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Metadatabase view - dataset: Distribution Atlas of European Trichoptera

General information

dataset entry ID:
BF_CF9
name of the dataset:
full name of the dataset:
Distribution Atlas of European Trichoptera
dataset short name:
DAET
type of dataset (more information):
species distribution data
data type:
point data/observation data
short description of the dataset/summary:
The Distribution Atlas of European Trichoptera (DAET) database is a collection of about 561.000 occurrence data of caddisflies containing 413.000 datasets of adult Trichoptera from all over Europe (and a few records from Asia and Africa). The data compilation process was initiated by the EU funded BioFresh project (www.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu) through its contingency fund. With the end of BioFresh 2014 work on the database continued, mostly focusing on filling the distribution gaps and an extensive quality control. Occurrence data in the dataset were provided by 74 data holders based on records from more than 400 different caddisfly collectors. Additional data (about 15.000) were gained through literature evaluation. All data will be made available through the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal (www.freshwaterplatform.eu) in the first half of 2016.
keywords according to GCMD:
topic:
Biosphere
ISO topic category according to ISO 19115:
Biota, Environment, Inland Waters, Location
INSPIRE keywords according to GEMET:

Technical and administrative specifications

data format:
Access
operating system:
Win 7
data language:
English
current access level:
restricted access
currently available through GBIF:
no
exchange planned:
yes
data in data repository:
no
Do you plan to publish the data on the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal:
yes
update level:
others/specify
others/details:
For the future a yearly update is planned.
documentation:
type:
internal description
language:
English
contact details:
metadata contact person:

first, last name:
Astrid
 
Schmidt-Kloiber
phone:
++431476545225
email:
astrid.schmidt-kloiber@boku.ac.at
institution:
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, IHG
address:
Max Emanuel-Strasse 17
postal code, city:
1180
 
Vienna
province, state:
Vienna
country
Austria
web address:
http://www.wau.boku.ac.at/ihg.html?&L=1
technical contact person:

first, last name:
Peter J.
 
Neu
phone:
++4965169962120
email:
peter.neu@trichoptera-rp.de
scientific contact person:

first, last name:
Wolfram
 
Graf
phone:
++431476545221
email:
wolfram.graf@boku.ac.at

Intellectual property rights and citation

dataset creator (data compiler):
contact name:
Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber
contact email:
astrid.schmidt-kloiber@boku.ac.at
contact institution:
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, IHG
data contributors to/owners of this dataset:
single
criteria for using this dataset:
The dataset needs to be requested from dataset creator with specific conditions of use.
other/additional criteria:
Currently the dataset still needs to be requested from the dataset creator as quality control is ongoing. All data will be made publicly available on the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal in the first half of 2016. Note that 74 different persons and institutions have contributed occurrence records to the DAET dataset. Their work has to be acknowledged accordingly whenever data are used.
citation of this dataset:
author(s):
Graf, W., Neu, P. J. & Schmidt-Kloiber, A. (eds.)
title and journal (name, number, pages):
Distribution Atlas of European Trichopterea (DAET)
year:
2015
version (if applicable):
24/11/2015
citation of the metadata:
author(s):
Schmidt-Kloiber A., Neu P. J. & Graf W.
title and journal (name, number, pages):
Metadata to the Distribution Atlas of European Trichoptera. Freshwater Metadata Journal 9: 1-6
year:
2015
doi (if applicable):
https://doi.org/10.15504/fmj.2015.9

