Scientists compile largest meta-dataset of tree inventory studies from India
A new study led by researchers from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and other institutions has compiled InvenTree-meta, the largest meta-dataset of tree inventory studies from India. The database brings together information from 465 published studies conducted between 1991 and 2023, spanning more than 4,650 hectares of forests across all of India’s biomes. Contributing to global databasesScientists around the world use vast forest datasets to understand how trees store carbon, support biodiversity, and respond to climate change.
- ▪A new study led by researchers from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and other institutions has compiled InvenTree-meta, the largest meta-dataset of tree inventory studies from India.
- ▪The database brings together information from 465 published studies conducted between 1991 and 2023, spanning more than 4,650 hectares of forests across all of India’s biomes.
- ▪Contributing to global databasesScientists around the world use vast forest datasets to understand how trees store carbon, support biodiversity, and respond to climate change.
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A new study led by researchers from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and other institutions has compiled InvenTree-meta, the largest meta-dataset of tree inventory studies from India. The database brings together information from 465 published studies conducted between 1991 and 2023, spanning more than 4,650 hectares of forests across all of India’s biomes. Contributing to global databasesScientists around the world use vast forest datasets to understand how trees store carbon, support biodiversity, and respond to climate change. Despite being home to some of the world’s most diverse and human-influenced forests, South Asia, especially India, contributes little to global forest databases.
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