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Metadatabase view - dataset: BioFresh Pond Data

General information

dataset entry ID:
BF76
name of the dataset:
full name of the dataset:
BioFresh Pond Data
type of dataset (more information):
species distribution data
data type:
point data/observation data
keywords according to GCMD:
topic:
Agriculture, Terrestrial Hydrosphere
ISO topic category according to ISO 19115:
Farming, Environment, Inland Waters
INSPIRE keywords according to GEMET:

Technical and administrative specifications

data format:
Excel
operating system:
Apple Mac
English
current access level:
internal
Hüttengasse 23
Do you plan to publish the data on the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal:
update level:
completed
type:
internal description
others/details:
summary documentation in publication to be prepared
language:
English
contact details:
metadata contact person:
first, last name:
Sebastian
 
Birk
phone:
+49 174 7404275
email:
sebastian.birk@uni-due.de
institution:
University of Duisburg-Essen, Aquatic Ecology
address:
Universitätsstraße 5
postal code, city:
45141
 
Essen
country:
Germany
http://www.uni-due.de/aquatische_oekologie/index.shtml
technical contact person:
Sebastian
 
Birk
+49 174 7404275
sebastian.birk@uni-due.de
scientific contact person:
first, last name:
Sebastian
 
Birk
phone:
+49 174 7404275
email:
sebastian.birk@uni-due.de

Intellectual property rights and citation

BioFresh
dataset creator (data compiler):
contact name:
Sebastian Birk
contact email:
sebastian.birk@uni-due.de
contact institution:
University of Duisburg-Essen, Aquatic Ecology
data contributors to/owners of this dataset:
multiple
number:
5
data contributor/owner 1
contact name:

contact orcid:

contact position:

contact email:
cereghin@cict.fr
contact institute:
European Pond Conservation Network
contact country:

criteria for using this part of the dataset:
Other/Additional criteria

other/additional criteria:
Data provider must be informed of publication 45 days in advance and can object the use of the dataset within 30 days. Data must be publicly acknowledged and cited correctly.
data contributor/owner 2
contact name:

contact orcid:

contact position:

contact email:
c.sayer@ucl.ac.uk
contact institute:
University College London
contact country:

criteria for using this part of the dataset:
Other/Additional criteria

other/additional criteria:
Data provider must be informed of publication 45 days in advance and can object the use of the dataset within 30 days. Data must be publicly acknowledged and cited correctly.
data contributor/owner 3
contact name:

contact orcid:

contact position:

contact email:
valentina.dellabella@gmail.com
contact institute:
unknown
contact country:

criteria for using this part of the dataset:
Other/Additional criteria

other/additional criteria:
Data provider must be informed of publication 45 days in advance and can object the use of the dataset within 30 days. Data must be publicly acknowledged and cited correctly.
data contributor/owner 4
contact name:

contact orcid:

contact position:

contact email:
jkmarle@gmx.de
contact institute:
private
contact country:

criteria for using this part of the dataset:
Other/Additional criteria

other/additional criteria:
Data provider must be informed of publication 45 days in advance and can object the use of the dataset within 30 days. Data must be publicly acknowledged and cited correctly.
data contributor/owner 5
contact name:

contact orcid:

contact position:

contact email:
Juergen.Boehmer@uni-hohenheim.de
contact institute:
Bioforum GmbH
contact country:

criteria for using this part of the dataset:
Other/Additional criteria

other/additional criteria:
Data provider must be informed of publication 45 days in advance and can object the use of the dataset within 30 days. Data must be publicly acknowledged and cited correctly.
citation of this dataset:
author(s):
Birk, Sebastian
title and journal (name, number, pages):
BioFresh Pond Database
year:
2013
doi (if applicable):
https://doi.org/10.13148/bf76
citation of the metadata:

General data specifications

regional coverage of the dataset:
spatial extent of the dataset:
continental
continents:
Europe
spatial extent (bounding coordinates):
southernmost latitude [°]:
36.9
northernmost latitude [°]:
70.0
westernmost longitude [°]:
-9.1
easternmost longitude [°]:
36.5
        
minimum altitude:
metres
maximum altitude:
metres
ecosystem type:
general freshwater
year from

Site specifications

coordinate system/grid data:
latitude/longitude, format: DD
datum (e.g. WGS84):
WGS84
 
number of sites:
100 - 1000
exact number of sites:
690

Biological data

biological data origin:
specify project:
general compilation
specify method:
extracted from literature, provided from sampling
organism group addressed:
amphibians, macro-invertebrates (Mollusca, Crabs, Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera, Trichoptera), zooplankton, macrophytes

Sample resolution

amphibians

taxonomic resolution:
genus, species
taxonomic coding:
coding system:
UDE code, internal coding
sample specifications:

macro-invertebrates

taxonomic resolution:
family, genus, species
taxonomic coding:
coding system:
UDE coding (internal)
sample specifications:

zooplankton

taxonomic resolution:
family, species
taxonomic coding:
coding system:
http://www.ceh.ac.uk/data/freshwater-macroinvertebrates-codes.html
sample specifications:

macrophytes

taxonomic resolution:
species
taxonomic coding:
coding system:
UDE coding (internal)
sample specifications:

Other specifications

GIS layers, shape files related to the dataset:
no data available
quality control procedures:
Were any quality control procedures applied to your dataset?
no
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