Fern and Lycophyte Families in the Sierra Madre Oriental with Species and Endemic Counts

A botanical inventory lists families of ferns and lycophytes present in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range in Mexico. The dataset records the number of species and genera per family, including counts of endemic species. J. Daniel Tejero-Díez authored this 9.5 KB Excel file, last updated on May 7, -2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing family-level biodiversity patterns based on recorded species and genera counts.
• Identifying conservation priorities based on the number of endemic species per family.
• Comparing fern and lycophyte diversity across different regions using the Sierra Madre Oriental as a case study.
• Supporting taxonomic or phylogenetic studies with a structured list of families and their constituent taxa.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse with attribution.
• Focuses on a specific geographic region, the Sierra Madre Oriental, providing clear spatial context.
• Includes counts of endemic species, a key metric for biodiversity and conservation analysis.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Recorded inventory, likely from field surveys or literature compilation.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 17:32:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico