Documenting the Medicinal Exploitation of Rafflesia Buds by the Orang Asli: A Case Study in Conservation Conflict
EthnobotanyDiscover how integrating traditional Orang Asli harvesting practices with strict biodiversity mandates enhances...
Matthew Kline
Biodiversity Data Scientist
Taxonomic data quality, occurrence records, and botanical benchmarks
Matthew Kline is a biodiversity data scientist specializing in taxonomic authority control, occurrence cleaning, and benchmarked trait datasets. He evaluates PROSEA-style entries against GBIF, World Flora Online, Kew POWO, and peer-reviewed yield or wood-density references. His work emphasizes reproducible methods, uncertainty flags, and transparent thresholds for accepted names, distribution records, conservation status, and economic-botany claims.
Research by Matthew Kline
DNA Barcoding Methodology for Erythrina spp. Identification
Species ProfilesDiscover precise DNA barcoding methodologies for Erythrina species. Learn extraction protocols, marker selection, and...
Prohati: The Indonesian Plant Biodiversity Database
Regional FloraDiscover taxonomic classifications, economic botany, and conservation data of Indonesian flora through a rigorous...
E-PROSEA: Electronic Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Database
Regional FloraExplore the digitization of Southeast Asian plant resources, transitioning 20 handbook volumes and grey literature into...
