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Ad hoc checklist of alien species in Belgium

Dataset homepage

Citation

Reyserhove L, Groom Q, Adriaens T, Desmet P, Dekoninck W, Van Keer K, Lock K (2020). Ad hoc checklist of alien species in Belgium. Version 1.7. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/3pmlxs accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-02-04.

Description

The Ad hoc checklist of alien species in Belgium is a species checklist dataset published by the Research Institute of Nature and Forest (INBO). It was specifically created for the TrIAS project (Tracking Invasive Alien Species, http://trias-project.be) to account for gaps in the alien species coverage in other species checklists for Belgium and mainly includes taxonomic groups and newly introduced species not covered elsewhere (yet). Due to its ad hoc nature, the list might change substantially over time. Here it is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each species: the scientific name, higher classification and stable taxon identifier (in the taxon core), the (confidence regarding the) presence of the species in Belgium (and its regions), the date of first introduction and last assessment (in the distribution extension), coarse habitat information (in the species profile extension), the pathway(s) of introduction, native range(s) and invasion stage in Belgium (in the description extension), and an overview of the consulted literature for each taxon (in the literature references extension). Issues with the dataset can be reported at https://github.com/trias-project/ad-hoc-checklist

We have released this dataset to the public domain under a Creative Commons Zero waiver. We would appreciate it if you follow the INBO norms for data use (https://www.inbo.be/en/norms-data-use) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don't hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via opendata@inbo.be.

This dataset was published as open data for the TrIAS project (Tracking Invasive Alien Species http://trias-project.be, Vanderhoeven et al. 2017), with technical support provided by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It is selected as one of the authoritative sources for the compilation of a unified and reproducible checklist of alien species in Belgium.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The TrIAS project (Tracking Invasive Alien Species, http://trias-project.be) creates a unified and reproducible checklist of alien species in Belgium from published authoritative species checklists. This ad hoc checklist was created to account for gaps in the alien species coverage in those checklists and mainly includes taxonomic groups and newly introduced species not covered elsewhere (yet).

Sampling

Data for this checklist are compiled by directly contacting specialists of underrepresented taxonomic groups and scanning online databases and published but unstandardized species checklists for alien species in Belgium. The dataset also includes information previously gathered for the state of biodiversity in Flanders (incl. De Bruyn 2005, De Bruyn et al. 2007, Dumortier et al. 2007 & 2008, Adriaens et al. 2010, Demolder et al. 2017). The checklist is managed in a Google Spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LeXXbry2ArK2rngsmFjz_xErwE1KwQ8ujtvHNmTVA6E/edit?usp=sharing) where we aim to collect to following information: for taxa: scientific name, higher classification, taxon rank, and nomenclatural code; for distributions: location, country (BE), occurrence status, first and last observation date, and degree of establishment; for species properties: native range, (standardized) introduction pathway and realm (terrestrial, marine, freshwater); and the source on which this information is based. Data are added and verified by different people.

Quality Control

See step description.

Method steps

  1. The source data for this standardized checklist is a Google Spreadsheet, maintained by the Research Institute of Nature and Forest (INBO) and updated regularly at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LeXXbry2ArK2rngsmFjz_xErwE1KwQ8ujtvHNmTVA6E/edit?usp=sharing.
  2. We developed a RMarkdown script to document and perform the transformation of the data to Darwin Core, which includes the following steps:
  3. Download the source data as a csv file that is versioned on a GitHub repository (https://github.com/trias-project/ad-hoc-checklist). See https://trias-project.github.io/ad-hoc-checklist for an introduction to this repository and the mapping of this dataset.
  4. Perform some basic data cleaning of the raw data.
  5. Generate stable and unique identifiers for each taxon (taxonID).
  6. Create a taxon core file (http://rs.gbif.org/core/dwc_taxon.xml), with information about the higher classification.
  7. Create a literature references extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/references.xml), with information about the consulted literature for each taxon.
  8. Create a distribution extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/distribution.xml), including the cleaning of date information.
  9. Create a species profile extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/speciesprofile.xml), with coarse habitat information.
  10. Create a description extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/description.xml), with standardized pathway of introduction (using the pathway vocabulary from the Convention on Biological Diversity (2014)), native range (using the WGSRPD vocabulary from Brummitt (2001) where applicable), and invasion stage (based on Blackburn et al. (2011)).
  11. The resulting Darwin Core data files are uploaded to the INBO IPT and documented with metadata.
  12. The dataset is published and registered with GBIF.

Taxonomic Coverages

This checklist includes over 250 alien species from 4 kingdoms. Arthropods constitute the largest proportion of taxa, followed by spiders and mammals.
  1. Plantae
    rank: kingdom
  2. Animalia
    rank: kingdom
  3. Fungi
    rank: kingdom
  4. Chromista
    rank: kingdom
  5. Annelida
    rank: phylum
  6. Arthropoda
    rank: phylum
  7. Ascomycota
    rank: phylum
  8. Basidiomycota
    rank: phylum
  9. Bryophyta
    rank: phylum
  10. Bryozoa
    rank: phylum
  11. Charophyta
    rank: phylum
  12. Chordata
    rank: phylum
  13. Chytridiomycota
    rank: phylum
  14. Embryophyta
    rank: phylum
  15. Heterokontophyta
    rank: phylum
  16. Mollusca
    rank: phylum
  17. Nematoda
    rank: phylum
  18. Platyhelminthes
    rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

This checklist covers species that are non-native in Belgium. The aim of the checklist is to provide information on species that are not (yet) covered by other checklists, so it is not meant to be comprehensive. For some taxa, information is included on its presence in Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels Capital Region (the three main political regions in Belgium).

