Plant species occurrence in the upper to mid Tana River Basin based on specimen records at the East African Herbarium (EA), Nairobi, Kenya
Citation
Masinde S, Kamau P, Odhiambo K (2021). Plant species occurrence in the upper to mid Tana River Basin based on specimen records at the East African Herbarium (EA), Nairobi, Kenya. Version 1.1. National Museums of Kenya. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/5g8b2c accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-03-01.Description
The dataset contains plant species occurrence records in the upper to mid Tana River Basin, digitized from preserved specimens at the East African Herbarium (EA), Nairobi. The dataset is a subset of the EA BRAHMS database generated over several years through various projects and day-to-day digitization efforts. Specimen records from the Tana River Basin were extracted from the EA BRAHMS dataset then cleaned and formatted in Darwin Core Standard. Data cleaning was done using Open Refine Software as well as the GPS Visualizer tool to generate altitude values from coordinates. Elevation data from GPS Visualizer is controlled from a variety of reputable sources including SRTM, ASTER, USGS and Google Maps. Other cleaning tasks included correcting spellings, filling in missing data, checking the taxonomy, dates, and subnational administrative areas. Records without coordinates were georeferenced using GEOLocate, Google Maps, and Gazetteers. The field altitude (m) was automatically generated from GPS Visualizer (https://www.gpsvisualizer.com/elevation) to generate missing elevation values. The process involved uploading a CSV format file with latitude and longitude values to the website which then sampled these coordinates against inbuilt elevation profile files (Digital Elevation Models) to give altitude values at specified coordinates. Most coordinates were also retrieved from gazetteers as they are legacy data.Purpose
The dataset was created as a contribution of plant occurrence data to the Tana River Basin Biodiversity Information System portal.Sampling Description
Quality Control
Data cleaning was done using Open Refine Software as well as the GPS Visualizer tool to generate altitude values from coordinates. Elevation data from GPS Visualizer is controlled from a variety of reputable sources including SRTM, ASTER, USGS and Google.Method steps
- The field altitude (m) was automatically generated from GPS Visualizer (https://www.gpsvisualizer.com/elevation) to generate missing elevation values. The process involves uploading a CSV format file with latitude and longitude values to the website which then samples these coordinates against inbuilt elevation profile files (Digital Elevation Models) to give altitude values at specified coordinates. Most coordinates were also retrieved from gazetteer as they are legacy data.
Taxonomic Coverages
Vascular plants mostly identified to species level
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Tracheophytacommon name: Vascular plants including ferns and flowering plants rank: phylum
Geographic Coverages
Tana River Basin, south eastern Kenya.
Bibliographic Citations
- Baker, T.; Kiptala, J.; Olaka, L.; Oates, N.; Hussain, A.; McCartney, M. 2015. Baseline review and ecosystem services assessment of the Tana River Basin, Kenya. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 107p. (IWMI Working Paper 165). - doi: 10.5337/2015.223
- Van Beukering, P; De Moel, H. (eds) (2015). The Economics of Ecosystem Services of the Tana River Basin. Available at https://www.ivm.vu.nl/en/Images/R15-03_Tana_River_Basin_TEEB_report_tcm234-757604.pdf -
Contacts
Siro Masindeoriginator
position: Principal Research Scientist
East African Herbarium (EA), National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Telephone: +254 3742161
email: pmasinde@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Peris Kamau
originator
position: Senior Research Scientist
East African Herbarium (EA), National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Telephone: +254 3742161
email: periskamau2@yahoo.com
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Kevin Odhiambo
originator
position: Project Assistant
East African Herbarium (EA), National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: kevinabrahamsodhiambo@gmail.com
Siro Masinde
metadata author
position: Principal Research Scientist
East African Herbarium (EA), National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Telephone: +254 3742161
email: pmasinde@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Esther Mwangi
processor
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: mwangiwangui25@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4961-0278
Lawrence Monda
processor
position: ICT Manager
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-0418
Siro Masinde
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Research Scientist
East African Herbarium (EA), National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Telephone: +254 3742161
email: pmasinde@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Peris Kamau
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Research Scientist
East African Herbarium (EA), National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Telephone: +254 3742161
email: periskamau2@yahoo.com
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Kevin Odhiambo
administrative point of contact
position: Project Assistant
East African Herbarium (EA), National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: kevinabrahamsodhiambo@gmail.com