Checklist of recorded insects from literature associated with non-crop plants growing in organic field of Mauritius
Citation
Krivek G, Baider C (2018). Checklist of recorded insects from literature associated with non-crop plants growing in organic field of Mauritius. Version 1.6. The Mauritius Herbarium. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/9hczsd accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-03-16.Description
This dataset consists of a list of recorded insects from literature that have been recorded in non-crop plant species found during biannual qualitative surveys in and around pilot organic fields on the island of Mauritius, which started in 2017. To know on which plant species the insects were found, the plant species ID is found in the relational file (relatedresourceID), as well the data source. The full taxonomical information of the plant species in which insects were found is available in the non-crop flora checklist available at https://www.gbif.org/dataset/6fd6f172-5877-4ebb-857f-2a7da6201d3e. The flora monitoring of eleven fields or greenhouses scattered around the island, which have different crops, is part of an effort from Mauritius NGO Le Velo Vert (LVV)to mainstream organic agriculture. LVV wants to highlight the importance of correct plant identification and the uses of non-crop species to improve and support organic farming. LVV believes sharing data will increase transparency and help cooperation of local, regional and global stakeholders of different fields to improve perspectives and multidisciplinarity, much needed to face the increasing problems of declining biodiversity and resources, and a growing human population. This database creating effort has been funded by BID Africa Call 2017, grant BID-AF2017-SMA_0316 https://www.gbif.org/project/aRCxBBF1BYU2C0us62ea4/getting-the-plants-to-all-dissemination-of-information-from-the-collection-of-the-mauritius-herbarium.)Purpose
This dataset consists of a list of recorded insects from literature that have been recorded in species of the non-crop flora found during biannual qualitative surveys in and around pilot organic fields on the island of Mauritius, which started in 2017. To know which plant the insects were found the plant number is found in the relational file, as well the data source. The full taxonomical information of the plant species in which insects were found ia available in the non-crop flora checklist available at https://www.gbif.org/dataset/6fd6f172-5877-4ebb-857f-2a7da6201d3e. The flora monitoring of eleven fields or greenhouses scattered around the island, which have different crops, is part of an effort from Mauritius NGO Le Velo Vert(LVV)to mainstream organic agriculture. LVV wants to highlight the importance of correct plant identification and the uses of non-crop species to improve and support organic farming. LVV believes sharing data will increase transparency and help cooperation of local, regional and global stakeholders of different fields to improve perspectives and multidisciplinarity, much needed to face the increasing problems of declining biodiversity and resources, and a growing human population. This databasing effort has been funded by BID Africa Call 2017, grant BID-AF2017-SMA_0316 (https://www.gbif.org/project/aRCxBBF1BYU2C0us62ea4/getting-the-plants-to-all-dissemination-of-information-from-the-collection-of-the-mauritius-herbarium.)
Sampling Description
Study Extent
Pilot surveys organic fields in the island of MauritiusSampling
Scientific publication was screened for record of insects found locally in non-crop plantsMethod steps
- List of insects found in non-crop plants were extracted from a number of sources (Mamet & Williams, Rochecouste & Vaughan & Autrey). Taxonomy was updated using Global Names Resolver (https://resolver.globalnames.org/) and the GBIF backbone (https://www.gbif.org/tools/name-parser). The plant species where each insect species was found and the reference for the information is listed in a supporting file of this dataset.
Additional info
Full information on the plant taxonomy is found in a companion dataset (https://www.gbif.org/dataset/6fd6f172-5877-4ebb-857f-2a7da6201d3e.). The information on spatial location and changes of the non-crop flora of the organic fields are also available (https://www.gbif.org/dataset/bbd1eb9c-0d6b-45ee-b36a-d94c91abeaef)Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Gabriella Krivekoriginator
position: Project assistant
Le Velo Vert
The Mauritius Herbarium
Reduit
80835
MU
Telephone: (+230) 4541061
email: krivek.g@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.organicfarmersmauritius.org
Claudia Baider
originator
position: Curator
The Mauritius Herbarium
Agricultural Services
Reduit
80835
MU
Telephone: (+230) 4541061
email: clbaider@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2203-2076
Gabriella Krivek
metadata author
position: Project assistant
Le Velo Vert
The Mauritius Herbarium
Reduit
80835
Telephone: (+230) 4541061
email: krivek.g@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.organicfarmersmauritius.org
Claudia Baider
metadata author
position: Curator
The Mauritius Herbarium
Agricultural Services
Reduit
80835
MU
Telephone: (+230) 4541061
email: clbaider@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.organicfarmersmauritius.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2203-2076
Gabriella Krivek
user
email: krivek.g@gmail.com
Geraldine D'Unienville
administrative point of contact
position: President
Le Velo Vert
Rue Lees
Curepipe
74404
MU
Telephone: (+230) 676 3860
email: president@organicfarmersmauritius.org
homepage: http://www.organicfarmersmauritius.org