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Metadatabase view - dataset: Global Caridean Shrimp Fauna

General information

dataset entry ID:
BF_CF7
name of the dataset:
full name of the dataset:
Global Caridean Shrimp Fauna
type of dataset (more information):
species/taxa database (e.g. red list database)
data type:
vector data (shape files)
short description of the dataset/summary:
The dataset consists of all geographical records of freshwater shrimps, prior to 2013. Records have various levels of accuracy.
keywords according to GCMD:
topic:
Biological Classification
ISO topic category according to ISO 19115:
Biota
INSPIRE keywords according to GEMET:
own science keywords:
Decapoda, Caridea, freshwater shrimps, distribution

Technical and administrative specifications

data format:
Access
operating system:
Win98
data language:
English
current access level:
web (public)
web address:
http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/
currently available through GBIF:
no
exchange planned:
yes
data in data repository:
yes
specify repository:
Data are available through the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal (http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu) and will therefore be harvested through GBIF.
Do you plan to publish the data on the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal:
already published through the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal
update level:
completed
documentation:
type:
scientific paper
language:
English
contact details:
metadata contact person:

first, last name:
Sammy
 
De Grave
phone:
01865 272962
email:
sammy.degrave@oum.ox.ac.uk
institution:
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
address:
Parks Road
postal code, city:
OX1 3PW
 
Oxford
country
UK
technical contact person:

first, last name:
Sammy
 
De Grave
phone:
01865 272962
email:
sammy.degrave@oum.ox.ac.uk
scientific contact person:

first, last name:
Sammy
 
De Grave
phone:
01865 272962
email:
sammy.degrave@oum.ox.ac.uk

Intellectual property rights and citation

dataset publisher
BioFresh
dataset creator (data compiler):
contact name:
Sammy De Grave
contact email:
sammy.degrave@oum.ox.ac.uk
contact institution:
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
data contributors to/owners of this dataset:
single
criteria for using this dataset:
The dataset is publicly available (data portal, data archive) and can be used without restrictions, but dataset creator/data contributors must be informed prior to publication. Data must be acknowledged and cited correctly.
citation of this dataset:
author(s):
BioFresh (publisher), Sammy De Grave (provider)
title and journal (name, number, pages):
Global Freshwater Shrimp Assessment. Published on http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu, accessed on [date].
year:
2013
doi (if applicable):
https://doi.org/10.13148/bfcf7
citation of the metadata:
author(s):
De Grave S
title and journal (name, number, pages):
Global Caridean Shrimp Fauna. Freshwater Metadata Journal 12: 1-5
year:
2016
doi (if applicable):
https://doi.org/10.15504/fmj.2016.12

dataset related references:
reference 1:
author(s):
De Grave, S., Smith, K. G., Adeler, N. A., Allen, D. J., Alvarez, F., Anker, A., Cai, Y., Carizo, S. F., Klotz, W., Mantelatto, F. L., Page, T. J., Shy, J.-Y., Villalobos, J. L. & Wowor, D.
title:
Dead shrimp blues: A global assessment of extinction risk in freshwater shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea). PLoS ONE 10(3): e0120198.
year:
2015
doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0120198

General data specifications

regional coverage of the dataset:
spatial extent of the dataset:
global
continents:
Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Oceania
spatial extent (bounding coordinates):
southernmost latitude [°]:
-47.292
northernmost latitude [°]:
54.688
westernmost longitude [°]:
-176.895
easternmost longitude [°]:
180
        
minimum altitude:
0
 
metres
maximum altitude:
1000
 
metres
countries:
Africa: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Réunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Somaliland
North America: Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Taiwan
Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Vatican City
Oceania: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
world climatic regions according to Köppen:
Group A: tropical/megathermal climates
Group B: dry (arid and semiarid) climates
Group C: temperate/mesothermal climates
Group D: continental/microthermal climate
Group H: alpine climates
ecosystem type:
rivers, lakes/ponds, wetlands, groundwater, general freshwater
covered timeframe:
year from
1960
 
year to:
2013

Site specifications

coordinate system/grid data:
latitude/longitude, format: DMS
datum (e.g. WGS84):
WGS84
site coding available:
no
 
number of sites:
>1000

Biological data

biological data origin:
from sampling
various projects
organism group addressed:
macro-invertebrates
comments:
Caridean shrimps

Species related information

macro-invertebrates

taxonomic resolution:
genus, species
taxonomic coding:
taxalist according to:
De Grave & Fransen (2011)
reference(s):
De Grave, S. & Fransen, C. H. J. M. (2011). Carideorum Catalogus: The recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologische Mededelingen 85, 195-589.
availability of specific ecological/biological information:
biogeographical data, habitat preferences, Red List status/categories

Other specifications

GIS layers, shape files related to the dataset:
species distribution
availability of photos:
no
availability of maps:
yes
quality control procedures:
Were any quality control procedures applied to your dataset?
yes
quality control protocols and comments:
Several people checked and contributed spatial records, mapping was done at IUCN and checked by the team.
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