About Us

Database team at the University of Leeds

Design and Implementation

Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez, Simon Lewis, Oliver Phillips and Mark Burkitt.

Scientific Development

Tim Baker, Roel Brienen, Ted Feldpausch, Simon Lewis and Oliver Phillips.

Manuals and Documentation

Sue Grahame and Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez.

A bit of history…

2000

The RAINFOR network is launched, initially with funding from the EU.

2004

With the further development of RAINFOR it becomes necessary to develop a database to integrate the plot data of the network members. Tim Baker and Julie Peacock developed early versions of the database.

2006

Data from AFRITRON and TROBIT networks are incorporated into the database

2008

Re-design and development of a secure database that could be accessed with a web interface

2009

The database goes live! Plot data from 20 countries are included.

Acknowledgements

The Forest Plots database was developed with funding from the University of Leeds, NERC, Royal Society and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.