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Classic localities of cave dwelling Arthropoda (excl. Coleoptera) from the Western Balkans

Citation

Komnenov M, Nakev S (2022). Classic localities of cave dwelling Arthropoda (excl. Coleoptera) from the Western Balkans. Version 1.4. Macedonian Ecological Society. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qhezg8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-27.

Description

This resource contains spatial data about classical localities of endemic taxa of aquatic Arthropoda (excluding Coleoptera) 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

The main goal in compiling the data set was to provide relevant spatial data on classic localities of taxa (species and subspecies) that was described on the territory of SEE economies (or in their immediate vicinity) and whose present distributions are restricted to the Western Balkans region.

Sampling

Data was compiled on the basis of direct review of a large number of published monographs and articles containing a scientific description of selected taxa. From the compiled literature, the original (verbatim) scientific name and localities where it was first found (classic locality) were extracted

Quality Control

Actual taxonomic status of every taxon and scientific names were aligned with currently accepted scientific taxonomy and nomenclature.

Method steps

  1. The main goal in compiling the data set was to provide relevant spatial data on classic localities of taxa (species and subspecies) that was described on the territory of SEE economies (or in their immediate vicinity) and whose present distributions are restricted to the Western Balkans region. Data was compiled on the basis of direct review of a large number of published monographs and articles containing a scientific description of selected taxa. From the compiled literature, the original (verbatim) scientific name and localities where it was first found (classic locality) were extracted. Actual taxonomic status of every taxon and scientific names were aligned with currently accepted scientific taxonomy and nomenclature.

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, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia but, data from bordering areas with neighboring countries: Croatia, Greece and Bulgaria are also included.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Marjan Komnenov
originator
position: Independent expert
Independent expert
Skopje
MK
email: mkomnenov@gmail.com
Slave Nakev
metadata author
Blvd. Boris Trajkovski St.7 No.9A
Skopje
1000
Kisela Voda
MK
Telephone: 0038922402773
email: nakev@mes.org.mk
homepage: http://www.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
Telephone: 0038922402773
email: nakev@mes.org.mk
homepage: http://www.mes.org.mk
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