TropiRoot 1.0:

Amanda L Cordeiro1,2, Daniela F Cusack1,3, Nathaly Guerrero-Ramírez4,5

  • 1Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

Ecology
|May 19, 2025
PubMed
概括

新的数据库TropiRoot 1.0将热带根数据扩展30%,增强全球植物多样性和功能生态研究. 该资源有助于理解热带生态系统,并改进植被模型.

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