Beta patula Population Assessment from 2014 to 2024 in Madeira Archipelago, Portugal

Humberto Nóbrega; Gregório Freitas; Miguel Ângelo Pinheiro de Carvalho

doi:10.15468/j3qfk5

Beta patula Population Assessment from 2014 to 2024 in Madeira Archipelago, Portugal

Citation

Nóbrega H, Freitas G, Pinheiro de Carvalho M Â (2024). Beta patula Population Assessment from 2014 to 2024 in Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. Version 1.18. University of Madeira. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/j3qfk5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

Beta patula Population Assessment hosts information on plant communities in Madeira Island, Portugal. This archive consists of 2878 vegetation descriptions. The data provides information of a 11 year span vegetation census, from 2014 to 2024 in two uninhabited islets where Beta patula occurs covering Coastal Dry Grassland and Shrubland. This work is part of a EU LIFE Project, LIFE RECOVER NATURA and was conducted by members of the ISOPlexis Genebank Research Group of the University of Madeira.

Purpose

The LIFE RECOVER NATURA - Beta patula Population Assessment was made to establish a baseline for the creation of a Genetic Reserve for this species. With this work it was also made a vegetation classification, species trend analysis, distribution maps of plant communities and Natura 2000 habitat types for the distribution areas of Beta patula.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Sampling was carried out in the distribution areas of Beta patula at the Desembarcador and Chão Islets in Madeira Archipelago. The sampling period was between 2014 and 2018, covereing a five year span of dataduring the project's duration. The sampling frequency was yearly, always during spring. For Desembarcador Islet 12 permanent sampling sites were chosen. For Chão Islet 3 permanent sampling sites were created. These sampling sites have an area of 16 square meters. From 2019 onwards the projecct continues in the Pós-LIFE format, using the same methodology as previously.

Sampling

The collection of floristic data was conducted the following way: At a sampling site comprising of 16 square meters, it was created a grid of 16 individual 1 square meters. Four of these areas were randomly chosen using a randomizer software.

Quality Control

A count of all the plants present in the grids was made by two trained technicians. All data gathered was validated accordding to the Bibliography given to each event record. All areas were GPS referenced with a 3 meter standard error, giving all sampling events the lowest distribution error, thus increasing location precision. All data was registered in the occurrence dataset has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data. This dataset contains 2369 records.

Method steps

n/a

Taxonomic Coverages

The Taxonomic coverage consists of vascular plants occurring at Desembarcadouro and Chão Islets in Madeira Archipelago, Portugal.

Plantae
rank: kingdom
Tracheophyta
rank: phylum
Magnoliopsida
rank: class
Liliopsida
rank: class
Asparagales
rank: order
Asterales
rank: order
Brassicales
rank: order
Caryophyllales
rank: order
Fabales
rank: order
Lamiales
rank: order
Malpighiales
rank: order
Malvales
rank: order
Poales
rank: order
Aizoaceae
rank: family
Amaranthaceae
rank: family
Asteraceae
rank: family
Brassicaceae
rank: family
Caryophyllaceae
rank: family
Euphorbiaceae
rank: family
Fabaceae
rank: family
Frankeniaceae
rank: family
Malvaceae
rank: family
Plantaginaceae
rank: family
Poaceae
rank: family
Polygonaceae
rank: family
Xanthorrhoeaceae
rank: family
Orobanchaceae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

The general coverage area comprises two Islets that are part of the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal.The Desembarcadouro Islet is located on the Eastern peninsula of Madeira island (Ponta de São Lourenço) and the Chão Islet, which is one of the three islets that compose the Desertas Islands.

