Title |
ClearedLeavesDB: an online database of cleared plant leaf images
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Published in |
Plant Methods, March 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-4811-10-8 |
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Authors |
Abhiram Das, Alexander Bucksch, Charles A Price, Joshua S Weitz |
Abstract |
Leaf vein networks are critical to both the structure and function of leaves. A growing body of recent work has linked leaf vein network structure to the physiology, ecology and evolution of land plants. In the process, multiple institutions and individual researchers have assembled collections of cleared leaf specimens in which vascular bundles (veins) are rendered visible. In an effort to facilitate analysis and digitally preserve these specimens, high-resolution images are usually created, either of entire leaves or of magnified leaf subsections. In a few cases, collections of digital images of cleared leaves are available for use online. However, these collections do not share a common platform nor is there a means to digitally archive cleared leaf images held by individual researchers (in addition to those held by institutions). Hence, there is a growing need for a digital archive that enables online viewing, sharing and disseminating of cleared leaf image collections held by both institutions and individual researchers. |
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United States | 4 | 17% |
Canada | 1 | 4% |
Japan | 1 | 4% |
Argentina | 1 | 4% |
Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 6 | 26% |
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Scientists | 7 | 30% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 13% |
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Mexico | 1 | 2% |
Germany | 1 | 2% |
Japan | 1 | 2% |
Belgium | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 53 | 90% |
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Researcher | 12 | 20% |
Student > Master | 7 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
Other | 4 | 7% |
Unknown | 11 | 19% |
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Computer Science | 9 | 15% |
Environmental Science | 3 | 5% |
Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 3% |
Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 3% |
Other | 7 | 12% |
Unknown | 12 | 20% |