Participants

The researchers and institutions behind BIEN

BIEN is sustained by a distributed community of scientists, data providers, and institutions worldwide.

BIEN participants comprise the principal investigators together with the investigators and collaborators who authored the core BIEN publications (Maitner et al. 2018, Methods in Ecology and Evolution; Enquist et al. 2019, Science Advances; Enquist et al. 2026, Methods in Ecology and Evolution).

Principal investigators:

• Brian J. Enquist (University of Arizona; Santa Fe Institute)
• Brian S. Maitner (University of South Florida)
• Cory Merow (University of Connecticut)

Investigators and collaborators:

• Rethvick S. Y. Babu (University of Arizona)
• George G. C. Barbosa (University of Arizona)
• Brad Boyle (University of Arizona)
• Joseph R. Burger (University of Arizona)
• Ben S. Carlson (University of Connecticut)
• Nathan Casler (BlackSky)
• Richard Condit (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)
• Richard T. Corlett (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
• Thomas L. P. Couvreur (Université de Montpellier; Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
• Gilles Dauby (Université de Montpellier)
• Steven Dolins (Bradley University)
• John C. Donoghue (California Native Plant Society; San Bernardino Valley College)
• Sandra M. Durán (University of Arizona)
• Xiao Feng (University of North Carolina)
• Wendy Foden (South African National Parks)
• Daniel Guaderrama (University of Arizona)
• Lee Hannah (Conservation International)
• Cody E. Hinchliff (University of Michigan)
• Matthew B. Jones (University of California, Santa Barbara (NCEAS))
• Peter M. Jørgensen (Missouri Botanical Garden)
• Nathan J. B. Kraft (University of California, Los Angeles)
• Jon C. Lovett (University of Leeds; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
• Pablo A. Marquet (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Universidad de Chile)
• Brian J. McGill (University of Maine)
• Nirav Merchant (University of Arizona)
• Guy Midgley (Stellenbosch University)
• Naia Morueta-Holme (University of Copenhagen)
• Gabriel M. Moulatlet (University of Arizona)
• Danilo M. Neves (Federal University of Minas Gerais)
• Erica A. Newman (James Madison University)
• Ary T. Oliveira-Filho (Federal University of Minas Gerais)
• Daniel S. Park (Korea University; Purdue University)
• Robert K. Peet (University of North Carolina)
• Oliver Phillips (University of Leeds)
• Michiel Pillet (University of Arizona; University of South Florida)
• Patrick R. Roehrdanz (Conservation International)
• Rohith K. Sajja (University of Arizona)
• Brody Sandel (Santa Clara University)
• Mark Schildhauer (University of California, Santa Barbara (NCEAS))
• Josep M. Serra-Diaz (Botanical Institute of Barcelona (CSIC))
• Irena Šímová (Charles University)
• Stephen A. Smith (University of Michigan)
• Jens-Christian Svenning (Aarhus University)
• Hans ter Steege (Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Utrecht University)
• Barbara M. Thiers (New York Botanical Garden; Denver Botanic Gardens)
• Cyrille Violle (Université de Montpellier)
• Jan J. Wieringa (Utrecht University)
• Susan K. Wiser (Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research)