Large Branchiopoda occurrence data in the Northern Western Ghats, India

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Description

The field data provide species distribution data of a freshwater invertebrate group called large branchiopods from freshwater habitats from one of the megadiverse regions of the world, Western Ghats of India. The data have been collected from 2009 until 2017 at 45 localities. Qualitative representative sampling was carried out using a hand net having a mesh size of 150 µm. A total of 12 species including three new endemic species and two distinct populations of large branchiopods were observed in the sampled localities (Schwentner et al. 2012; Rogers and Padhye 2014; Padhye and Ghate 2016; Padhye et al. 2018; Modak et al. in press). These habitat data, therefore, are important in the context of biodiversity conservation planning and management in general. Detailed metadata can be found in the Freshwater Metadatabase (http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/metadb/bf_mdb_view.php?entryID=FWM_21) and in the Freshwater Metadata Journal (http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/metadb/showfmjarticle.php?dbcode=FWM_21).

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How to cite

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Padhye, S.M. & Kulkarni, M.R., 2019. Large Branchiopoda occurrence data (2009-2017) in the Northern Western Ghats, India.

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Keywords

Indian subcontinent; rocky outcrops; Anostraca; Notostraca; Spinicaudata; Laevicaudata; freshwater; Terrestrial Hydrosphere; Biota; Inland Waters; Occurrence

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Contacts

Sameer Padhye
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
scientist
Systematics, Ecology & Conservation Lab, Zoo Outreach Organization
No. 12 Thiruvannamalai Nagar, Saravanampatti - Kalapatti Road Saravanampatti
641035 Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
IN
+ 919823505359
Sameer M. Padhye
  • Content Provider
scientist
Systematics, Ecology & Conservation Lab, Zoo Outreach Organization
IN
Mihir R. Kulkarni
  • Content Provider
PhD student
Department of Zoology, Savitribai Phule Pune University
IN

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2009-01-01 / 2017-01-01

Project Data

No Description available

Title no related project
Funding The initial part of the field work was carried out from the funds provided by CSIR-India PhD scholarship.

The personnel involved in the project:

Sameer Padhye
  • Principal Investigator

Sampling Methods

The sampling strategy was based on the type of habitat sampled. Pools were sampled such that all the area was sampled representatively while sampling was carried out from littoral regions of water reservoirs and rivers. A qualitative representative sampling of each habitat was carried out using a hand net having a mesh of 150 micrometers. Samples were immediately preserved in 8% formalin in the field.

Study Extent Sampling frequency varied depending on the type of habitat sampled. Temporary pools were sampled mostly during or immediately after Monsoon season while habitats like rivers were sampled intermittently.

Method step description:

  1. sampling, identification, data publishing

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Rogers, D. C., & Padhye, S.M., 2015. Review of the large branchiopod crustacean fauna of the Indian Subcontinent (Anostraca, Notostraca, Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata, Cyclestherida). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 35(3), 392-406. https://doi.org/10.1163/1937240X-00002327

Additional Metadata

Detailed metadata can be found in the Freshwater Metadatabase (http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/metadb/bf_mdb_view.php?entryID=FWM_21) and in the Freshwater Metadata Journal (http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/metadb/showfmjarticle.php?dbcode=FWM_21).

Alternative Identifiers FWM_21
Branchiopod occurrence data in Western Ghats, India
974c7838-232a-4fb8-bc02-ef408fcb6944
http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/ipt/resource?r=fwm_21_branchiopoda_northernwesternghats