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Catalogue of the Rust Fungi of Belgium

Citation

Vanderweyen A, Fraiture A, Groom Q, Desmet P, Reyserhove L (2019). Catalogue of the Rust Fungi of Belgium. Version 1.2. Meise Botanic Garden. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2dboyn accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-22.

Description

The catalogue of rust fungi in Belgium is a species checklist dataset published by the Botanic Garden Meise. It contains information on 237 native and non-native species of rust fungi occurring in Belgium. The catalogue is the result of literature review and herbarium inspection of the main public Belgian herbaria, complemented with specimens from private herbaria. The checklist has been published as three separate volumes by Vanderweyen & Fraiture (2006, 2008 and 2011). Here it is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each rust fungus: the scientific name, higher classification, full bibliographic reference and stable taxon ID (in the taxon core), the occurrence status, whether the species is native or introduced (establishment) and date of first and last recorded observation in Belgium (given as a date range in the event date in the distribution extension). In the taxon core, we also provide the taxonomic information (scientific name and higher classification) of all 518 recorded host plant species and link those to their pathogenic rust fungus/fungi in the resource relationship extension. Issues with the dataset can be reported at: https://github.com/trias-project/uredinales-belgium-checklist

We have released this dataset to the public domain under a Creative Commons Zero waiver. We would appreciate it if you follow the GBIF citation guidelines (https://www.gbif.org/citation-guidelines) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don't hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via https://twitter.com/trias_project.

Purpose

This dataset was published as open data for the TrIAS project (Tracking Invasive Alien Species http://trias-project.be, Vanderhoeven et al. 2017), with technical support provided by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It is selected as one of the authoritative sources for the compilation of a unified and standardized checklist of alien species in Belgium.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

See Vanderweyen & Fraiture (2007)

Sampling

See Vanderweyen & Fraiture (2007)

Quality Control

See step description.

Method steps

  1. The source data for this standardized checklist are the publications Vanderweyen & Fraiture (2007, 2008, 2011) which were manually transcribed to a tab-delimited text file.
  2. This raw data file was uploaded to a GitHub repository (https://github.com/trias-project/uredinales-belgium-checklist). See https://trias-project.github.io/uredinales-belgium-checklist for an introduction to this repository and the mapping of this dataset.
  3. We developed a RMarkdown script to document and perform the transformation of the data to Darwin Core, which includes the following steps:
  4. Perform some basic data cleaning of the raw data.
  5. Generate stable and unique identifiers for each taxon (taxonID).
  6. Generate the full bibliographic citations (bibliographicCitation).
  7. Create a taxon core file (http://rs.gbif.org/core/dwc_taxon.xml). The taxon core provides the taxonomic information for both rust fungi and their recorded host plants.
  8. Create a distribution extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/distribution.xml), including standardization of the distribution date range.
  9. Create a resource relationship extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/dwc/resource_relation_2018_01_18.xml), with information about the interactions between the pathogen (rust fungus) and host plant.
  10. The resulting Darwin Core data files are uploaded to the INBO IPT and documented with metadata.
  11. The dataset is published and registered with GBIF.

Taxonomic Coverages

This dataset includes pathogenic rust fungi, i.e. fungi belonging to the order Pucciniales (previously also known as Uredinales), and their known host plants in Belgium. In total, 237 Uredinales species have been recorded in Belgium of which 26 are confirmed as ‘alien’ and 52 as ‘native’. The largest proportion of rust fungi belongs to the Pucciniaceae (78%), followed by the Melampsoraceae (6%) and Phragmidiaceae (6%). Small fractions are classified under the Coleosporiaceae, Pucciniastraceae, Cronartiaceae, Chaconiaceae, Uropyxidaceae, Uropyxidaceae, Raveneliaceae and Chaconiaceae.
  1. Fungi
    rank: kingdom
  2. Basidiomycota
    rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

This checklist covers all rust fungi recorded in Belgium. However, the presence of several species must still be confirmed because they are attested only by herbarium specimens or literature.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Vanderweyen A, Fraiture A. (2011) Catalogue des Uredinals de Belgique (3ème partie). Puccinaceae (genre Puccinia). Lejeunia 189: 1-65. -
  2. Vanderweyen A, Fraiture A. (2008) Catalogue des Uredinals de Belgique (2ème partie). Puccinaceae (sauf Puccinia). Lejeunia 185: 1-31. -
  3. Vanderweyen A., Fraiture A. (2007) Catalogue des Uredinals de Belgique. (1st partie). Chaconiaceae, Coleosporiaceae, Cronartiaceae, Melampsoraceae, Phragmidiaceae, Pucciniastraceae, Raveneliaceae et Uropyxidaceae. Lejeunia 183: 1-36. -
  4. Vanderhoeven S, Adriaens T, Desmet P, Strubbe D, Backeljau T, Barbier Y, Brosens D, Cigar J, Coupremanne M, De Troch R, Eggermont H, Heughebaert A, Hostens K, Huybrechts P, Jacquemart A, Lens L, Monty A, Paquet J, Prévot C, Robertson T, Termonia P, Van De Kerchove R, Van Hoey G, Van Schaeybroeck B, Vercayie D, Verleye T, Welby S, Groom Q (2017) Tracking Invasive Alien Species (TrIAS): Building a data-driven framework to inform policy. Research Ideas and Outcomes 3: e13414. - https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.3.e13414

Contacts

Arthur Vanderweyen
originator
position: Researcher
Botanic Garden Meise
BE
André Fraiture
originator
position: Researcher
Botanic Garden Meise
BE
email: andre.fraiture@jardinbotaniquemeise.be
Quentin Groom
originator
position: Researcher
Botanic Garden Meise
BE
email: quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0596-5376
Peter Desmet
originator
position: Open data coordinator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025
Lien Reyserhove
originator
position: Data Publisher
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: lien.reyserhove@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-9267
Lien Reyserhove
metadata author
position: Data Publisher
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: lien.reyserhove@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-9267
Peter Desmet
metadata author
position: Open data coordinator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025
André Fraiture
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
Botanic Garden Meise
BE
email: andre.fraiture@jardinbotaniquemeise.be
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