Descripción
The Flemish Environment Agency (VMM) is performing biological water quality assessments on inland waters in Flanders (Belgium) since 1989 and sediment quality assessments since 2000. The water quality monitoring network is a combined physico-chemical and biological network, the biological component focusing on macro-invertebrates. The sediment monitoring program produces biological data to assess sediment quality. Both monitoring programs aim to provide index values, applying a similar conceptual methodology based on the presence of macro-invertebrates. The biological data obtained from both monitoring networks are consolidated in the VMM database. The dataset published contains: 283,141 records of 207 observed taxa from 4,152 monitoring sites located on more than 669 different water courses. The data are distributed to the public domain under the Creative Commons CC-BY license.
The data in this sampling event resource have been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data. It contains a core table with the events (23,829 records) and two related extensions with occurrences (305,353) and measurements (109,122). An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download here: https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=vmm-macroinvertebrates-events
Registros
Los datos en este recurso de evento de muestreo 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 24.593 registros.
también existen 2 tablas de datos de extensiones. Un registro en una extensión provee información adicional sobre un registro en el core. El número de registros en cada tabla de datos de la extensión se ilustra a continuación.
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:
Vannevel R, De Cooman W, Gabriels W, Lavens F, Mertens J, Vervaeke B, Brosens D (2022): Inland water macroinvertebrate occurrences in Flanders, Belgium. v1.15. Flanders Environment Agency (VMM). Dataset/Samplingevent. https://doi.org/10.15468/4cvbka
Derechos
Los usuarios deben respetar los siguientes derechos de uso:
El publicador y propietario de los derechos de este trabajo es Flanders Environment Agency (VMM). Esta obra está bajo una licencia Creative Commons de Atribución/Reconocimiento (CC-BY 4.0).
Registro GBIF
Este recurso ha sido registrado en GBIF con el siguiente UUID: 5ca32e22-1f1b-4478-ba7f-1916c4e88d67. Flanders Environment Agency (VMM) publica este recurso y está registrado en GBIF como un publicador de datos avalado por Belgian Biodiversity Platform.
Palabras clave
Samplingevent; Flemish Environment Agency; VMM; macroinvertebrates; biotic indices; water quality; sediment; Samplingevent
Contactos
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Cobertura geográfica
Belgium is located in the center of Western Europe and its surface area reaches 30,528 km². Of the three administrative regions, Flanders is situated in the northern part and covers an area of 13,522 km² (which is 44.29 % of the Belgian territory), roughly situated on 51° latitude and 4° longitude.
| Coordenadas límite | Latitud Mínima Longitud Mínima [50,63, 2,53], Latitud Máxima Longitud Máxima [51,51, 5,94] |
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Cobertura taxonómica
The list below shows the taxonomic classification of macro-invertebrates expected to occur or observed. According to the VMM identification list (version 14 March 2017), 241 taxa are selected. Out of this number, 207 taxa have been observed between 1989 and 2016. Some taxa (between brackets) have occurred or are expected to occur in Belgium, but do not appear in the data set. In particular some taxa of Odonata, Ephemeroptera, and Plecoptera are considered less common in Flanders. On the other hand, the total number also includes some non-target taxa.
