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e-FLORA-sys is a free Web application which allows the management of information on grasslands (vegetation, ground, climate, agricultural practices), and the agronomic and ecological interpretation of the floral statements. It offers a knowledge base on about 3000 grassland species of the Western Europe. The system is intended for ecologists and agronomists studying permanent grasslands, either in a purpose of management of these grasslands, or to lead research works. E-Flora-sys :
- give ecological and agronomical characteristics of grassland species (western Europe flora),
- alows to record, view and edit floristic releves, and to manage set of releves
- calculate indexes in order to allow an ecological and agronomical interpretation
e-FLORA-sys authors wish to make it a natinal database on permanent grassland and grass covers for agricultural use. To this end, we wished that e-FLORA-sys remain free, easily accessible (internet access), but that it also preserves the property of the users of the information entered.
e-FLORA-sys is a creation of LAE (Agronomy and Environment Laboratory), a joint research unit between the Lorraine University and the INRA, located in Colmar (Alsace). IT development is provided by the Computer Resources Center of the Lorraine University. Launched in September 2009, e-FLORA-sys succeeds to the software FLORA-sys created in 1992.