Brazilian Network on Plant-Pollinator Interactions (REBIPP)#

The Brazilian Network on Plant-Pollinator Interactions (REBIPP) is a collaborative network of experts in Pollination Biology who study plant-pollinator interactions in their various dimensions and aims to encourage the development of scientific and educational activities in the area.

REBIPP provides a platform to retrieve and publish datasets on interactions between plants and their floral visitors, such as pollinators.

Data publication in REBIPP involves filling data into a spreadsheet with predefiined format (template). This template includes:

  • A sheet for metadata description which follows the EML standard,

  • A sheet for interaction records between plants and animals following the Darwin Core standard,

  • A sheet with a glossary of terms to help users to find term definitions and examples of use.

General instructions for publishing data into REBIPP can be found at http://db.rebipp.org.br/how-to-contribute.

The REBIPP Template#

In order to simplify (meta)data standardization REBIPP provides a template spreadsheet with metadata and data sheets. To create a copy of the template use the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z2mvs6Bm7fE5IhxPRVbh1ieEfKsVKeIiK_mitPqvPJw/copy.

Once you have copied the template, fill the spreadsheet with your data and metadata following the column definitions. It is not necessary to fill in all columns. Only fill in those for which you have data.

Request dataset publication#

The REBIPP does not provide an automated process to publish data. Instead, you must copy the URL (link) of your spreadsheet and submit to rebipp2016@gmail.com for review.

The database curator will review your dataset and if everything is fine, it will be published into the REBIPP Database.

Persistent Identifier#

At the moment, REBIPP does not generate PIDs for published datasets.