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Metadatabase view - dataset: Dutch streams

General information

dataset entry ID:
BF_W_05-R-A
name of the dataset:
full name of the dataset:
Dutch streams
type of dataset (more information):
species (taxonomic group) per site database including environmental information
data type:
point data/observation data
keywords according to GCMD:
topic:
Biosphere, Biological Classification, Terrestrial Hydrosphere
ISO topic category according to ISO 19115:
Biota, Inland Waters
INSPIRE keywords according to GEMET:
own science keywords:
Macro Invertebrates, aquatic fauna, rivers

Technical and administrative specifications

data format:
others/specify
others/details:
Access, special software
operating system:
Win XP
current access level:
others/specify
currently available through GBIF:
no
exchange planned:
no
Do you plan to publish the data on the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal:
update level:
completed
documentation:
others/details:
no documentation
contact details:
metadata contact person:
first, last name:
Martin
 
van den Hoorn
email:
martin.vandenhoorn@wur.nl
technical contact person:
first, last name:
Martin
 
van den Hoorn
email:
martin.vandenhoorn@wur.nl
scientific contact person:
first, last name:
Piet
 
Verdonschot
email:
piet.verdonschot@wur.nl
comments:
[Metadata were harvested from the WISER metadatabase (http://www.wiser.eu/results/meta-database/details.php?id1=5&id2=77) by the BioFresh team.]

Intellectual property rights and citation

dataset creator (data compiler):
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:
Data can only be used after consulting the owner.
citation of this dataset:
title and journal (name, number, pages):
http://www.wiser.eu - Water Bodies in Europe: Integrative Systems to assess Ecological status and Recovery (Version **).
year:
year of access
version (if applicable):
version number from website
citation of the metadata:

dataset related references:
reference 1:
author(s):
Schmidt-Kloiber, A., S. J. Moe, B. Dudley, J. Strackbein & R. Vogl
title:
The WISER metadatabase: the key to more than 100 ecological datasets from European rivers, lakes and coastal waters. Hydrobiologia.
year:
2012
doi:
10.1007/s10750-012-1295-6
reference 2:
author(s):
Moe, S. J., A. Schmidt-Kloiber, B. J. Dudley & D. Hering
title:
The WISER way of organising ecological data from European rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters. Hydrobiologia.
year:
2012
doi:
10.1007/s10750-012-1337-0

General data specifications

regional coverage of the dataset:
spatial extent of the dataset:
national
continents:
Europe
spatial extent (bounding coordinates):
southernmost latitude [°]:
50.713270
northernmost latitude [°]:
53.736915
westernmost longitude [°]:
3.359863
easternmost longitude [°]:
7.257324
        
minimum altitude:
887
 
metres
maximum altitude:
-7
 
metres
countries:
Europe: Netherlands
European ecoregions according to Illies (WFD):
Western Plains (ER13), Central Plains (ER14)
ecosystem type:
rivers
covered timeframe:
year from
1980
 
year to:
1998

Site specifications

coordinate system/grid data:
ecosystem type classification:
rivers (classification according to WFD):
altitude typology:
 lowland: < 200 m
site coding:
site coding available:
yes
alphanumerical
number of digits:
15
example:
HALSCHE BEEK 01
number of sites:
100 - 1000
exact number of sites:
467

Climate and environmental data

climate related data:
environmental data:
physico-chemical data:
total P, ortho P, nitrate, total N, ammonium, alkalinity, water temperature, pH, conductivity
other physico-chemical parameters:
chloride (74%), total Klejdahl nitrogen (64%), sulfate (62%), oxygen saturation (51%), magnesium (41%), potassium (41%)sodium (40%), bicarbonate (34%)

Biological data

biological data origin:
specify project:
specify method:
organism group addressed:
macro-invertebrates

Sample specifications/sample resolution

macro-invertebrates

sample information:
covered timeframe:

year from - to:
1980 - 1998
season:
spring, summer, autumn, winter
taxonomic resolution:
order, family, genus, species
percentage of species level data:
65
taxonomic coding:
coding system:
DutchCoding
sample specifications:
quantitative

Other specifications

GIS layers, shape files related to the dataset:
no data available
availability of photos:
no
availability of maps:
no
quality control procedures:
Querytime: 1.22022 sec