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Citation and Publications<\/h2>\n

Please cite BIEN when using BIEN data products, portal outputs, software tooling, or derived analyses. Where you use a specific service or R package, please cite that tool in addition to the primary reference below.<\/p>\n

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Recommended primary citation:<\/strong>
\nEnquist BJ, Boyle B, Maitner BS, et al. (2026). BIEN: A biodiversity informatics ecosystem advancing open and reproducible workflows for plant observation, plot and trait data<\/em>. Methods in Ecology and Evolution<\/em>, 17(5), 1556-1584. DOI: 10.1111\/2041-210X.70274<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When citing BIEN-derived outputs, include the access date, query scope, and the key filters or validation rules used to produce your results.<\/p>\n

Software and tools<\/h3>\n

If your analysis relies on one of the following tools, please cite it alongside the primary reference.<\/p>\n

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BIEN R package<\/strong>
\nMaitner BS, Boyle B, Casler N, Condit R, Donoghue J, Durán SM, Guaderrama D, Hinchliff CE, Jørgensen PM, Kraft NJB, McGill B, Merow C, Morueta-Holme N, Peet RK, Sandel B, Schildhauer M, Smith SA, Svenning J-C, Thiers B, Violle C, Wiser S, Enquist BJ. (2018). The BIEN R package: a tool to access the Botanical Information and Ecology Network (BIEN) database<\/em>. Methods in Ecology and Evolution<\/em>, 9(2), 373-379. DOI: 10.1111\/2041-210X.12861<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Taxonomic Name Resolution Service (TNRS)<\/strong>
\nBoyle B, Hopkins N, Lu Z, Raygoza Garay JA, Mozzherin D, Rees T, Matasci N, Narro ML, Piel WH, McKay SJ, Lowry S, Freeland C, Peet RK, Enquist BJ. (2013). The taxonomic name resolution service: an online tool for automated standardization of plant names<\/em>. BMC Bioinformatics<\/em>, 14, 16. DOI: 10.1186\/1471-2105-14-16<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Plant-O-Matic<\/strong>
\nGoldsmith GR, Morueta-Holme N, Sandel B, Fitz ED, Fitz SD, Boyle B, Casler N, Engemann K, Jørgensen PM, Kraft NJB, McGill B, Peet RK, Piel WH, Spencer N, Svenning J-C, Thiers BM, Violle C, Wiser SK, Enquist BJ. (2016). Plant-O-Matic: a dynamic and mobile guide to all plants of the Americas<\/em>. Methods in Ecology and Evolution<\/em>, 7(8), 960-965. DOI: 10.1111\/2041-210X.12548<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Online data services<\/h3>\n

The following validation services are part of the BIEN workflow and are documented in the primary reference above (Enquist et al. 2026). When a dedicated methods citation is not available, cite the primary reference and the service URL and access date.<\/p>\n