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The flora phenotype ontology (FLOPO): tool for integrating morphological traits and phenotypes of vascular plants.
Journal of biomedical semantics - 14 Nov 2016
Hoehndorf Robert, Alshahrani Mona, Gkoutos Georgios V, Gosline George, Groom Quentin, Hamann Thomas, Kattge Jens, de Oliveira Sylvia Mota, Schmidt Marco, Sierra Soraya, Smets Erik, Vos Rutger A, Weiland Claus
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BACKGROUND: The systematic analysis of a large number of comparable plant trait data can support investigations into phylogenetics and ecological adaptation, with broad applications in evolutionary biology, agriculture, conservation, and the functioning of ecosystems. Floras, i.e., books collecting the information on all known plant species found within a region, are a potentially rich source of such plant trait...
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