A Checklist of Tree Species in Permanent Sample Plot (PSP 87) of Cross River North Forest, Cross River State, Nigeria

Damilola Taiwo1, Akin Oloketuyi1, Oluremi Jeminiwa1, Adekemi Ayodele1, Nathaniel Haastrup1, Olukayode Akinyemi1, Oyetayo Oyelowo1, Oluwatosin Aina-Oduntan1, Olaremi Olatidoye1, Aimufua Woghiren1, Omokafe Ugbogu1, Emmanuel Chukwuma1

1 Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Jericho Hill, Ibadan, Nigeria

Corresponding author(s): Damilola Taiwo (taidamar20@gmail.com)Akin Oloketuyi (akinoloketuyi@gmail.com)Oluremi Jeminiwa (jeminiwaoluremi@gmail.com)Adekemi Ayodele (adekemitog@gmail.com)Nathaniel Haastrup (haastrup.no@frin.gov.ng)Olukayode Akinyemi (olukayodeakinyemi@gmail.com)Oyetayo Oyelowo (oyelowo.oj@frin.gov.ng)Oluwatosin Aina-Oduntan (harkinlarbee@gmail.com)Olaremi Olatidoye (olaremiolatidoye@gmail.com)Aimufua Woghiren (tildakaren1@yahoo.com)Omokafe Ugbogu (omokafeugbogu@gmail.com)Emmanuel Chukwuma (chukwuma.ec@frin.gov.ng)

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Resource Citation

Taiwo D, Oloketuyi A, Jeminiwa O, Ayodele A, Haastrup N, Akinyemi O, Oyelowo O, Aina-Oduntan O, Olatidoye O, Woghiren A, Ugbogu O, Chukwuma E (2021): A Checklist of Tree Species in Permanent Sample Plot (PSP 87) of Cross River North Forest, Cross River State, Nigeria. v1.1. Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria. Dataset/Checklist. http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=psp87_checklist_data&v=1.1

Abstract

The Ecology section is one of the four sections in the department of forest conservation and protection of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan. As part of her mandate, the section ensures the protection and conservation of natural resources in-situ. The Permanent Sample Plot (PSP 87) is situated in Cross River State of NIgeria, and acomodates a number of interesting species. The current data is a checklist of 72 tree species recorded in 1961.

Keywords: Checklist, Nigeria, Cross River North Forest, Permanent Sample Plot, Trees, Conservation

Project details

Project title: Nigeria Node Mentoring
Personnel: Omokafe Ugbogu, Jean Ganglo, Anne-Sophie Archambeau
Funding: The project was funded by European Union and GBIF.
Study area descriptions/descriptor: The current project was extended to a wider audience and trainings were replicated in Southern and Northern Nigeria. These were held at the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria, and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in the North West. Participants were drawn from the six eco-geographical zones across Nigeria. Records mobilized for the training were those of herbarium collections and animal data.
Design description: In the research design, specimens were digitized directly into Darwin Core spreadsheet by project team. The data cleaning was done using OpenRefine software. In the process of digitization, Google Maps (GPS finder) was used for Georeferencing of localities on specimen’s records. Validation of taxonomic records was done using Global Names Resolver and other online resources. The goal of the research design for the current project was to ensure the continued availability of Nigeria's biodiversity data via GBIF platform.

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=psp87_checklist_data

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Species are identied at least to genric level.
Taxonomic ranks
Genus: Barteria Hook.f.
Species: Acioa rudatisii Engl., Allanblackia floribunda Oliv.

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The present data contains 71 record of trees enumerated within PSP87 of Cross River North Forest Reserve, Nigeria.
Coordinates: 5°52'2.65''N and 6°46'25.38''N Latitude; 8°14'3.31''E and 9°27'53''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: December 1, 1961

Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: Not applicable
Collection name: A Checklist of Tree Species in Permanent Sample Plot (PSP 87) of Cross River North Forest, Cross River State, Nigeria
Collection identifier: Not applicable

Methods

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Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive A Checklist of Tree Species in Permanent Sample Plot (PSP 87) of Cross River North Forest, Cross River State, Nigeria
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/archive.do?r=psp87_checklist_data
Publication date of data: 2021-04-08
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2021-04-08
Hierarchy level: Dataset