Toward a large-scale and deep phenological stage annotation of herbarium specimens: Case studies from temperate, tropical, and equatorial floras.

ABSTRACT:

Premise of the study

Phenological annotation models computed on large-scale herbarium data sets were developed and tested in this study.

Methods

Herbarium specimens represent a significant resource with which to study plant phenology. Nevertheless, phenological annotation of herbarium specimens is time-consuming, requires substantial human investment, and is difficult to mobilize at large taxonomic scales. We created and evaluated new methods based on deep learning techniques to automate annotation of phenological stages and tested these methods on four herbarium data sets representing temperate, tropical, and equatorial American floras.

Results

Deep learning allowed correct detection of fertile material with an accuracy of 96.3%. Accuracy was slightly decreased for f

SUBMITTER: Lorieul T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6426157 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature