Description
This checklist dataset encompasses Arachnofauna species observed during the 'objective 1000' project, in which the entomofauna of the Jean Massart Botanical Garden was studied. First entomological prospectings started in 2013-2014 led by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS). The richness of the species led to a collective enthusiasm that allowed the implementation of the 'objective 1000' project with the collaboration of Brussels Environment (2015-2021).
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How to cite
Please be aware, this is an old version of the dataset. Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Henrard A, Baert L, De Smedt P, Gardini G, Vanhercke L, Jocqué R, Oger P, Kekenbosch R, Van Nieuwenhove C, Lock K, Drumont A (2023). Arachnofauna diversity observed during the "Objective 1000" inventory project at the Jean Massart Botanical Garden (Auderghem, Brussels Capital Region). Version 1.2. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Checklist dataset. https://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource?r=arachno_massart&v=1.2
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 2ee4449d-893e-4d64-a085-441e17a809df. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Belgian Biodiversity Platform.
Keywords
Belgium; Jardin Jean Massart; Auderghem; Site Inventory; Spiders; arachnids; Opiliones; Pseudoscorpions; RBINS; ULB; RMCA; entomofauna; regional inventory; Inventoryregional
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Geographic Coverage
Botanic Garden 'Jean Massart'. Auderghem (Brussels Capital Region, Belgium).
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [50.81, 4.44], North East [50.81, 4.44] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Arachnofauna. The species propsection could led to a count of 239 arachnid species : 222 spiders, 11 opilions and 6 pseudoscorpions.
| Class | Arachnida Cuvier, 1812 (Arachnids) |
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| Order | Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spiders), Pseudoscorpionida de Geer, 1778 (Pseudoscorpiones), Opiliones Sundevall, 1833 (Harvestmen) |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2013-01-01 / 2021-12-05 |
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Sampling Methods
Sampling was carried out in the different biotopes present in the Jean Massart garden, using many common capture techniques for entomofauna surveys : sight collection, sweeping, beating, multiple trapping (pitfall, passive, or baited trap), soil or leaf litter sieving, thermal vacuum collection, leaf vacuum collection, ...etc. See Henrard et al., 2022 for a detailled description.
| Study Extent | 'The objective 1000' is a continuous site inventory (Jardin Jean Massart, Auderghem -Belgium) that started officially in 2015, extending preliminary sampling efforts dating back to 2013. The Jean Massart garden covers 5.2 hectares, and covers a wide variety of biotopes (wet zone with ponds, arboretum, evolutionary garden, etc.). The project was held until 2021 and overcame the initial target ( observing at least 1000 species of entomofauna within the garden). |
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| Quality Control | Samples were sorted and identified by arachnids experts, using stereomicroscopes. Most of the samples were mainly deposited in the collections of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS). |
Method step description:
- Multiple sampling events on the site along the project duration
- Sorting and identification of the samples
- Digitalization of species records and storage of specimen inthe RBINS collections
- Listing of arachnofauna species encountered and review by experts
- Export, formatting to DarwinCore & GBIF publication.
Bibliographic Citations
- Henrard, Arnaud & Baert, Léon & De Smedt, Pallieter & Gardini, Giulio & Vanhercke, Luc & Jocqué, Rudy & Oger, Pierre & Kekenbosch, Robert & Nieuwenhove, Chantal & Lock, Koen & Drumont, Alain. (2022). On the arachnofauna of the Jean Massart botanical garden (Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium). 37. 122-137.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource?r=arachno_massart |
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