Repository details
Forest Global Earth Observatory
Name of repository
Forest Global Earth Observatory
Additional name(s)
- CTFS-ForestGEO
- formerly: CTFS
- formerly: Center for Tropical Forest Science
- ForestGEO
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) is a global network of forest research plots committed to the study of tropical and temperate forest function and diversity. The multi-institutional network comprises more than forty forest research plots across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe, with a strong focus on tropical regions. CTFS monitors the growth and survival of about 6 million trees of approximately 10,000 species.
Keyword(s)
Repository size
78 Sites; 29 Countries; 7.000.000 Trees; 12.000 Species
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (1)
Additional name(s)
- STRI
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (2)
Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (1)
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- other
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Versioning
no
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
unknown
Alerting services (1)
Type of alerting service
Remarks
Remarks
CTFS also includes the data from a subordinate repository CTFS-Panama http://ctfs.si.edu/webatlas/datasets/ (r3d100010689)
Entry date
2012-11-05
Last update
2024-07-30
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