Meijendel research 1953-1960
Citation
Hemerik L, Creuwels J (2023). Meijendel research 1953-1960. Version 1.6. Biometris Wageningen Plant Science group. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/adsbxs accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-06.Description
The dataset contains sampling data of 100 pitfalls that were collected weekly in the Meijendel dune area from March 1953 until March 1960. The dataset contains more than 250 beetle species together with a number of mammal species. The research was done by the Animal Ecology and Plant Ecology group of Leiden University. In particular, drs. G.J. de Bruyn throughout the years has made much effort to empty the pitfalls, identify specimens. In addition, he acted as custodian of the specimen collections and archival records until these could be digitized.
Pitfalls were placed in groups of three in replicates of the same set of habitats, running along a gradient from open vegetation dominated by low vegetation (<5cm) and bare sand, through to various stands of woods, groves and shrub dominated vegetations. More details will be published as supplementary material in a data paper
Purpose
monitoring
Sampling Description
Study Extent
March 1953- March 1960Sampling
Pitfalls without preservative. Emptied and collected once per week. Samples were stored in 70% alcohol and identified by researchers of the Animal Ecology group from the Leiden University in the years following the sampling program. Locations were recorded as Amersfoort coordinates.Quality Control
After digitization data was checked via row sums and column sums; when all files were digitized we checked the input once more by row and column sums.Method steps
- Writing down the catches on paper (in the early 1970s), registering the catches in an excel file per species for all 7 years; and checking some parts of the resulting file in a random way.
- Writing an R program for getting the data in the right format for GBIF.
- Checking some parts of the resulting file in a random way.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Coleopteracommon name: Beetles rank: order
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Soricidaecommon name: Shrews rank: family
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Talpidaecommon name: Moles rank: family
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Rodentiacommon name: Mice rank: order
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
- Gerrits G, Hemerik L (2022) Occurrence data on beetles (Coleoptera) collected in Dutch coastal dunes between 1953 and 1960. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e90103. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e90103 - https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e90103
Contacts
Lia Hemerikoriginator
position: Associate Professor
Biometris, Plant Sciences Group, Wageningen University
PO Box 16
Wageningen
6700AA
NL
email: lia.hemerik@wur.nl
homepage: https://www.wur.nl/en/Research-Results/Research-Institutes/plant-research/biometris.htm
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Jeroen Creuwels
originator
position: Data manager
NLBIF
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Leiden
NL-2300 RA
Zuid-Holland
NL
Telephone: +31717519362
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Lia Hemerik
metadata author
position: Associate Professor
Biometris, Plant Sciences Group, Wageningen University
PO Box 16
Wageningen
6700AA
NL
email: lia.hemerik@wur.nl
homepage: https://www.wur.nl/en/Research-Results/Research-Institutes/plant-research/biometris.htm
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6892-2840
Niels Raes
processor
position: Node manager
NLBIF
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Leiden
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Lia Hemerik
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professor
Biometris, Plant Sciences Group, Wageningen University
PO Box 16
Wageningen
6700AA
NL
email: lia.hemerik@wur.nl
homepage: https://www.wur.nl/en/Research-Results/Research-Institutes/plant-research/biometris.htm
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6892-2840