Entries by Anke Bebber

Citizen Science: Update from the PollenNet Project

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Last season proved: PollenNet thrives on its community. Thanks to tens of thousands of observations from across Germany, we were able to record the hazel flowering in detail. The data not only covers large parts of the country, but also spans many weeks – a valuable basis for our research. What we have achieved Our […]

Study on identification accuracy: Flora Incognita reaches 98.8 %

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About the study A scientific study was recently published which tested five plant identification apps in the UK with regard to their identification accuracy. Flora Incognita was not included, but the images taken and analysed for the study were part of the publication. This gave us the opportunity to test our app with this independent […]

New publication: Does an artificial intelligence recognize the leaf shape?

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Leaf shape and AI The automatic identification of plant species using artificial intelligence (AI) is largely based on the analysis of leaf shapes. However, how these complex structures are interpreted by the AI is often difficult to understand and represents a so-called ‘black box’. In particular, the high variability of leaf shapes within a species, […]

Do you know this clover?

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In the summertime, you can find clover in meadows, along paths, or in fields. It comes in red, yellow, or white varieties. However, the diversity of clover species is much greater than many people realize. In this story, we want to introduce you to six different representatives of the plant genus Trifolium, which are widespread […]

Calthion palustris – The German Plant Community of the Year

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The plant community of the year Wet meadows on nutrient-rich soils used to be home to species-rich and colorful marsh marigold meadows. However, today, these large areas of wet grassland are being drained or turned into intensive grassland and fields. The Calthion communities support numerous endangered animal and plant species and provide a habitat for […]

How a plant app helps identify the consequences of climate change

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By leveraging millions of time-stamped observations, researchers can identify plant rhythms and ecological patterns year-round   Leipzig. A research team led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Leipzig University has developed an algorithm that analyses observational data from the Flora Incognita app. The novel approach described in Methods in Ecology and […]

New Publication: Species Delimitation 4.0

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What is a species? How have species been defined in the past, and how will they be described in the future? How many species are there on Earth? How many are undiscovered? Can we describe them faster than they become extinct due to climate change or human impact? From the time of Greek philosophers like […]

Diversity of life – Habitat diversity

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Biodiversity – The Series The three main aspects of biodiversity are species diversity, the genetic diversity of a species and the diversity of habitats in a region. We cover all those aspects in dedicated articles. In this one, we take a closer look at how important it is to have multiple habitats in a given […]

Diversity of life – Genetic diversity

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Biodiversity – The Series The three main aspects of biodiversity are species diversity, the genetic diversity of a species and the diversity of habitats in a region. We cover all those aspects in dedicated articles. In this one, we take a closer look at the aspect of genetic diversity. Genetic diversity A species consists of […]

Diversity of life – Species diversity

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Biodiversity – The Series The three main aspects of biodiversity are species diversity, the genetic diversity of a species and the diversity of habitats in a region. We cover all those aspects in dedicated articles. In this one, we take a closer look at the aspect of species diversity. Species diversity The term species diversity […]