Muskrat trapping data in the Netherlands 1987 – 2014
Citation
Moerkens D, Blanker P, Creuwels J (2021). Muskrat trapping data in the Netherlands 1987 – 2014. Version 1.3. Het Waterschapshuis. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ytr96y accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
Trapped muskrats in the Netherlands have been manually registered at municipal and provincial level since 1941, from 1987 they have been registered on atlas blocks (5 x 5 km) and from 2014 this is done with a smartphone at the trap location. The years of registration have yielded a valuable dataset that has been used in multiple studies.
The trapping data is in multiple GBIF datasets with different accuracies: -> MICA - Muskrat and coypu occurrences collected by UVW in the Netherlands (from 2014), data per trapped animal with exact location and date (https://doi.org/10.15468/qjds4c) -> Muskrat trapping data in the Netherlands 1987 – 2014, data on atlasblock level per period of four weeks (this dataset) -> Muskrat trapping data in the Netherlands 1964 – 1986, data on province level per year (to be delivered) -> Muskrat trapping data in the Netherlands 1941 – 1963, data at municipality level per year (to be delivered) -> Coypu trapping data in the Netherlands 1988 – 2013, data at organization level per year (to be delivered)
Sampling Description
Study Extent
The NetherlandsSampling
Only trapped (dead) muskrats were registeredQuality Control
Trapping is carried out by professional trappersMethod steps
- Data are collected in the field by specialized trappers, using the predefined sampling protocol.
- Data from 1987-2014 are registered in atlas blocks (5 x 5 km). All data are aggregated in 13 four-weeks' time periods each year and entered in an Excel spreadsheet.
- An R script script is created to transform the original data structure into a single occurrence format with one value per time period per atlas block each year. Only values for atlas blocks with a number for trapped muskrats remained (299K records i.e. 64% of all records).
- In R geographic coordinates and accuracy are added, based on atlas block indexes, and the time periods are to rewritten into an eventDate format with a begin and an end date.
- The output is an DarwinCore occurrence file, which is uploaded via the NLBIF IPT and documented with metadata.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Animaliarank: kingdom
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Vertebrataerank: phylum
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Mammaliarank: class
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Rodentiarank: order
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Cricetidaerank: family
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Ondatrarank: genus
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zibethicusrank: species
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
- Beheer van de Muskusrat in Nederland. Synthese van een grootschalige veldproef en parallelle studies - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325441957_Beheer_van_de_Muskusrat_in_Nederland_Synthese_van_een_grootschalige_veldproef_en_parallelle_studies_AW-rapport_2458_Feanwalden_Altenburg_Wymenga_ecologisch_onderzoek
- Technische rapportage "objectbescherming en analyse van ontwikkelingen in de proefuurhokken" - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326463303_Technische_rapportage_objectbescherming_en_analyse_van_ontwikkelingen_in_de_proefuurhokken
- Toekomst van het muskusrattenbeheer in Nederland. De mogelijkheden onderzocht - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329375313_Toekomst_van_het_muskusrattenbeheer_in_Nederland_De_mogelijkheden_onderzocht
- Cost-Benefit analysis of invasive muskrat control in The Netherlands: Complete removal as financially rational strategy - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341741951_Cost-Benefit_analysis_of_invasive_muskrat_control_in_The_Netherlands_Complete_removal_as_financially_rational_strategy
- A Large‐Scale Experiment to Evaluate Control of Invasive Muskrats - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342070750_A_Large-Scale_Experiment_to_Evaluate_Control_of_Invasive_Muskrats
- Damage to dykes and levees in the Netherlands is extensive and increases with muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) density - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335110265_Damage_to_dykes_and_levees_in_the_-_Netherlands_is_extensive_and_increases_with_muskrat_Ondatra_zibethicus_density
- Evidence for the effectiveness of controlling muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus L.) populations by trapping - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333028432_Evidence_for_the_effectiveness_of_controlling_muskrat_Ondatra_zibethicus_L_populations_by_trapping
- Intensieve bestrijding van muskusrat en nutria in Nederland. Ervaring gebaseerd op jarenlange controle en onderzoek - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330313252_Intensive_Bekampfung_von_Bisam_und_Nutria_in_den_Niederlanden_Erfahrungen_auf_Grundlage_langjahriger_Bekampfung_und_Forschung
- A historical perspective on the effects of trapping and controlling the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) in The Netherlands - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297585112_A_historical_perspective_on_the_effects_of_trapping_and_controlling_the_muskrat_Ondatra_zibethicus_in_The_Netherlands
Contacts
Dolf Moerkensoriginator
position: Policy advisor
Unie van Waterschappen
Koningskade 40
Den Haag
NL-2596 AA
Zuid-Holland
NL
Telephone: +31.6.53334668
email: dmoerkens@uvw.nl
homepage: https://www.uvw.nl
Peter Blanker
originator
position: Policy advisor
Waterschap Scheldestromen
Kanaalweg 1
Middelburg
NL-4337PA
Zeeland
NL
Telephone: +31.6.5310445
email: peter.blanker@scheldestromen.nl
homepage: https://www.uvw.nl
Jeroen Creuwels
originator
position: Data manager
NLBIF
PO Box 9517
Leiden
NL-2300 RA
NL
Telephone: +31.71.7519362
email: nlbif@naturalis.nl
homepage: https://www.nlbif.nl
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-7026
Dolf Moerkens
metadata author
position: Policy advisor
Unie van Waterschappen
Koningskade 40
Den Haag
NL-2596 AA
Zuid-Holland
NL
Telephone: +31.6.5333 4668
email: dmoerkens@uvw.nl
homepage: https://www.uvw.nl
Niels Raes
processor
position: Node manager
NLBIF
PO Box 9517
Leiden
NL-2300 RA
NL
Telephone: +31.71.7519362
email: nlbif@naturalis.nl
homepage: https://www.nlbif.nl
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4329-4892
Dolf Moerkens
administrative point of contact
position: Policy advisor
Unie van Waterschappen
Koningskade 40
Den Haag
NL-2596 AA
Zuid-Holland
NL
Telephone: +316 5333 4668
email: dmoerkens@uvw.nl
homepage: https://www.uvw.nl