{"refrec":{"BRefID":288665,"RR":"<b>Wagner, V.</b> (2016). A review of software tools for spell-checking taxon names in vegetation databases. <i>J. Veg. Sci. 27(6)</i>: 1323-1327. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12432\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12432</a>","BEntID":280700,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":1,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":1,"RefStringPartII":". <i>J. Veg. Sci. 27(6)</i>: 1323-1327. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12432\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12432</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Wagner, V.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Wagner, V.","Englishabstract":"Correct spelling of taxon names in vegetation databases is a fundamental prerequisite for many data processing steps. 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