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Metadatabase view - dataset: Swedish National database trend stations streams

General information

dataset entry ID:
BF_W_67-LR-NCB
name of the dataset:
full name of the dataset:
Swedish National database trend stations streams
type of dataset (more information):
species (taxonomic group) per site database including environmental information
short description of the dataset/summary:
The database contains macroinvertebrate data from yearly sampled reference streams and lakes from across the country as part of the national monitoring programme.
keywords according to GCMD:
topic:
Terrestrial Hydrosphere
ISO topic category according to ISO 19115:
Biota, Inland Waters
INSPIRE keywords according to GEMET:
own science keywords:
Macroinvertebrates, streams, rivers, monitoring

Technical and administrative specifications

data format:
Excel
others/details:
Output could be in several formats, most commonly txt or excel
operating system:
others/specify
others/details:
We will not have direct access to the databse (which is in 4D), but outputs in txt or excel
others/details:
I do not understand what you mean by access level?
currently available through GBIF:
no
exchange planned:
no
Do you plan to publish the data on the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal:
update level:
continuously updated
others/details:
Sampled everey year, updated as soon as the new data is QA/QC
documentation:
others/details:
None as far as I know
contact details:
metadata contact person:
first, last name:
Leonard
 
Sandin
email:
leonard.sandin@ma.slu.se
institution:
SLU - Institutionen för vatten och miljö
address:
Box 7050, Lennart Hjelms väg 9
postal code, city:
750 07
 
Uppsala
country:
Sweden
web address:
http://www.slu.se/vatten-miljo
technical contact person:
first, last name:
Leonard
 
Sandin
email:
leonard.sandin@ma.slu.se
scientific contact person:
first, last name:
Leonard
 
Sandin
email:
leonard.sandin@ma.slu.se
comments:
[Metadata were harvested from the WISER metadatabase (http://www.wiser.eu/results/meta-database/details.php?id1=53&id2=62) by the BioFresh team.]

Intellectual property rights and citation

dataset creator (data compiler):
contact name:
Swedish EPA
data contributors to/owners of this dataset:
single
criteria for using this dataset:
other/additional criteria (please specify)
other/additional criteria:
Data provider must give consent to any publication.
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 [°]:
54.956589
northernmost latitude [°]:
69.365546
westernmost longitude [°]:
10.632813
easternmost longitude [°]:
24.330078
        
minimum altitude:
-2
 
metres
maximum altitude:
2104
 
metres
countries:
Europe: Sweden
European ecoregions according to Illies (WFD):
Central Plains (ER14), Borealic Uplands (ER20), Fenno-Scandian Shield (ER22)
ecosystem type:
rivers
covered timeframe:
year from
2007
 
year to:
2007

Site specifications

coordinate system/grid data:
datum (e.g. WGS84):
WGS84
 
example:
No coding exists at the moment
exact number of sites:
49
comments:
We are currently classifying the sites for the Swedish EPA, should be finished within 2 months

Climate and environmental data

climate related data:
environmental data:
physico-chemical data:
total P, total N, ammonium, alkalinity, water temperature, pH, conductivity, colour
other physico-chemical parameters:
TOC

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:
2007 - 2007
season:
autumn
taxonomic resolution:
taxonomic coding:
coding system:
ID AQEM, DV
sample specifications:
semi-quant
replicate samples:
yes
number of samples:
5
specification of method(s) used for sampling and sorting:
habitat specific samples (e.g. riffles/pools) (rivers)
other important sample related informations:
More years available (around 10, i.e. starting 1997) for some sites.

Other specifications

availability of maps:
no
quality control procedures:
Querytime: 1.26931 sec