TROPIS, the tree growth and permanent plot information system

TROPIS, the Tree Growth and Permanent Plot Information System, contains five elements: (1) a network of people willing to share permanent plot data and tree growth information (serviced by newsletters and information sources hosted at http://www.cifor.id/tropis or available form CIFOR), (2) an index...

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Main Author: Vanclay, J.K.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17632
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description TROPIS, the Tree Growth and Permanent Plot Information System, contains five elements: (1) a network of people willing to share permanent plot data and tree growth information (serviced by newsletters and information sources hosted at http://www.cifor.id/tropis or available form CIFOR), (2) an index to, or metadatabase of, people and institutions holding permanent plot data, (3) a database management system (MIRA) to assist more efficient data management, (4) a system (WORLD) to identify comparable sites in other regions, allowing data from elsewhere to be used when no local growth information exists, and (5) an inference system (PLANTGRO) to allow growth estimates to be made in the absence of empirical data. Most of these components are still under development, but the first two elements are operational. The index or metadatabase currently contains references to 10 000 plots with 2 000 species contributed by 100 collaborators, and is growing at about 1 000 plots per month. Searches of the database are welcomed, and may be directed to the author.
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spelling CGSpace176322025-01-24T14:11:53Z TROPIS, the tree growth and permanent plot information system Vanclay, J.K. information systems trees growth TROPIS, the Tree Growth and Permanent Plot Information System, contains five elements: (1) a network of people willing to share permanent plot data and tree growth information (serviced by newsletters and information sources hosted at http://www.cifor.id/tropis or available form CIFOR), (2) an index to, or metadatabase of, people and institutions holding permanent plot data, (3) a database management system (MIRA) to assist more efficient data management, (4) a system (WORLD) to identify comparable sites in other regions, allowing data from elsewhere to be used when no local growth information exists, and (5) an inference system (PLANTGRO) to allow growth estimates to be made in the absence of empirical data. Most of these components are still under development, but the first two elements are operational. The index or metadatabase currently contains references to 10 000 plots with 2 000 species contributed by 100 collaborators, and is growing at about 1 000 plots per month. Searches of the database are welcomed, and may be directed to the author. 1997 2012-06-04T09:02:17Z 2012-06-04T09:02:17Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17632 en Vanclay, J.K. 1997. TROPIS, the tree growth and permanent plot information system . Proceedings, IUFRO Conference on Growth Studies in Moist Tropical Forests in Africa, 11-15 November 1996, Kumasi, Ghana. :200-204.
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TROPIS, the tree growth and permanent plot information system
title TROPIS, the tree growth and permanent plot information system
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