Bibliographic Citations

Maxted, N., Lothar, F., Iriondo, J., Dulloo, E., Ford-Lloyd, B.V., Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A. (2012). Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Securing the diversity of Crop Wild Relatives and Landraces. CAB International. Wallingford. 365pp. - ISBN: 978-1-84593-851-2
Frese, L., Bjørn, G.K., Branca, F., Ford-Lloyd, B.V., Germeier, C.U., Iriondo, J., Katsiotis, A., Kell, S., Maxted, N., Negri, V., Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A. (2012). Genetic reserve conservation of European crop wild relative and landrace diversity pp:1-6 in: Maxted, N., Lothar, F., Iriondo, J., Dulloo, E., Ford-Lloyd, B.V., Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A. Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Securing the diversity of Crop Wild Relatives and Landraces. CAB International. Wallingford. - ISBN: 978-1-84593-851-2
Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.Â.A., Nóbrega, H., Freitas, G., Fontinha, S., Frese, L. (2012). Towards the establishment of a genetic reserve for Beta patula Aiton. pp: 36-44 in: Maxted, N., Lothar, F., Iriondo, J., Dulloo, E., Ford-Lloyd, B.V., Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A. Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Securing the diversity of Crop Wild Relatives and Landraces. CAB International. Wallingford. - ISBN: 978-1-84593-851-2
Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A., Nóbrega, H., Frese, L, Freitas, G., Abreu, U., Costa, G., Fontinha, S. (2010). Distribution and abundance of Beta patula Aiton and other crop wild relatives of cultivated beets wild beets on Madeira. J. of Cultivated Plants/ Journal Fur Kulturpflanzen 62(10): 357–366, - ISBN: 0027-7479
Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A., Frese L. (2010) Beta patula Aiton genetic reserve action plan. 3. Creation and implementation of a genetic reserve submited for Beta patula. Universidade da Madeira. Funchal. 10 pp -
Frese, L., Pinheiro de Carvalho, MAA, Duarte, C. (2010). Case crop study Beta (including Patellifolia) Part A: EU-level case study. Work Paper. Roma. ECPGR. 22 pp -
Frese, L., Pinheiro de Carvalho, MAA (2010) Case crop study Beta (including Patellifolia) Part B: EU-level case study. EU Guidelines for the creation for Beta genetic resources conservation. Work Paper. ECPGR. Roma pp 15 -
Borges, P.A.V., Abreu, C., Aguiar, A.M.F., Carvalho, P., Jardim, R., Melo, I., Oliveira, P., Sérgio, C., Serrano, A.R.M. & Vieira, P. (eds.) (2008). A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos. Direcção Regional do Ambiente da Madeira and Universidade dos Açores, Funchal and Angra do Heroísmo, 440 pp. - ISBN: 978-989-95790-0-2
Pires, P., Fontinha S (2008) Plantas da Ponta de São Lourenço. Edição do Serviço do Parque Natural da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal. -
Press, J. R., & Short, M. (Eds.). (1994). Flora of Madeira. Stationery Office/Tso. - ISBN 10: 0113100175
Nóbrega, H., Freitas, G., Zavattieri, M.A. et al. Monitoring system and in situ conservation of endemic and threatened Beta patula Aiton populations in Madeira Region. Genet Resour Crop Evol 68, 939–956 (2021). - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-020-01035-x
Nóbrega, H., Freitas, G., Zavattieri, M. A., Ragonezi, C., & de Carvalho, M. Â. P. (2021). Structure and floristic composition associated with an endangered species Beta patula Aiton (Amaranthaceae) in the Islands of Madeira Archipelago. Biodiversity Data Journal, 9. - https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e61091

Contacts

Humberto Nóbrega
originator
position: Researcher
ISOPlexis Genebank – University of Madeira
Campus Universitário da Penteada
Funchal
9020-105
PT
email: humberto.nobrega@staff.uma.pt
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8900-9340

Gregório Freitas
originator
position: Researcher
ISOPlexis Genebank – University of Madeira
Campus Universitário da Penteada
Funchal
9020-105
PT
email: jgrfreitas@staff.uma.pt
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-6146

Miguel Ângelo Pinheiro de Carvalho
originator
position: Project Coordinator
ISOPlexis Genebank – University of Madeira
Campus Universitário da Penteada
Funchal
9020-105
PT
email: miguel.carvalho@satff.uma.pt
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5084-870X

Humberto Nóbrega
metadata author
position: Researcher
ISOPlexis Genebank – University of Madeira
Campus Universitário da Penteada
Funchal
9020-105
PT
email: humberto.nobrega@staff.uma.pt
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8900-9340

Humberto Nóbrega
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
ISOPlexis Genebank – University of Madeira
Campus Universitário da Penteada
Funchal
9020-105
PT
email: humberto.nobrega@staff.uma.pt
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8900-9340