Peyre, Gwendolyn; Balslev, Henrik; Martí, David; Sklenář, Petr; Ramsay, Paul; Lozano, Pablo; Cuello, Nidia; Bussmann, Rainer; Cabrera, Omar; Font, Xavier
publié: Jul 1, 2015
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Abstract
The páramo region in the northern Andes is very biodiverse,
presents high endemism and provides many ecosystem services.
Unfortunately, the páramo is critically threatened by anthropogenic
activities and climate change. Further research and development of
efficient conservation
strategies are therefore needed for the region, but they are often
limited by the lack of consistent biological data-sources. Here we
present VegPáramo (GIVD ID: SA-00-002,
http://www.givd.info/ID/SA-00-002), a flora and vegetation database for
the páramo based on phytosociological
vegetation plots. VegPáramo contains data from 3,000 georeferenced
vegetation plots with updated nomenclature. The database is accessible
through the webportal http://www.vegparamo.com, from which floristic and
vegetation data can be freely consulted and downloaded. This new tool
should
make future botanical and ecological páramo studies easier. VegPáramo is
already geographically and floristically representative for the páramo
region, but we hope it will continue to grow in scientific significance
via new data addition and revision.
