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Aarhus University Palm Transect Database

Citation

Balslev H (2016). Aarhus University Palm Transect Database. Version 7.1. Ecoinformatics & Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Aarhus University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/r5hujc accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.

Description

Data from 500 x 5m palm transects in tropical American forests recording all palm individuals and assigning them to growthclasses from seedlings to adults. All palm records are geo-referenced to one 5 x 5m subunit of a transect. Additional ecological data are recorded to suppport the data.

Taxonomic Coverages

Arecaceae
  1. Arecaceae
    common name: The palm family rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Tropical America

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Henrik Balslev
originator
position: Professor
Aarhus University
Ny Munkegade 114
Aarhus C
8000
Danmark
DK
Telephone: +45 871 56568
email: henrik.balslev@biology.au.dk
homepage: http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/persons/id(649f2e40-9f89-47f7-afed-44b38013a36a).html
Henrik Balslev
metadata author
position: Professor
Aarhus University
Ny Munkegade 114
Aarhus C
8000
Danmark
DK
Telephone: +45 871 56568
email: henrik.balslev@biology.au.dk
homepage: http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/persons/id(649f2e40-9f89-47f7-afed-44b38013a36a).html
Henrik Balslev
administrative point of contact
position: Professor
Aarhus University
Ny Munkegade 114
Aarhus C
8000
Danmark
DK
Telephone: +45 871 56568
email: henrik.balslev@biology.au.dk
homepage: http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/persons/id(649f2e40-9f89-47f7-afed-44b38013a36a).html
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