'Big data' takes root in the world of plant research
Sunday, November 9, 2014 - 19:00
in Biology & Nature
Botanists at Trinity College Dublin have launched a database with information that documents significant 'life events' for nearly 600 plant species across the globe. They clubbed together with like-minded individuals working across five different continents to compile the huge database of plant life histories, for which data have been gathered over a near 50-year span.