@article{fdi:010068706,
  title = {{RAINBIO} : a mega-database of tropical {A}frican vascular plants distributions},
  author = {{D}auby, {G}. and {Z}aiss, {R}ainer and {B}lach-{O}vergaard, {A}. and {C}atarino, {L}. and {D}amen, {T}. and {D}eblauwe, {V}incent and {D}essein, {S}. and {D}ransfield, {J}. and {D}roissart, {V}incent and {D}uarte, {M}. {C}. and {E}ngledow, {H}. and {F}adeur, {G}. and {F}igueira, {R}. and {G}ereau, {R}. {E}. and {H}ardy, {O}. {J}. and {H}arris, {D}. {J}. and de {H}eij, {J}. and {J}anssens, {S}. and {K}lomberg, {Y}. and {L}ey, {A}. {C}. and {M}ackinder, {B}. {A}. and {M}eerts, {P}. and van de {P}oel, {J}. {L}. and {S}onke, {B}. and {S}osef, {M}. {S}. {M}. and {S}tevart, {T}. and {S}toffelen, {P}. and {S}venning, {J}. {C}. and {S}epulchre, {P}. and van der {B}urgt, {X}. and {W}ieringa, {J}. {J}. and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he tropical vegetation of {A}frica is characterized by high levels of species diversity but is undergoing important shifts in response to ongoing climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressures. {A}lthough our knowledge of plant species distribution patterns in the {A}frican tropics has been improving over the years, it remains limited. {H}ere we present {RAINBIO}, a unique comprehensive mega-database of georeferenced records for vascular plants in continental tropical {A}frica. {T}he geographic focus of the database is the region south of the {S}ahel and north of {S}outhern {A}frica, and the majority of data originate from tropical forest regions. {RAINBIO} is a compilation of 13 datasets either publicly available or personal ones. {N}umerous in depth data quality checks, automatic and manual via several {A}frican flora experts, were undertaken for georeferencing, standardization of taxonomic names and identification and merging of duplicated records. {T}he resulting {RAINBIO} data allows exploration and extraction of distribution data for 25,356 native tropical {A}frican vascular plant species, which represents ca. 89% of all known plant species in the area of interest. {H}abit information is also provided for 91% of these species.},
  keywords = {{H}erbarium specimens ; tropical forests ; georeferencing ; taxonomic ; backbone ; habit ; digitization ; native species ; cultivated species ; biodiversity assessment ; {AFRIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}hytokeys},
  volume = {74},
  numero = {},
  pages = {1--18},
  ISSN = {1314-2011},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3897/phytokeys.74.9723},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068706},
}