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A large number of automatic weather stations has been implemented in the frame of the BIOTA AFRICA project by the Namibian National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) and the Group "Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology" (BEE) of the University of Hamburg. The website offers hourly updates of data and graphs of a large number of weather parameters.


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BISAP Database (Biogeographical Information System on African Plant Diversity)

 Download PDF document        Last update: 2007-07-25   Done by: Henning Sommer     Copy dataset as template

Dataset metadata
DescriptionA database of botanical distribution data, including taxon name and geographic coordinates
Purpose Biodiversity analysis for creating distribution and species richness maps etc.
Main theme(s)
  1. Biodiversity
  2. Conservation
  3. Environment
  4. Flora
  5. Habitats
  6. Natural History Collections
Subtheme(s)
  1. Forest
  2. Habitats
  3. Protected areas
  4. Soil characteristics
Biome(s) all African
Country(ies) all African
Administration unit(s)
Locality(ies)
BIOTA Observatory(ies) not applicable
Period(s) All available data
Sampling method(s) digitising
Responsible person(s) Henning Sommer
Regional networks(s) BIOTA West Africa
Related subprojects / workpackages / topics
  1. CT1 Status of biodiversity in West Africa
  2. CT2 Land use changes: agriculture and restoration
  3. CT3 Tools and products for decision making …
Copyright holder Prof. Wilhelm Barthlott
Restrictions of dissemination (4) Data provider
Start time of protection January 2001
Duration of protection unspecified
Rationale / notes Third parties involved; ongoing analyses for publications



Data
Format MS-Access
File name(s) / size(s) alldistri (not available in BIOTA datapool) / alldistri / ca. 167 MB
Software requirements MS Office
Documentation  
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    Status unspecified
    Notes
    Related publications e.g.: Küper, W., Sommer, J. H., Lovett, J. C., Mutke, J., Linder, H. P., Beentje, H., van Rompaey, R. A. S. R., Chatelain, C., Sosef, M. and Barthlott, W. (2004). Africa's hotspots of biodiversity redefined. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 91: 525 - 536



Contact person
Barthlott, Prof. Dr. Wilhelm 
Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, University of Bonn 
Meckenheimer Allee 170 
53115 Bonn
Germany 
Phone: +49 228 732526 
Fax: +49 228 732120 
nees@uni-bonn.de

Position: Head of Institute

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