Description
Tree planting occurrence as observed by Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB), Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 34,942 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Richardson D M, Potgieter L J (2024). Tree planting occurrences. Version 1.3. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.sanbi.org.za/resource?r=tree_planting_cib&v=1.3
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is South African National Biodiversity Institute. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 33d2957c-ae61-470a-b06e-b36bb3094f61. South African National Biodiversity Institute publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by South African Biodiversity Information Facility.
Keywords
Citizen science; Community science; Ecosystem services; Google street view; Green infrastructure; Nature-based solutions; Treescapes; urban greening; Observation
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
South Africa
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
805 planted tree taxa
| Kingdom | Plantae |
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| Family | Clusiaceae, Buxaceae, Gentianaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, Cannabaceae, Araliaceae, Pittosporaceae, Myrtaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Metteniusaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Cornaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Rhamnaceae, Sapindaceae, Meliaceae, Rosaceae, Canellaceae, Rutaceae, Cunoniaceae, Stilbaceae, Arecaceae, Lecythidaceae, Oleaceae, Bignoniaceae, Theaceae, Curtisiaceae, Asparagaceae, Cupressaceae, Betulaceae, Solanaceae, Pinaceae, Ulmaceae, Simaroubaceae, Phyllanthaceae, Moringaceae, Polygonaceae, Platanaceae, Melastomataceae, Ericaceae, Rubiaceae, Taxaceae, Fabaceae, Capparaceae, Dilleniaceae, Proteaceae, Araucariaceae, Fagaceae, Boraginaceae, Lauraceae, Podocarpaceae, Achariaceae, Viburnaceae, Asphodelaceae, Moraceae, Verbenaceae, Strelitziaceae, Berberidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Tamaricaceae, Lythraceae, Altingiaceae, Casuarinaceae, Ebenaceae, Combretaceae, Convolvulaceae, Primulaceae, Apocynaceae, Sapotaceae, Ginkgoaceae, Pandanaceae, Paulowniaceae, Celastraceae, Asteraceae, Salicaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Anacardiaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Annonaceae, Bixaceae, Juglandaceae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1993-12-01 / 2024-02-29 |
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Project Data
Tree planting over three centuries has radically affected the composition of treescapes in South Africa, contributing important ecosystem services, but also disservices. Rapid global change calls for diverse interventions to create more resilient ecosystems. Many nature-based solutions involve manipulating tree cover in rural and urban landscapes. There is a need for a spatially-explicit database of planted trees in South Africa to serve as the foundation for policy and management decisions.
| Title | A living inventory of planted trees in South Africa derived from iNaturalist |
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| Identifier | N/A |
| Funding | This study was supported by the Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University. DMR acknowledges support from Mobility 2020 project no. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/18_053/0017850 (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic), long-term research development project RVO 67985939 (Czech Academy of Sciences). LJP received support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (grant 386151). |
| Study Area Description | The database contains 34943 records of 805 planted tree taxa in South Africa. |
| Design Description | The community science platform iNaturalist was used to create a comprehensive database of planted trees in South Africa. Records were carefully checked to verify the accuracy of taxon identifications, locality data, and categorization as planted rather than wild-growing trees. The database provides the first spatially-explicit open-access resource for guiding decisions on tree planting and the management of tree infrastructure in South Africa. |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
The iNaturalist data used in this study were obtained from observations recorded by community scientists and naturalists on the iNaturalist platform. This dataset comprises geo-referenced records of planted tree taxa identified in various locations across South Africa
| Study Extent | South Africa |
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| Quality Control | Records were carefully checked to verify the accuracy of taxon identifications, locality data, and categorization as planted rather than wild-growing trees. |
Method step description:
- A description of the steps taken to develop the database will be too lengthy to include here – these details can be found in the published manuscript.
Bibliographic Citations
- Richardson, D.M. & Potgieter, L.J. (2024). Tree planting in South Africa: A living inventory of planted trees in South Africa derived from iNaturalist. South African Journal of Botany https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2024.08.006.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 33d2957c-ae61-470a-b06e-b36bb3094f61 |
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| https://ipt.sanbi.org.za/resource?r=tree_planting_cib |