[Taxacom] Herbarium databases with altitude information

[Mary Barkworth]

We store elevation information IF it is on the label. We do not infer it
from the georeference data because, if one is in the mountains, a small
error can make a huge difference.  This would not stop someone from
using the georeference data to obtain the elevation themselves - but it
is not part of the database. I regret to say that, at present, we are
not exporting elevation information. That will be changed.  

Mary



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Marco Gaiani
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:27 AM
To: Taxacom
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Herbarium databases with altitude information

Thanks to all that have responded so far. My interest in the matter is 
not one as how the search is implemented (as stated by Paul Groff), but 
merely a matter of academic curiosity brought by a friend's question on 
altitudinal distribution of plant genera.

As an bioinformatics enthusiast I just wanted to know which and how many

plant databases out there had this feature, regardless of how good is 
the actual data or how well this information can be used in an 
ecological scenario.

Thank again to all,

Marco Gaiani
Bioinformatics Unit & Curator of Hemiptera
Museo Instituto de Zoología Agrícola
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Maracay, VENEZUELA

> Dear Marco,
>
> Try our herbarium database http://taiwanflora.sinica.edu.tw
>
> Enter English (version)-->specimen database-->altitude preference
>
> Sincerely,
> Ching-I
> ________________________________________
> Dr. Ching-I Peng
> Research Fellow and Herbarium Curator (HAST)
> Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica
> Nangang, Taipei 115, TAIWAN
> e-mail: bopeng at sinica.edu.tw
> Tel: 886-2- 2789-9621 ex 228
> FAX: 886-2- 2789-1623
> http://taiwanflora.sinica.edu.tw
> http://ejournal.sinica.edu.tw/bbas/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Marco Gaiani
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:16 AM
> To: Taxacom
> Subject: [Taxacom] Herbarium databases with altitude information
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am looking for on-line herbaria databases that use altitude 
> information to filter out results. Lets say that you want all
specimens 
> on a particular genus but only the occurrences between 1000 and 2000 
> meters of altitude. Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marco Gaiani
> Bioinformatics Unit
> Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Agricola
> Universidad Central de Venezuela
> Maracay, VENEZUELA
>
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