General data specifications

regional coverage of the dataset:
spatial extent of the dataset:
continental
continents:
Africa, Asia, Europe
spatial extent (bounding coordinates):
southernmost latitude [°]:
27
northernmost latitude [°]:
75
westernmost longitude [°]:
-28
easternmost longitude [°]:
70
        
minimum altitude:
-216
 
metres
maximum altitude:
3797
 
metres
countries:
Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Kosovo
comments:
The Chechen Republic is included within the Russian Federation.
Only few data are available from Africa and Asia, the main scope of the dataset is Europe.
world climatic regions according to Köppen:
Group C: temperate/mesothermal climates
Group D: continental/microthermal climate
European ecoregions according to Illies (WFD):
Iberic-Macaronesian Region (ER1), Pyrenees (ER2), Italy, Corsica and Malta (ER3), Alps (ER4), Dinaric Western Balkan (ER5), Hellenic Western Balkan (ER6), Eastern Balkan (ER7), Western Highlands (ER8), Central Highlands (ER9), The Carpathians (ER10), Hungarian Lowlands (ER11), Pontic Province (ER12), Western Plains (ER13), Central Plains (ER14), Baltic Province (ER15), Eastern Plains (ER16), Ireland and Northern Ireland (ER17), Great Britain (ER18), Iceland (ER19), Borealic Uplands (ER20), Tundra (ER21), Fenno-Scandian Shield (ER22), Taiga (ER23), The Caucasus (ER24), Caspic Depression (ER25), North Africa (ERX), Middle East (ERY)
ecosystem type:
rivers, lakes/ponds, wetlands
covered timeframe:
year from
1793
 
year to:
2015
comments:
Additional freshwater types: springs, hygropetric habitats.

Site specifications

coordinate system/grid data:
latitude/longitude, format: DD
datum (e.g. WGS84):
WGS84
grid data available:
yes
comments:
Some data were only available as grid data (UTM, Gauss Krüger, BN Grid etc.). These data were transferred to WGS84 with unavoidable blur, depending on the specified grid.
site coding available:
no
 
number of sites:
>1000
exact number of sites:
55791
comments:
In total the dataset contains 561.187 occurrence records from 55.791 different locations; 413.229 records are adult Trichoptera records formed of 1.708 species (including sub-species).

Biological data

biological data origin:
from sampling
Data provided by Trichoptera experts from their own collections.
general compilation
Data available form literature and museum collections.
organism group addressed:
macro-invertebrates
comments:
Occurrence records were contributed by 74 data providers. About 15.000 additonal data were generated through literature review.

Sample resolution

macro-invertebrates

taxonomic resolution:
species, other
other taxonomic levels:
sub-species
percentage of species level data:
100
comments:
All species are taxonomically linked: order, family, (sub-family), genus, species, (sub-species). Synonyms are included.
Percentage of species level data includes the sub-species level.
taxonomic coding:
taxalist according to:
www.freshwaterecology.info
reference(s):
Graf, W., Murphy, J., Dahl, J., Zamora-Muñoz, C., López-Rodríguez M.J. & Schmidt-Kloiber., A.: Dataset "Trichoptera". www.freshwaterecology.info - the taxa and autecology database for freshwater organisms, version 6.0 (accessed on 25.11.2015). Graf, W., Murphy, J., Dahl, J., Zamora-Muñoz, C. & López-Rodríguez, M.J. (2008): Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms. Volume 1 - Trichoptera. Edited by Schmidt-Kloiber, A. & D. Hering. Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow). 388pp.
coding system:
ID_fwe
example:
12345
comments:

The taxalist of freshwaterecology.info was amended with additional species/sub-species according to recent publications. These taxa will be included in freshwaterecology.info.

Other specifications

GIS layers, shape files related to the dataset:
species distribution
others/details:
political borders layer
water lines/water areas layer
altitudinal layer
ecoregions according to Illies layer
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:
- The underlying taxalist was checked by the freshwaterecology.info Trichoptera experts and currently holds 1708 species (including sub-species).
- Distribution data were in a first step quality controlled through GIS routines. In a second step the occurrence records were quality checked by experts, namely Hans Malicky and Wolfram Graf.
- To avoid quality issues regarding the identification of larvae, the focus of the dataset is on adult data.
- In cases of recent differentiations to sub-species older data may contain ambiguous species.
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