Mammals predated by Tyto alba in Wallonia

Thierry Kervyn1, Thierry Kervyn2

1 Department d'Etude du Milieu naturel et Agricole (DEMNA), Avenue Maréchal Juin 23, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium; 2 Department d'Etude du Milieu naturel et Agricole (DEMNA), Avenue Maréchal Juin 23, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium

Corresponding author(s): Thierry Kervyn (thierry.kervyn@spw.wallonie.be)

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Resource Citation

Kervyn T (2024). Mammals predated by Tyto alba in Wallonia. Version 1.0. Service Public de Wallonie – Département d’Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (SPW – DEMNA). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource?r=micromammals&v=1.0

Abstract

The aim of the present data set is to provide all information of the records of small mammals and other prey from barn owl pellets identified by Libois (1984) and other authors cited (Asselberg 1971, Cornet et al. 1980, De Laender 1980, Delmée et al. 1979, De Piere 1972, Fobert et al. 1972, Hubeau 1981, Laukens 1968, Parmentier & Claus 1976, Van Beirs 1971, Van Winkel 1966, Van Winkel 1975, Van Winkel et al. 1967). 

Keywords: Occurrence ; Tyto alba ; Mammals ; predation ; Pellet Analysis, Observation

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource?r=micromammals

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Micro Mammals consumed by Tyto alba. All specimens were identified to genus or species level (when possible) using skull’s external morphology, teeth features and other features described in suitable literature. 
Taxonomic ranks
Order: Mammalia
Species: Tyto alba
Common names: Mammals, Barn owl

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Belgium & northern France 
Coordinates: 49°34'1.2''N and 51°16'40.8''N Latitude; 2°42'39.6''E and 6°16'48''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: July 1, 1963 - April 1, 1983

Methods

Method step description: 
- . 	Bibliography review
- . 	Digitization into a work database
- . 	Mapping and exporting to DarwinCore
Study extent description: Wallonia and French Ardennes.
Sampling description: The data describes 103.431 prey items from 203 localities, mainly in Belgium, but also in French Ardennes. 
Quality control description: Most taxonomic identification are the work of Roland LIBOIS (University of Liège), or are published by other authors (Asselberg 1971, Cornet et al. 1980, De Laender 1980, Delmée et al. 1979, De Piere 1972, Fobert et al. 1972, Hubeau 1981, Laukens 1968, Parmentier & Claus 1976, Van Beirs 1971, Van Winkel 1966, Van Winkel 1975, Van Winkel et al. 1967). Georeferencing has been validated using a double-check of CGRS/UTM squares.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Mammals predated by Tyto alba in Wallonia
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.biodiversity.be/archive.do?r=micromammals
Publication date of data: 2024-04-25
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2024-04-25
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
ROLAND M. LIBOIS (THESE 1984) LE REGIME ALIMENTAIRE DE LA CHOUETTE EFFRAIE