| Reino | Animalia |
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| Filo | Coelenterata, Plathelminthes, Nemertea, Nemathelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda |
| Subfilo | Crustacea |
| Class | Hydrozoa, Turbellaria, Oligochaeta, Polychaeta, Hirudinea, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Arachnida, Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Maxillopoda, Malacostraca, Insecta |
| Subclase | Branchiura, Copepoda |
| Orden | Rhabdocoela, Seriata, Aranea, Anostraca, Notostraca, Conchostraca, Cladocera, Mysidacea, Amphipoda, Isopoda, Decapoda, Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera, Hempitera, Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera |
| Familia | Planariidae, Dugesiidae, Dendrocoelidae, Aeolosomatidae, Branchiobdellidae, Enchytraeidae, Haplotaxidae, Lumbricidae, Lumbriculidae, Naididae, Tubificidae, Ampharetidae, Sabellidae, Chirocephalidae, Triopsidae, Leptestheriidae, Limnadiidae, Argulidae, Asellidae, Astacidae, Atyidae, Cambaridae, Corophiidae, Crangonyctidae, Gammaridae, Janiridae, Mysidae, Palaemonidae, Panopeidae, Sphaeromatidae, Talitridae, Tanaidae, Varunidae, Sisyridae, Osmylidae, Sialidae, Dryopidae, Dytiscidae, Elminthidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hydraenidae, Hydrophilidae, Hygrobiidae, Noteridae, Psephenidae, Scirtidae, Beraeidae, Branchycentridae, Ecnomidae, Glossosomatidae, Goeridae, Hydropsychidae, Hydroptilidae, Lepidostomatidae, Leptoceridae, Limnephilidae, Molannidae, Odontoceridae, Philopotamidae, Phryganeidae, Polycentropodidae, Psychomyidae, Rhyacophilidae, Sericostomatidae, Athericidae, Blephariceridae, Ceratopogonidae, Chaoboridae, Chironomidae, Culicidae, Cylindrotomidae, Dixidae, Dolichopodidae, Empididae, Ephydridae, Limoniidae, Muscidae, Psychodidae, Ptychoperidae, Rhagionidae, Scatophagidae, Sciomyzidae, Simulidae, Stratiomyidae, Syrphidae, Tabanidae, Thaumaleidae, Tipulidae, Corixidae, Notonectidae, Pleidae, Nepidae, Naucoridae, Gerridae, Veliidae, Hebridae, Hydrometridae, Mesoveliidae, Chloroperlidae, Perlodidae, Perlodidae, Leuctridae, Capniidae, Nemouridae, Taeniopterigidae, Libellulidae, Corduliidae, Gomphidae, Aeshnidae, Coenagrionidae, Platycnemidae, Lestidae, Calopterygidae, Caenidae, Polymitarcidae, Ephemeridae, Potamanthidae, Ephemerellidae, Leptophlebiidae, Heptageniidae, Oligoneuriidae, Baetidae, Siphlonuridae, Mactridae, Cyrenidae, Sphaeriidae, Dreissenidae, Unionidae, Margaritiferidae, Ancroloxidae, Ancylidae, Planorbidae, Lymnaeidae, Physidae, Bithyniidae, Valvatidae, Viviparidae, Neritidae, Erpobdellidae, Hirudidae, Glossiphoniidae, Piscicolidae |
| Subfamilia | Eristalinae |
Cobertura temporal
| Fecha Inicial / Fecha Final | 1989-03-15 / 2021-10-15 |
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Métodos de muestreo
The sediment quality network The procedure for sampling macro-invertebrates in sediments waters is described in a compendium for sampling and analysis, authorised by the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO). Prescribed sampling methods include core and grab samplers. Field observations, including in situ physico-chemical measurements, are noted on a field protocol. The methods for sampling and sample treatment are standardized and certified; additional information can be obtained by contacting the corresponding authors. Relevant field information is included in the reported database, partially aggregated under ‘dwc:dynamicProperties’.
| Área de Estudio | The macro-invertebrates data set contains data on inland water bodies (assessment of water quality) and on sediments (assessment of sediment quality) to allow calculation of biotic indices. Biotic indices are based on two properties: the number of taxa indicating the biodiversity, and the sensitivity of organisms (of a selected number of taxa) to (mainly organic) pollution. Biotic indices based on macro-invertebrates complement the physico-chemical water quality and are commonly considered as pollution indicators (for this reason they are called water quality indices), although they also partially reflect overall habitat conditions. Since biotic indices are intended for quick and practical use, numbers of organisms are estimated and the identification level is restricted. |
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| Control de Calidad | Comments regarding quality control apply to both the water and sediment quality networks. Field protocols and identification lists were used to allow comparable observations. However, a number of versions with new and adapted data elements haven been produced. Field observations are highly objectivated in this way, although differences resulting from personal interpretation may still occur. The same applies to taxonomic identification, and in this respect it is advised to consult also the expert publications based on the VMM data set (see reference list: publications based on this dataset). Differences with present taxonomic nomenclature can be experienced, for the reason distortion of biotic index values is avoided as much as possible. Be aware a large number of people contributed to the taxonomic identification over the years, which unavoidably led to errors (misidentification, inclusion of terrestrial taxa, etc.). For taxonomic verification of sample material, experts can contact the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS, Brussels) (http://collections.naturalsciences.be/) where the VMM macro-invertebrate samples are stored. RBINS identifiers apply to all VMM samples of a single year. |
Descripción de la metodología paso a paso:
- Users of the data can comment on this macro-invertebrate dataset at https://github.com/LifeWatchVMM/macro-invertebrates -occurrences .
