chris J. Peterson, Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez, Kymberley A. Snarr, Fernando Tun Dzul, Mirna Valdez-Hernández, Karin M. Viergever, David A. White, John N. Williams, Francisco J. Bonet & Regino Zamora

Article first published online: 24 September 2012

DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00078

*Corresponding author contact: luis.cayuela@urjc.es

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Special Volume: Vegetation databases for the 21st century,
edited by Jürgen Dengler, Jens Oldeland, Florian Jansen, Milan Chytrý, Jörg Ewald, Manfred Finckh, Falko Glöckler, Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez, Robert K. Peet & Joop H.J. Schaminée

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Keywords: Central America; data linking; data sharing; relational database; southern Mexico; species distribution modelling; tropical forest.

English

Abstract: Biodiversity research and conservation efforts in the tropics are hindered by the lack of knowledge of the assemblages found there, with many species undescribed or poorly known. Our initiative, the Tree Biodiversity Network (BIOTREE-NET), aims to address this problem by assembling georeferenced data from a wide range of sources, making these data easily accessible and easily queried, and promoting data sharing. The database (GIVD ID NA-00-002) currently comprises ca. 50,000 tree records of ca. 5,000 species (230 in the IUCN Red List) from >2,000 forest plots in 11 countries. The focus is on trees because of their pivotal role in tropical forest ecosystems (which contain most of the world's biodiversity) in terms of ecosystem function, carbon storage and effects on other species. BIOTREE-NET currently focuses on southern Mexico and Central America, but we aim to expand coverage to other parts of tropical America. The database is relational, comprising 12 linked data tables. We summarise its structure and contents. Key tables contain data on forest plots (including size, location and date(s) sampled), individual trees (including diameter, when available, and both recorded and standardised species name), species (including biological traits of each species) and the researchers who collected the data. Many types of queries are facilitated and species distribution modelling is enabled. Examining the data in BIOTREE-NET to date, we found an uneven distribution of data in space and across biomes, reflecting the general state of knowledge of the tropics. More than 90% of the data were collected since 1990 and plot size varies widely, but with most less than one hectare in size. A wide range of minimum sizes is used to define a 'tree'. The database helps to identify gaps that need filling by further data collection and collation. The data can be publicly accessed through a web application at https://portal.biotreenet.com. Researchers are invited and encouraged to contribute data to BIOTREE-NET.

Suggested citation:
Cayuela, L., Gálvez-Bravo, L., Pérez Pérez, R., de Albuquerque, F.S., Golicher, D.J., Zahawi, R.A., Ramírez-Marcial, N., Garibaldi, C., Field, R., Rey Benayas, J.M., González-Espinosa, M., Balvanera, P., Castillo, M.A., Figueroa-Rangel, B.L., Griffith, D.M (2012): The Tree Biodiversity Network (BIOTREE-NET): prospects for biodiversity research and conservation in the Neotropics. – In: Dengler, J., Oldeland, J., Jansen, F., Chytrý, M., Ewald, J., Finckh, M., Glöckler, F., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Peet, R.K., Schaminée, J.H.J. [Eds.]: Vegetation databases for the 21st century. – Biodiversity & Ecology 4: 211–224. DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00078.

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