Citizen science observations from the former sand quarry (NGZG) by NATUBRABZB in Flanders, Belgium

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Descripción

This dataset contains biodiversity observations from a nature area of approximately five hectares known as the former sand quarry and landfill, also referred to as NGZG — Natuurgebied (ex-)Zandgroeve. The site is located in the municipality of Sint-Genesius-Rode, Flemish Brabant, near the municipal boundaries of Beersel and Braine-l’Alleud. As of 2026, the site is designated as a nature area in the regional land-use plan for Flanders.Following its former use as a sand quarry and landfill, the area has acquired a meaningful new ecological role. Natural processes are returning, native vegetation is developing, and new space is being created for wildlife. The site now represents a resilient open space with increasing value for biodiversity and the surrounding communities.In a context where open space is becoming increasingly scarce, the information contained in this dataset may contribute to biodiversity research, local nature management, ecological monitoring, environmental education, and public awareness. This inventory is particularly valuable because it brings together local field experience and scientific expertise. Contributors may include certified nature guides (natuurgidsen), local observers, researchers, and professors with expertise in forest ecology, landscape ecology, and nature management, including experts affiliated with KU Leuven. Their combined contributions help document the site’s current ecological value and provide a scientific basis for its long-term conservation, continuity, and potential future protection.The dataset contains observations from a wide range of taxonomic groups, including plants, moths, mammals, birds, beetles, fungi, other arthropods, butterflies, bees, wasps and ants, reptiles and amphibians, true bugs, aphids and cicadas, mosses and lichens, flies and gnats, molluscs, grasshoppers and crickets, dragonflies, other insects, and other invertebrates.The history of the former sand quarry and landfill has become part of the site’s ecological identity. Today, the area is developing into a resilient open space in which native habitats and biodiversity recover and thrive. Most of the data was collected in the Obsidentify and Waarnemingen.be app and then exported, mapped to Darwin Core and published.

Registros

Los datos en este recurso de registros biológicos han sido publicados como Archivo Darwin Core(DwC-A), el cual es un formato estándar para compartir datos de biodiversidad como un conjunto de una o más tablas de datos. La tabla de datos del core contiene 1.682 registros.

Este IPT archiva los datos y, por lo tanto, sirve como repositorio de datos. Los datos y los metadatos del recurso están disponibles para su descarga en la sección descargas. La tabla versiones enumera otras versiones del recurso que se han puesto a disposición del público y permite seguir los cambios realizados en el recurso a lo largo del tiempo.

Versiones

La siguiente tabla muestra sólo las versiones publicadas del recurso que son de acceso público.

¿Cómo referenciar?

Los usuarios deben citar este trabajo de la siguiente manera:

Lancelot P, Marcelis R (2026). Citizen science observations from the former sand quarry (NGZG) by NATUBRABZB in Flanders, Belgium. Version 1.3. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=natubra-occurrences&v=1.3

Derechos

Los usuarios deben respetar los siguientes derechos de uso:

El publicador y propietario de los derechos de este trabajo es Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Esta obra está bajo una licencia Creative Commons de Atribución/Reconocimiento-NoComercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0).

Registro GBIF

Este recurso ha sido registrado en GBIF con el siguiente UUID: b264472b-e6ed-442a-a18e-4bdccdb70169. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) publica este recurso y está registrado en GBIF como un publicador de datos avalado por Belgian Biodiversity Platform.

Palabras clave

Occurrence; Observation

Contactos

Philipe Lancelot

Proveedor De Los Metadatos ●
Originador ●
Punto De Contacto

NATUBRABZB

Cali.lancelot@pm.me

Rene Marcelis

Originador

NATUBRABZB

rene.marcelis@pm.me

NATUBRABZB

NATUBRABZB@PROTONMAIL.COM

Cobertura geográfica

Former sand quarry nature reserve (NGZG), province of Flemish Brabant, municipality of Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium.

Coordenadas límite	Latitud Mínima Longitud Mínima [-90, -180], Latitud Máxima Longitud Máxima [90, 180]

Cobertura taxonómica

No hay descripción disponible

Reino	Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

Métodos de muestreo

The observations were collected via a local application, ObsIdentify.be. They consist primarily of individual sightings, often accompanied by photographs. Validation of the observations does not always take place immediately; sometimes it takes longer for an observation to be validated, even when multiple photos are provided. Consequently, the validation status for every observation is sometimes missing.

Área de Estudio	Former sand quarry nature reserve (NGZG), province of Flemish Brabant, municipality of Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium.
Control de Calidad	The validation process is done by observation.org. The validation status of an occurrence is visible in the dwc:term indentificationStatus

Descripción de la metodología paso a paso:

Dat was collected withj obsidentify.be and mapped to Darwin Core

Metadatos adicionales

Descripción de mantenimiento	Updates will be published when needed
Identificadores alternativos	b264472b-e6ed-442a-a18e-4bdccdb70169
	https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=natubra-occurrences