Description
Early warning system on Introduced Species in Wallonia is a presence-only dataset aimed to deliver in real time the occurrence records of introduced species within Wallonia. Data are aggregated from various online recording systems that are maintenaid by the Département d'Étude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (SPW-DEMNA).
Among these encoding systems, we find OFFH (Observations Faune Flore Habitats), the main occurrence encoding platform for the department experts and partners. But also specific surveys on exotic species (e.g. on the Giant Hogweed) open to the general public and thus based on citizen participation.
As this dataset aims to feed an alert system on exotic species, it also include non-validated data and attention should be paid to the validation status of the records!
If you have any return or remark, please do not hesitate to contact the Department for further details.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Please be aware, this is an old version of the dataset. Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Barbier Y, Coupremanne M, Branquart E, Vanderhoeven S (2023): DEMNA-DNE : Early warning system on Introduced Species in Wallonia. v1.181. Service Public de Wallonie – Département d’Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (SPW – DEMNA). Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource?r=demnaew&v=1.181
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Service Public de Wallonie – Département d’Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (SPW – DEMNA). 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: 04871911-1b00-41f3-8dc6-fc0cea421f96. Service Public de Wallonie – Département d’Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (SPW – DEMNA) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Belgian Biodiversity Platform.
Keywords
Occurrence;Occurrence;Introduced species;Wallonia;Belgium;RIPARIAS;DEMNA;SPW;Invasive species; Observation
Contacts
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Taxonomic Coverage
introduced species from Wallonia. The dataset covers both plant and animal species mentionned as non native by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Belgium, and within other shorter listings. As mentionned in the basic metadata, this watch list also includes taxa that should not be considered as invasive for the entire wallonia/Belgium but from which the distribution dynamics are monitored.
| Kingdom | Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 (Animals, Metazoan), Haeckel (1866) (Plants) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Living Time Period | 1978 to now |
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Project Data
The spread of invasive alien species (IAS) is not hampered by administrative borders. Aquatic IAS, in particular, spread rapidly through the hydrographic network. To effectively control such species requires coordinated management at higher spatial scales. LIFE RIPARIAS (Reaching Integrated and Prompt Action in Response to Invasive Alien Species) aims to achieve such coordination across regional borders in Belgium, supported by open data and open infrastructure for early warning and management reporting. LIFE RIPARIAS aims at improving decision making on IAS management, early warning systems and management reporting tools. To this end, it develops an evidence-based workflow, translating national management objectives into concrete actions in an efficient manner. Ultimately the project aims at increasing the conservation status of aquatic and riparian habitats. More information on LIFE RIPARIAS is available at the project homepage: https://www.riparias.be/. You can also follow LIFE RIPARIAS on Twitter (@LIFEriparias) and Facebook (LIFE Riparias). We have released this dataset to the public domain under a Creative Commons Attribution. We would appreciate it if you follow the GBIF citation guidelines (https://www.gbif.org/citation-guidelines) 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 www.riparias.be.
| Title | Reaching Integrated and Prompt Action in Response to Invasive Alien Species (LIFE RIPARIAS) |
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| Identifier | LIFE RIPARIAS |
| Funding | LIFE RIPARIAS is co-funded by the three Belgian regions and the European Union in the framework of the LIFE Programme (LIFE19 NAT/BE/000953). It is running from 2021 to 2026. |
| Study Area Description | Dijle, Mark and Zenne river basin of the Scheldt district, Belgium. |
| Design Description | LIFE RIPARIAS focuses on aquatic and riparian plants as well as crayfish species located in the Dijle, Mark and Zenne river basin of the Scheldt district in Belgium. Cumulative observation data collected in 2000-2015, completed by data gathered from field surveillance in 2021-2022, will provide the baseline to design management objectives and define quantitative targets. |
The personnel involved in the project:
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Sampling Methods
Data are derived from a variety of contexts, including structured or targeted inventories conducted by the Department's experts and partners, their opportunistic observations, as well as citizen science via online survey modules targeting invasives and facilitating their participatory monitoring
| Study Extent | Wallonia, southern Belgium. Data derives from diverse encoding facilities, all managed by the Département d'Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (SPW-DEMNA). |
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| Quality Control | Validation of each record is an important part of DEMNA-SPW's data policy. All raw records are submitted to a validation by biodiversity experts of the department. This validation can be based on a photo, on the observer's expertise or on plausibility. However, as this dataset serves as an early warning system, it also contains UNVALIDATED data and special attention must be paid to the identificationVerificationStatus field. |
Method step description:
- Field data collection from various protocols and frameworks
- Encoding in departement data systems (OFFH,'enquêtes invasives, etc.)
- Automated fusion of records from the various systems
- API for a DWC-formatted exports of exotics species records, updated daily
Bibliographic Citations
- Branquart E., Adriaens T., Devisscher S., D’hondt B., Denys L., Dumortier A., Latli A., Packet J., Scheers K., Vanderhoeven S. & Willeput R. (2021) Belgian alert lists of alien aquatic plants and crayfish. Report prepared in support of implementing action A1 of the LIFE RIPARIAS project LIFE19 NAT/BE/000953, 15 pages. https://www.riparias.be/358
Additional Metadata
| Purpose | This dataset aims to feed a GBIF-mediated early warning system on introduced or invasive species within belgium in the framework of the LIFE RIPARIAS project. |
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| Maintenance Description | Daily automated update. |
| Alternative Identifiers | 04871911-1b00-41f3-8dc6-fc0cea421f96 |
| https://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource?r=demnaew |