Biowide Species data
Citation
Brunbjerg A, Ejrnæs R (2023). Biowide Species data. Version 1.2. Danish Biodiversity Information Facility. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/afduhz accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-05.Description
The Biowide project (2014-2018) was a project aiming at collecting biodiversity data from 130 terrestrial sampling sites across Denmark. Data was collected with both classical means (observation and trapping) and by eDNA metabarcoding (sequencing of amplified marker genes. Data was also collected on environmental variables. Biowide (Biodiversity in Width and Depth) took place in collaboration between Århus Universiity (main project holder) and the two major Danish natural history museums and the University of Copenhagen, and was supported by the Villum Foundation. During the first two years of the project, a host of professionals and volunteers collected data on the environment from the 130 sample plots – on everything from soil moisture, temperature, nutrients, plant biomass, trees, dead wood, stone and ant hills, expanses of water and flowers. The major effort has been collecting information on plants, mosses, lichens, invertebrates and fungi that live in the surfaces. With the help of volunteers, it was attempted to map as much as possible. Sampling was stratified across the three gradients expected to have most importance for terrestrial biodiversity: fertility, humidity and disturbance. Landscape types as diverse as sand dunes, meadows, bogs, agricultural land and also forest plantations and Danish natural forest are included. The project and methods are described in Brunbjerg et al. (2017)Sampling Description
Study Extent
DenmarkSampling
From 130 40x40m plots across Danish nature types species lists of plants, bryophytes, lichens, macrofungi, gastropods and arthropods were collected.Quality Control
N/AMethod steps
- For details on methods see Brunbjerg et al. (2017)
Taxonomic Coverages
Plants (vascular plants and bryophytes), fungi (lichens and macrofungi), gastropods, arthropods
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Plantaerank: kingdom
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Fungirank: kingdom
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Gastropodarank: class
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Arthropodarank: phylum
Geographic Coverages
Denmark
Bibliographic Citations
- Brunbjerg A.K., Bruun H.H., Brøndum L., Classen A.T., Fog K., Frøslev T.G., Goldberg I., Hansen M.D.D., Høye T.T, Læssøe T, Newman G, Skipper L., Søchting U., Ejrnæs R. (2017) A systematic survey of regional multitaxon biodiversity: evaluating strategies and coverage. bioRxiv, 158030 - https://doi.org/10.1101/158030
Contacts
Ane Brunbjergoriginator
position: Postdoc
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
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8410
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email: akb@bios.au.dk
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Rasmus Ejrnæs
originator
position: Senior researcher
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
Roende
8410
Jylland
DK
email: rasmus@bios.au.dk
Ane Brunbjerg
metadata author
position: Postdoc
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
Roende
8410
Jylland
DK
Telephone: 87158865
email: akb@bios.au.dk
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0666-6535
Isabel Calabuig
distributor
position: Node manager, Data curator
DanBIF, Natural History Museum of Denmark
Copenhagen
DK
email: icalabuig@snm.ku.dk
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5515-7900
Ane Brunbjerg
administrative point of contact
position: Postdoc
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
Roende
8410
Jylland
DK
email: akb@bios.au.dk
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0666-6535
Rasmus Ejrnæs
administrative point of contact
position: Senior researcher
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
Roende
8410
Jylland
DK
email: rasmus@bios.au.dk