Loopkevers Grensmaas - Ground beetles near the river Meuse in Flanders, Belgium

Stijn Vanacker; Dimitri Brosens; Peter Desmet

doi:10.15468/hy3pzl

Loopkevers Grensmaas - Ground beetles near the river Meuse in Flanders, Belgium

Citation

Vanacker S, Brosens D, Desmet P (2021). Loopkevers Grensmaas - Ground beetles near the river Meuse in Flanders, Belgium. Version 9.4. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/hy3pzl accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-23.

Description

Loopkevers Grensmaas - Ground beetles near the river Meuse in Flanders, Belgium is a species occurrence dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). The dataset contains over 5,800 beetle occurrences sampled between 1998 and 1999 from 28 locations on the left bank (Belgium) of the river Meuse on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands. The dataset includes over 100 ground beetles species (Carabidae) and some non-target species. The data were used to assess the dynamics of the Grensmaas area and to help river management. Issues with the dataset can be reported at https://github.com/LifeWatchINBO/data-publication/tree/master/datasets/kevers-grensmaas-occurrences

To allow anyone to use this dataset, we have released the data to the public domain under a Creative Commons Zero waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). We would appreciate however, if you read and follow these norms for data use (http://www.inbo.be/en/norms-for-data-use) and provide a link to the original dataset (https://doi.org/10.15468/hy3pzl) whenever possible. If you use these data for a scientific paper, please cite the dataset following the applicable citation norms and/or consider us for co-authorship. We are always interested to know how you have used or visualized the data, or to provide more information, so please contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata, opendata@inbo.be or https://twitter.com/LifeWatchINBO.

Purpose

Variation in time and space is a key characteristic of the river Meuse. Ground beetles are a good indicator to assess these dynamics. The goal of this project was to better understand the dynamics of the Grensmaas and help river management, habitat restoration and policy.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

28 locations on the left bank (Belgium) of the river Meuse on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands.

Sampling

The beetles were sampled at 80 plots, with 3 pitfall traps per plot. Sampling occurrened in 1998 and 1999, from May to October

Quality Control

All sampled carabid species were determined by experts. All records are validated.

Method steps

Pitfalls were placed on 80 plots and sampled from May to October.

Taxonomic Coverages

Almost all 107 species in this dataset are ground beetles (Carabidae), identified to species. The dataset also includes some non-target species: Chorthippus, Oedipoda, and Tetrix (Orthoptera) and Lamyctes (Chilopoda). The top 3 recorded species are Bembidion tetracolum (9%), Bembidion femoratum (8%), and Agonum muelleri (7%).

Animalia
common name: animals rank: kingdom
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Insecta
common name: insects rank: class
Coleoptera
common name: beetles rank: order
Carabidae
common name: ground beetles rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Grensmaas: the river Meuse on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands.

Bibliographic Citations

Van Looy K., Jochems H., Vanacker S., Lommelen E., Dufrêne M., De Blust, G. (2004). Loopkevers langs de Maas: Indicatoren voor het rivierbeheer. Natuur.focus 3(3): 87-93. http://www.natuurpunt.be/sites/default/files/documents/publication/natuur.focus_2004-3_loopkevers_langs_de_maas.pdf -

Contacts

Stijn Vanacker
originator
position: Former collaborator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Kliniekstraat 25
Brussels
1070
Brussels Capital Region
BE
email: stijn.vanacker@rwo.vlaanderen.be

Dimitri Brosens
originator
position: Data liaison officer
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Kliniekstraat 25
Brussels
1070
Brussels Capital Region
BE
email: dimitri.brosens@inbo.be
homepage: http://www.biodiversity.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-9116

Peter Desmet
originator
position: Data lab coordinator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Kliniekstraat 25
Brussels
1070
Brussels Capital Region
BE
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
homepage: http://lifewatch.inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025

Stijn Vanacker
metadata author
position: Former collaborator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Kliniekstraat 25
Brussels
1070
Brussels Capital Region
BE
email: stijn.vanacker@rwo.vlaanderen.be

Dimitri Brosens
metadata author
position: Data liaison officer
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Kliniekstraat 25
Brussels
1070
Brussels Capital Region
BE
email: dimitri.brosens@inbo.be
homepage: http://www.biodiversity.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-9116

Peter Desmet
metadata author
position: Data lab coordinator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Kliniekstraat 25
Brussels
1070
Brussels Capital Region
BE
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
homepage: http://lifewatch.inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025

Stijn Vanacker
administrative point of contact
position: Former collaborator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Kliniekstraat 25
Brussels
1070
Brussels Capital Region
BE
email: stijn.vanacker@rwo.vlaanderen.be