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Adriaens T, Stuyck J, Casaer J (2010) Niet-inheemse, invasieve soorten. Natuur.focus 9(3): 98. https://pureportal.inbo.be/portal/en/publications/nietinheemse-invasieve-soorten(71c78f74-0243-4325-8ca2-2226e1b9c96a)/export.html -
  2. Blackburn TM, Pysek P, Bacher S, Carlton JT, Duncan RP, Jarosik V, Wilson JRU & Richardson DM (2011) A proposed unified framework for biological invasions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26: 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.03.023 -
  3. Brummitt RK (2001) World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (Ed. 2). Published for the International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases for Plant Sciences (TDWG) by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. http://grassworld.myspecies.info/sites/grassworld.myspecies.info/files/tdwg_geo2.pdf -
  4. Convention on Biological Diversity (2014) Pathways of introduction of invasive species, their prioritization and management. UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/9/Add.1. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/sbstta/sbstta-18/official/sbstta-18-09-add1-en.pdf -
  5. De Bruyn L (2005) Exoten in Dumortier et al. (ed) Natuurrapport 2005: toestand van de natuur in Vlaanderen: cijfers voor het beleid. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek 24: 74-80. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. https://pureportal.inbo.be/portal/nl/publications/natuurrapport-2005(1da4b865-e116-4cca-b363-3c3579d0c6e5).html -
  6. De Bruyn L, Anselin A, Casaer J, Spanoghe G, Van Thuyne G, Verloove F, Vermeersch G, Verreycken H (2007) Uitheemse soorten in Dumortier et al. (ed) Natuurrapport 2007: toestand van de natuur in Vlaanderen: cijfers voor het beleid. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek INBO.M.2007.4: 109-123. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. https://pureportal.inbo.be/portal/nl/publications/natuurrapport-2007(b65e7fe8-6916-4b05-a980-02a08d4dad87).html -
  7. Demolder H, Peymen J, Adriaens T, Anselin A, Belpaire C, Boone N, De Beck L, De Keersmaeker L, De Knijf G, De Smet L, Devos K, Everaert J, Geeraerts C, Jansen I, Lommaert L, Maes D, Neirynck J, Onkelinx T, Sioen G, Stevens M, Thomaes A, Thoonen M, Van Den Berge K, Van der Aa B, Van Gossum P, Van Landuyt W, Van Reeth W, Van Uytvanck J, Vermeersch G, Verreycken H, Verschelde P (2017) Natuurindicatoren 2017: Toestand van de natuur in Vlaanderen: cijfers voor het beleid. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek 2. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. https://doi.org/10.21436/inbom.13664744 -
  8. Dumortier M, De Bruyn L, Hens M, Peymen J, Schneiders A, Van Daele T, Van Reeth W (2007) Natuurindicatoren 2007: toestand van de natuur in Vlaanderen: cijfers voor het beleid. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek INBO.M.2007.5. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. https://pureportal.inbo.be/portal/en/publications/natuurindicatoren-2007(c83a87b1-84bb-4fca-aa35-c51c5c5750ef).html -
  9. Dumortier M, De Bruyn L, Peymen J, Schneiders A, Turkelboom F, Van Daele T, Hens M, Van Reeth W (2008) Natuurindicatoren 2008: toestand van de natuur in Vlaanderen: cijfers voor het beleid. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek INBO.M.2008.5. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. https://pureportal.inbo.be/portal/nl/publications/natuurindicatoren-2008(59a07e82-9092-42b6-8d3a-43c44e631612).html -
  10. Vanderhoeven S, Adriaens T, Desmet P, Strubbe D, Backeljau T, Barbier Y, Brosens D, Cigar J, Coupremanne M, De Troch R, Eggermont H, Heughebaert A, Hostens K, Huybrechts P, Jacquemart A, Lens L, Monty A, Paquet J, Prévot C, Robertson T, Termonia P, Van De Kerchove R, Van Hoey G, Van Schaeybroeck B, Vercayie D, Verleye T, Welby S, Groom Q (2017) Tracking Invasive Alien Species (TrIAS): Building a data-driven framework to inform policy. Research Ideas and Outcomes 3: e13414. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.3.e13414 -

Contacts

Lien Reyserhove
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: lien.reyserhove@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-9267
Quentin Groom
originator
Botanic Garden Meise
BE
email: quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0596-5376
Tim Adriaens
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: tim.adriaens@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-4200
Peter Desmet
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025
Wouter Dekoninck
originator
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
BE
Koen Van Keer
originator
Arabel working group
BE
email: koenvankeer@telenet.be
Koen Lock
originator
BE
email: koen_lock@hotmail.com
Lien Reyserhove
metadata author
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: lien.reyserhove@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-9267
Peter Desmet
metadata author
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025
Lien Reyserhove
administrative point of contact
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: lien.reyserhove@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-9267
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