To cite package ‘BIEN’ in publications use:

Maitner B (2026). BIEN: Tools for Accessing the Botanical Information and Ecology Network Database. R package version 1.2.8, https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=BIEN.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Manual{,
    title = {BIEN: Tools for Accessing the Botanical Information and
      Ecology Network Database},
    author = {Brian Maitner},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 1.2.8},
    url = {https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=BIEN},
  }