Two Open Access datasets from the digitization of 50,493 herbarium sheets from Pondicherry and Baroda collections with a focus on the Western Ghats

• Published in: Biogeographia Vol. 38; no. 2
• Main Authors: ANDRIEU, Julien, Narayanan, Ayyappan, Natesan, Balachandran, Dhandapani, Balasubramanian, Engineer, Riya, Chandrasegarane, Pradeep, Rajput, Krishna, Kothandapani, Rameshkumar, Ramakrishnan, Srilatha, Nagar, Padamnabhi S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italian Biogeography Society 06.08.2023
• Subjects: Biodiversity and Ecology; Botanics; Computer Science; Environmental Sciences; Life Sciences; Vegetal Biology; Herbarium; Open biodiversity data; GBIF; Western Ghats; plants; India

Human activities have led to a substantial loss of biodiversity, with terrestrial ecosystems experiencing over a 20% average reduction. Conservation priorities are crucial, but data on species, threats, and protection are limited, especially in tropical countries like India. Open biodiversity data,...