Plant surveys near the Grensmaas, Belgium

Sampling event
Latest version published by Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) on Dec 9, 2025 Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Publication date:
9 December 2025
License:
CC0 1.0

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Description

This dataset contains occurrence data of plants, observed at the river banks of the river Meuse (Grensmaas) on the border between Belgium and The Netherlands

We have released this dataset to the public domain under a Creative Commons Zero waiver. We would appreciate it if you follow the INBO norms for data use (https://www.inbo.be/en/norms-data-use) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don't hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via opendata@inbo.be.

This dataset was published as open data for the TrIAS project (Tracking Invasive Alien Species http://trias-project.be, Vanderhoeven et al. 2017), with technical support provided by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO).

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 3,234 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Event (core)
3234
Occurrence 
3572

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Versions

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Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

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Keywords

Samplingevent; TrIAS; Samplingevent

Contacts

Alexander Van Braeckel
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
Dimitri Brosens
  • Metadata Provider
INBO/ Belgian Biodiversity Platform
BE
Geert De Blust
  • Originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE

Geographic Coverage

The Grensmaas is the 47 km long border between The Netherlands and Belgium following the river Meuse.

Bounding Coordinates South West [50.74, 5.444], North East [51.207, 5.938]

Taxonomic Coverage

Plants

Kingdom Plantae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1997-01-01 / 2013-09-27

Additional Metadata