The important challenge of quantifying tropical diversity

Anne E. Magurran

doi:10.1186/s12915-017-0358-6

The important challenge of quantifying tropical diversity

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Abstract

The tropics are the repository of much of the world’s biodiversity, yet are undersampled relative to temperate regions. To help fill this knowledge gap, a paper in BMC Biology explores diversity patterns in tropical African plants, as revealed by the RAINBIO database. The paper documents spatial variation in diversity and data coverage, but also highlights the challenges faced in quantifying diversity patterns using data collated from a range of sources including herbaria.

See research article: http://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-017-0356-8.

Original language	English
Article number	14
Number of pages	3
Journal	BMC Biology
Volume	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-017-0358-6
Publication status	Published - 7 Mar 2017

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BioCHANGE: H2020 ERC PoC
Magurran, A. (PI)
European Research Council
1/11/16 → 30/04/18
Project: Standard
BioTIME: ERC Advanced Grant - BioTime
Magurran, A. (PI)
European Research Council
1/08/10 → 31/07/15
Project: Standard

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