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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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West Africa collections of the SeSam database

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DescriptionDigitized collections of the Herbarium Senckenbergianum (FR), partly collected and/or digitized in the course of BIOTA. Most of this data is available up to date and online via http://sesam.senckenberg.de/. The dataset is contributing to GBIF.
Purpose Compilation of collection data from West Africa for analyses of biodiversity, taxonomy, biogeography (e.g., distribution models), macroecology, phytosociology, etc. and collection management
Main theme(s)
  1. Biodiversity
  2. Conservation
  3. Ecosystem
  4. Environment
  5. Flora
  6. Habitats
Subtheme(s)
  1. Deforestation
  2. Drought
  3. Erosion
  4. Fallows
  5. Forest
  6. Fruit types
  7. Grassland
  8. Grazing
  9. Life forms
  10. Parklands
  11. Photosynthetic types
  12. Protected areas
  13. Savanna
  14. Species richness
Biome(s)
  1. Steppe
  2. Savanna
  3. Woodland
Country(ies)
  1. Burkina Faso
  2. Benin
  3. Nigeria
  4. Niger
Administration unit(s)
Locality(ies)
BIOTA Observatory(ies)
  1. Gorom Gorom
  2. Fada N’Gourma
  3. Pendjari National Park
  4. Pehunco
Period(s) 2001-2006
Sampling method(s) Herbarium specimens
Responsible person(s) Marco Schmidt, Stefan Dressler, numerous collectors
Regional networks(s) BIOTA West Africa
Related subprojects / workpackages / topics
  1. W11 Phytodiverssity dynamics
  2. CT1 Status of biodiversity in West Africa
  3. CT2 Land use changes: agriculture and restoration
  4. CT3 Tools and products for decision making …
Copyright holder Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg
Restrictions of dissemination (4) Data provider
Start time of protection January 2001
Duration of protection unlimited
Rationale / notes ongoing analyses for own publications; especially PhD theses and vascular plant checklist, sensitive data on rare species



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    Notes
    Related publications M. Schmidt. Pflanzenvielfalt in Burkina Faso - Analyse, Modellierung und Dokumentation. 188 S., 2006. Dissertation J.W.Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main. http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/volltexte/2006/3198/ M. Schmidt, H. Kreft, A. Thiombiano, and G. Zizka. Herbarium collections and field data-based plant diversity maps for Burkina Faso. Diversity and Distributions 11 (6):509-516, 2005. M. Schmidt, S. Dressler, and G. Zizka. Herbarium online! Natur und Museum 136:75-76, 2006.



Contact person
Dressler, Dr. Stefan 
Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg; Universität Frankfurt 
Senckenberganlage 25 
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany 
Phone: +49 69 970751135 
Fax: +49 69 970751137 
Stefan.Dressler@senckenberg.de

Position: Database manager

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