Occurrence of invertebrates from all over Africa in natural history museum collection in Nairobi, Kenya
Citation
Njoroge L, Mwangi B, Kimei K, Mwangi E (2023). Occurrence of invertebrates from all over Africa in natural history museum collection in Nairobi, Kenya. Version 1.1. National Museums of Kenya. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/pugvhn accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.Description
The dataset presents occurrence records of invertebrates housed at the natural history collections at the National Museums of Kenya. The specimens were collected over many years from within the Lake Victoria watersheds as well as from other regions of Kenya and Africa.Purpose
The dataset was created to increase accessibility of invertebrate specimens housed at the National Museums of Kenya.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
Data was mined from invertebrate specimen labels collected from all over Africa. In addition, the project aims to sample the Rivers of Lake Victoria Basin in Kenya at different time periods and in different localities.Sampling
Data was mined from invertebrate specimens found at the entomology section, National Museums of Kenya.Quality Control
The data was validated by the taxa experts at the entomology section, National Museums of Kenya. The taxonomy was also counterchecked using peer-reviewed journals as well as the online database such as the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) among others.Method steps
- 1. Invertebrate specimens were first catalogued before digitising. The entomology collection spans over 3 million specimens and the cataloguing and digitisation has been a continuous process supported by various projects. 2. The catalogued specimens were then digitised by mining data from the specimen labels. 3. The Darwin Core guidelines were adhered to during this process. 4. The dataset was then checked and validated by the taxa experts. 5. Missing coordinates were geo-referenced using GeoLocate and validated the taxa experts. 6. The dataset was the fed into the GBIF data validator to check for any missed inconsistencies in the data records. Any inconsistencies found were reviewed and corrected. 7. Lastly the dataset was uploaded to the National Museums of Kenya IPT before publishing it on the GBIF online platform.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Specimens are from all over the African continent.
Bibliographic Citations
- LVBC (2011) Vulnerability assessment to climate change impacts in lake Victoria basin. Nairobi, African Centre For Technology Studies (ACTS) -
Contacts
Laban Njorogeoriginator
position: Head, Entomology Section, Zoology Dept.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill
Nairobi
40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Telephone: +254722257790
email: nnlaban@yahoo.com
Beatrice Mwangi
originator
position: Data Clerk - Entomology Section, Zoology Dept.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill
Nairobi
40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Kevin Kimei
originator
position: Data Clerk - Entomology Section, Zoology Dept.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill
Nairobi
40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Esther Mwangi
originator
position: Research Scientist, Zoology Dept.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill
Nairobi
40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke
Laban Njoroge
metadata author
position: Head, Entomology Section, Zoology Dept.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill
Nairobi
40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Telephone: +254722257790
email: nnlaban@yahoo.com
Laban Njoroge
administrative point of contact
position: Head, Entomology Section, Zoology Dept.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill
Nairobi
40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Telephone: +254722257790
email: nnlaban@yahoo.com
Beatrice Mwangi
administrative point of contact
position: Data Clerk - Entomology Section, Zoology Dept.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill
Nairobi
40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Kevin Kimei
administrative point of contact
position: Data Clerk - Entomology Section, Zoology Dept.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill
Nairobi
40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
Esther Mwangi
administrative point of contact
position: Research Scientist, Zoology Dept.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill
Nairobi
40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke