Biowide Species data

Ane Brunbjerg; Rasmus Ejrnæs

doi:10.15468/afduhz

Biowide Species data

Citation

Brunbjerg A, Ejrnæs R (2023). Biowide Species data. Version 1.2. Danish Biodiversity Information Facility. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/afduhz accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.

Description

The Biowide project (2014-2018) was a project aiming at collecting biodiversity data from 130 terrestrial sampling sites across Denmark. Data was collected with both classical means (observation and trapping) and by eDNA metabarcoding (sequencing of amplified marker genes. Data was also collected on environmental variables. Biowide (Biodiversity in Width and Depth) took place in collaboration between Århus Universiity (main project holder) and the two major Danish natural history museums and the University of Copenhagen, and was supported by the Villum Foundation. During the first two years of the project, a host of professionals and volunteers collected data on the environment from the 130 sample plots – on everything from soil moisture, temperature, nutrients, plant biomass, trees, dead wood, stone and ant hills, expanses of water and flowers. The major effort has been collecting information on plants, mosses, lichens, invertebrates and fungi that live in the surfaces. With the help of volunteers, it was attempted to map as much as possible. Sampling was stratified across the three gradients expected to have most importance for terrestrial biodiversity: fertility, humidity and disturbance. Landscape types as diverse as sand dunes, meadows, bogs, agricultural land and also forest plantations and Danish natural forest are included. The project and methods are described in Brunbjerg et al. (2017)

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Denmark

Sampling

From 130 40x40m plots across Danish nature types species lists of plants, bryophytes, lichens, macrofungi, gastropods and arthropods were collected.

Quality Control

N/A

Method steps

For details on methods see Brunbjerg et al. (2017)

Taxonomic Coverages

Plants (vascular plants and bryophytes), fungi (lichens and macrofungi), gastropods, arthropods

Plantae
rank: kingdom
Fungi
rank: kingdom
Gastropoda
rank: class
Arthropoda
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Denmark

Bibliographic Citations

Brunbjerg A.K., Bruun H.H., Brøndum L., Classen A.T., Fog K., Frøslev T.G., Goldberg I., Hansen M.D.D., Høye T.T, Læssøe T, Newman G, Skipper L., Søchting U., Ejrnæs R. (2017) A systematic survey of regional multitaxon biodiversity: evaluating strategies and coverage. bioRxiv, 158030 - https://doi.org/10.1101/158030

Contacts

Ane Brunbjerg
originator
position: Postdoc
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
Roende
8410
Jylland
DK
email: akb@bios.au.dk
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0666-6535

Rasmus Ejrnæs
originator
position: Senior researcher
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
Roende
8410
Jylland
DK
email: rasmus@bios.au.dk

Ane Brunbjerg
metadata author
position: Postdoc
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
Roende
8410
Jylland
DK
Telephone: 87158865
email: akb@bios.au.dk
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0666-6535

Isabel Calabuig
distributor
position: Node manager, Data curator
DanBIF, Natural History Museum of Denmark
Copenhagen
DK
email: icalabuig@snm.ku.dk
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5515-7900

Ane Brunbjerg
administrative point of contact
position: Postdoc
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
Roende
8410
Jylland
DK
email: akb@bios.au.dk
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0666-6535

Rasmus Ejrnæs
administrative point of contact
position: Senior researcher
Aarhus University
Grenaavej 14
Roende
8410
Jylland
DK
email: rasmus@bios.au.dk