Datos de la colección
| Nombre de la Colección | VMM macroinvertebrates |
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Referencias bibliográficas
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- Boets P., Lock K., Goethals P.L.M. (2010b). First record of Synurella ambulans (Müller, 1846) (Amphipoda: Crangonictidae) in Belgium. Belgian Journal of Zoology 140(2): 244-245.
- Boets P., Lock K., Tempelman D., van Haaren T., Platvoet D., Goethals P.L.M. (2012b). First occurrence of the Ponto-Caspian amphipod Echinogammarus trichiatus (Martynov, 1932) (Crustacea: Gammaridae) in Belgium. Bioinvasion records 1(2): 115-120.
- Boets P., Lock K., Adriaens T., Mouton A., Goethals P.L.M. (2012c). Distribution of crayfish (Decapoda, Astacoidea) in Flanders (Belgium): an update. Belgian Journal of Zoology 142(1): 86-92.
- Boets P., Lock K., Adriaens T. & Goethals P., 2014. Exotische macroinvertebraten in Vlaanderen - Verspreiding en impact op inheemse waterfauna. Natuur.focus 13(1): 22-30. (in Dutch)
- De Somere P., 2008. Datagebaseerde verspreidingsmodellen voor macro-invertebraten in Vlaamse riviersedimenten / Data driven species distribution models for macroinvertebrates in Flemish river sediments. Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Bio-Ingenieurswetenschappen. Academiejaar 2007-2008. Masterproef voorgedragen tot het behalen van de graad van ‘Master in de Milieusanering en het Milieubeheer’. 54 p.
- Gabriels W., 2007. Multimetric assessment of freshwater macroinvertebrate communities in Flanders, Belgium. PhD thesis. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium. 207 p.
- Gabriels W., Goethals P. L. M. & De Pauw N., 2005. Implications of taxonomic modifications and alien species on biological water quality assessment as exemplified by the Belgian Biotic Index method. Hydrobiologia (2005) 542:137–150. DOI 10.1007/s10750-004-1452-7
- Gabriels W., Lock K., De Pauw N. & Goethals P.L.M., 2010. Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index Flanders (MMIF) for biological assessment of rivers and lakes in Flanders (Belgium). Limnologica 40 (2010) 199–207. doi:10.1016/j.limno.2009.10.001
- Goethals P.L.M., 2005. Data Driven Development of Predictive Ecological Models for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Rivers - Gegevensgebaseerde Ontwikkeling van Predictieve Ecologische Modellen voor Benthische Macro-invertebraten in Rivieren. Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor (PhD) in Applied Biological Sciences / Proefschrift voorgedragen tot het bekomen van de graad van Doctor in de Toegepaste Biologische Wetenschappen. Academiejaar 2004-2005. Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen. 378 p.
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Metadatos adicionales
To allow anyone to use this dataset, we have released the data to the public domain under a Creative Commons CC-BY licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). If you use these data for a scientific paper, please cite the dataset following the applicable citation norms and/or consider us for co-authorship. We are always interested to know how you have used or visualized the data, or to provide more information, so please contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata.
| Propósito | The macro-invertebrates data set contains data on inland water bodies (assessment of water quality) and on sediments (assessment of sediment quality) to allow calculation of biotic indices. |
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| Identificadores alternativos | 5ca32e22-1f1b-4478-ba7f-1916c4e88d67 |
| https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=vmm-macroinvertebrates-events |