Data management for the Braun-Blanquet project and the European vegetation archive

The Braun-Blanquet project and the European Vegetation Archive are among the first initiatives for analyzing comprehensive datasets of vegetation plots in Europe (Jimenez-Alfaro et al. 2013). Both initiatives are based on the compilation of vegetation data from different collaborators, including nat...

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Main Authors: Jimenez-Alfaro, B., Hennekens, S.M., Chytry, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CAFF International Secretariat 2014
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Online Access:https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/data-management-for-the-braun-blanquet-project-and-the-european-v
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Summary:The Braun-Blanquet project and the European Vegetation Archive are among the first initiatives for analyzing comprehensive datasets of vegetation plots in Europe (Jimenez-Alfaro et al. 2013). Both initiatives are based on the compilation of vegetation data from different collaborators, including national and regional databases and additional data from individual researchers or research groups or the literature. The management of this information is complex since it derives from heterogeneous sources and many different research contexts.