redbook_sp_data: Database of the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru

In redbookperu: Access and Analyze Data from the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru

Database of the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru

Description

This database contains comprehensive information regarding the endemic plant species listed in the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru. Each endemic taxon is accompanied by corresponding variables that detail its taxonomic status, IUCN conservation category, bibliographic references, type collection details, common names, departmental registrations, ecological regions, protected natural areas (SINANPE), and Peruvian herbaria where the specimens are deposited, as recorded in the original book.

Usage

redbook_sp_data

Format

A data frame with the following variables:

redbook_id

Unique identifier for each species in the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru.

redbook_name

Scientific name of the endemic species.

iucn

Conservation category assigned according to IUCN.

publication

Bibliographic reference where the taxon was originally described.

collector

Name(s) of the collector(s) of the type specimen.

herbariums

Acronyms of the institutions where the type specimens of the taxon are deposited.

common_name

Common names of the species as mentioned in the literature.

dep_registry

Abbreviations of the departments where the taxon has been recorded.

ecological_regions

Abbreviations of the ecological regions proposed by Zamora (1996).

sinampe

Abbreviation of the Protected Natural Area where the taxon was recorded.

peruvian_herbariums

Acronyms of the Peruvian institutions where both type and non-type specimens are deposited.

remarks

Observations and additional information about the endemic taxon.

Details

This database provides essential information for research and conservation efforts related to Peru's endemic flora, offering access to the data presented in the corresponding book.

References

León, Blanca, et.al. 2006. “The Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 13 (2): 9s-22s. https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/issue/view/153

Examples

# Example illustrating how to load and explore the database
data("redbook_sp_data")
head(redbook_sp_data)

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