Data Set Citation:
When using this data, please cite the data package:
NCEAS and iPlant and group B. 2013.
BIEN 3
knb.425.1 (https://knb.ecoinformatics.org:443/knb/metacat/knb.425.1/knb)
General Information:
Title:BIEN 3
Identifier:knb.425.2
Alternate Identifier:postgresql://vegbiendev.nceas.ucsb.edu/vegbien
Abstract:
a database of over 80 million New World plant observations from various databanks and herbaria
Keywords:None:
  • New World
  • plants
  • specimens
  • plots
Publication Date:2013-11-25

Involved Parties

Data Set Creators:
Organization:NCEAS and iPlant
Individual: BIEN group
Organization:NCEAS and iPlant
Address:
735 State St Ste 300,
Santa Barbara, California 93101-5504 United States
Phone:
+1-805-893-8000
Email Address:
bien-db@iplantcollaborative.org
Data Set Contacts:
Individual: BIEN group
Organization:NCEAS and iPlant
Address:
735 State St Ste 300,
Santa Barbara, California 93101-5504 United States
Phone:
+1-805-893-8000
Email Address:
bien-db@iplantcollaborative.org
Associated Parties:
Individual: BIEN group
Metadata Providers:
Individual: Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

Data Set Characteristics

Geographic Region:
Geographic Description:the Americas
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  172.0000  degrees
East:  -34.0000  degrees
North:  83.0000  degrees
South:  -56.0000  degrees
Time Period:
Date:
0001
Taxonomic Range:
General Coverage:Tropicos, GCC
Classification:
Rank Name:kingdom
Rank Value:Plantae

Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods

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Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File