Occurrence dataset Registered May 25, 2022
Flora of the Dutch Caribbean Islands
Published by Wageningen Environmental Research
Janssen J • van Proosdij A • Hennekes S • Houtepen E
Description
The CACTUS database consists of vegetation relevés and individual plant species records of the Dutch Caribbean islands. The database is managed within TURBOVEG software package.
Purpose
The dataset aims at supporting scientific research and nature management and policy. Applications are vegetation classification, trend and Red List analysis of species, analysis of trends in species composition, and identification of areas of nature interest.
Geographic scope
- Description
Netherlands Antilles
- Latitude
- From 12 to 19
- Longitude
- From -70 to -62
Temporal scope
- range
- January 01, 1950 - December 09, 2021
Taxonomic scope
- Description
Only vascular plants and one stonewort observation.
- Coverage
- PlantaePlants
Metrics
Additional info
The data are derived from literature, herbaria, photos and field inventories.
Contacts
- Organization
- Wageningen Environmental Research
- Position
- Scientific researcher
- Roles
- Originator
Metadata author
Administrative point of contact
- Organization
- Wageningen Environmental Research
- Position
- Scientific researcher
- Roles
- Originator
Metadata author
- Organization
- Wageningen Environmental Research
- Position
- Scientific researcher
- Roles
- Originator
Metadata author
- Organization
- CARMABI
- Address
- Piscaderabaai
- Roles
- Originator
Metadata author
Administrative point of contact
- Organization
- NLBIF
- Position
- Node manager
- Address
- PO Box 9517
- Roles
- Processor
- Phone
- User ID
- Organization
- NLBIF
- Position
- Data manager
- Address
- PO Box 9517
- Roles
- Programmer
- Phone
- User ID
GBIF registration
- Registration date
- May 25, 2022
- Metadata last modified
- May 26, 2022
- Publication date
- May 26, 2022
- Hosted by
- Netherlands Biodiversity Information Facility (NLBIF)
- Installation
- NLBIF IPT
- Endpoints
- Darwin Core Archive
- EML
- Preferred identifier
- 10.15468/3v9384
- Alternative identifiers
Citation
Janssen J, van Proosdij A, Hennekes S, Houtepen E (2022). Flora of the Dutch Caribbean Islands. Version 1.4. Wageningen Environmental Research. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/3v9384 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-11.