Distributional data on high altitude endemic taxa of beetles (Coleoptera) from neighbouring border areas of western Balkans
Citation
Georgiev B, Hristovski S, Mesaroš G, Nakev S (2021). Distributional data on high altitude endemic taxa of beetles (Coleoptera) from neighbouring border areas of western Balkans. Version 1.4. Macedonian Ecological Society. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mrj6pv accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-11-30.Description
This resource contains spatial data on occurences of endemic taxa of beetles registered/collected on high altitude habitats on mountains from the Western Balkans. Data were compiled within the List of Selected Endemic Terrestrial Plant and Animal Taxa of South-East Europe. Support for developing this list was provided by the Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Biodiversity (GIZ/ORF-BD), as part of its sub-project „Regional Network for Biodiversity Information Management and Reporting (BIMR), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.Sampling Description
Study Extent
We compiled data on occurrence of high altitude taxa of beetles that were extracted from literature as well as listing specimens from relevant official and private collections.Sampling
The data consists of a determination of recorded specimens, relevant attributes of a particular collecting event and data on housing of the collected specimens.Method steps
- We compiled data on occurrence of high altitude taxa of beetles that were extracted from literature as well as listing specimens from relevant official and private collections. The data consists of a determination of recorded specimens, relevant attributes of a particular collecting event and data on housing of the collected specimens.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The main area of interest is focused to the non-EU countries/economies from the western Balkan peninsula: Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia but also from bordering areas with neighboring countries: Croatia, Greece and Bulgaria.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Borislav Georgievoriginator
position: Coleopterologist
National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
Sofia
BG
email: bobivg@yahoo.com
Slavčo Hristovski
originator
position: Coleopterologist
Cyril and Methodius University
Skopje
MK
email: hristovskis@gmail.com
Gabor Mesaroš
originator
position: Coleopterologist
GIZ consultant, Subotica – Project Leader
Subotica
RS
email: mesaros.gabor@gmail.com
Slave Nakev
metadata author
Blvd. Boris Trajkovski St.7 No.9A
Skopje
1000
Kisela Voda
MK
email: nakev@mes.org.mk
Vasko Avukatov
user
email: avukatov@mes.org.mk
Slave Nakev
administrative point of contact
Blvd. Boris Trajkovski St.7 No.9A
Skopje
1000
Kisela Voda
MK
email: nakev@mes.org.mk