Seed Storage Behavior Predictor tool now available online from Kew

[Michael Way]

We announced in 2019 that this tool derived from Wyse & Dickie (2018) was running in a pilot version online.   It is now available to predict likelihood of recalcitrance of taxa using global models including data from the Kew Seed Information Database and GBIF.  It took time to create FAQ to provide support and advice on use of the tool, but we hope that this will be useful to seed conservation practitioners in USA and beyond. 

https://seedcollections.shinyapps.io/seed_storage_predictor/

We recommend running a maximum of 500 – 1000 species, depending on your connection speed. The first (or only) column of your spreadsheet, saved as a csv (comma delimited file), needs to contain the list of species names in the form of their latin binomials. If a genus is unable to be matched to a family as per The Plant List, no values will be returned. We recommend you first run your species list through the Taxonomic Name Resolution Service, and use the accepted binomial returned by this service to run through the models here. Additionally, the models depend on access to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and will therefore be unable to run if this site is down.

Michael Way

Reference: Wyse, S.V. & Dickie, J.B. (2018) Taxonomic affinity, habitat and seed mass strongly predict seed desiccation response: a boosted regression trees analysis based on 17 539 species. Annals of Botany, 121 (1): 71-83.

[Kimiora Ward]

So helpful, thank you!

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