florabr: An R package to explore and spatialize species distribution using Flora e Funga do Brasil

Abstract Premise The Flora e Funga do Brasil project is the most comprehensive effort to reliably document Brazilian plant and fungal diversity. It involves the collaborative work of hundreds of taxonomists, integrating detailed and standardized morphological descriptions, nomenclatural status, and...

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Main Author: Weverton C. F. Trindade
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Applications in Plant Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11616
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description Abstract Premise The Flora e Funga do Brasil project is the most comprehensive effort to reliably document Brazilian plant and fungal diversity. It involves the collaborative work of hundreds of taxonomists, integrating detailed and standardized morphological descriptions, nomenclatural status, and geographic distribution information of plants, algae, and fungi collected throughout Brazil. Despite the extensive information available, managing the information from the Flora e Funga do Brasil website poses certain challenges. Methods and Results florabr is an R package developed to facilitate the exploration and geographical analysis of species information derived from the Flora e Funga do Brasil. Unique to florabr is its ability to interact with the latest, or any other version of the dataset, which undergoes weekly updates. I illustrate the practical application of florabr in common tasks in biogeography and conservation studies. Conclusions florabr is anticipated to be of significant interest to biogeographers, ecologists, curators of biological collections, and taxonomists actively contributing to the Flora e Funga do Brasil.
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spelling doaj-art-50bc3ddcb6e948ad91e59cff22aa1f072025-08-20T02:50:56ZengWileyApplications in Plant Sciences2168-04502024-11-01126n/an/a10.1002/aps3.11616florabr: An R package to explore and spatialize species distribution using Flora e Funga do BrasilWeverton C. F. Trindade0Laboratory of Plant Ecology Federal University of Paraná Curitiba Paraná BrazilAbstract Premise The Flora e Funga do Brasil project is the most comprehensive effort to reliably document Brazilian plant and fungal diversity. It involves the collaborative work of hundreds of taxonomists, integrating detailed and standardized morphological descriptions, nomenclatural status, and geographic distribution information of plants, algae, and fungi collected throughout Brazil. Despite the extensive information available, managing the information from the Flora e Funga do Brasil website poses certain challenges. Methods and Results florabr is an R package developed to facilitate the exploration and geographical analysis of species information derived from the Flora e Funga do Brasil. Unique to florabr is its ability to interact with the latest, or any other version of the dataset, which undergoes weekly updates. I illustrate the practical application of florabr in common tasks in biogeography and conservation studies. Conclusions florabr is anticipated to be of significant interest to biogeographers, ecologists, curators of biological collections, and taxonomists actively contributing to the Flora e Funga do Brasil.https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11616biodiversity datasetdata cleaningonline floraplant distributionplant diversity
spellingShingle Weverton C. F. Trindade
florabr: An R package to explore and spatialize species distribution using Flora e Funga do Brasil
Applications in Plant Sciences
biodiversity dataset
data cleaning
online flora
plant distribution
plant diversity
title florabr: An R package to explore and spatialize species distribution using Flora e Funga do Brasil
title_full florabr: An R package to explore and spatialize species distribution using Flora e Funga do Brasil
title_fullStr florabr: An R package to explore and spatialize species distribution using Flora e Funga do Brasil
title_full_unstemmed florabr: An R package to explore and spatialize species distribution using Flora e Funga do Brasil
title_short florabr: An R package to explore and spatialize species distribution using Flora e Funga do Brasil
title_sort florabr an r package to explore and spatialize species distribution using flora e funga do brasil
topic biodiversity dataset
data cleaning
online flora
plant distribution
plant diversity
url https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11616
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