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Compatability with Existing Initiatives.

Several initiatives for biodiversity monitoring are in operation. For reasons already discussed, these initiatives have limitations in terms of taxonomic or geographical coverage. However, they have accumulated extremely valuable data that can be used to assess long-term trends in some groups. To maximize the usefulness of PPBio LTER sites, and modules used for bioprospecting and impact assessment, it is important that data from these initiatives can be integrated with data collected by PPBio.

About the PPBio

The Biodiversity Research Program (PPBio) has three sections:

Biological collections – supports the growth and development of such biological collections as herbariums, museums and living collections

Biological Inventories – biodiversity surveys, collection sites, methods and data for long-term studies

Gentry Plots

Gentry 0.1 ha transect methodology, as modified by Brad Boyle

 

(excerpt from Boyle 1996, Chap. 1).

 

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