Checklist of non-native freshwater fishes in Flanders, Belgium
Citation
Verreycken H, Adriaens T, Desmet P, Reyserhove L, Verhelst P, Govaert S (2024). Checklist of non-native freshwater fishes in Flanders, Belgium. Version 1.6. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xvuzfh accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-04.Description
The Checklist of non-native freshwater fishes in Flanders, Belgium is a species checklist dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It contains information on 34 non-native fish species occurring in Flemish natural and semi-natural waterbodies, detected in sampling between 1992 and 2024. This species checklist was assessed within the framework of the Freshwater Fish Monitoring Network by Verreycken et al. (2007) and reassessed for Verreycken et al. (2024). Here it is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each species: the scientific name, kingdom, and stable taxon identifier (in the taxon core), the Dutch and English vernacular name (in the vernacular names extension), the year of first introduction and last assessment in Flanders (given as a year range in the event date in the distribution extension), coarse habitat information (in the species profile extension) and the pathway(s) of introduction, native range(s), and invasion stage in Flanders (in the description extension). The dataset can be used for researching and managing aquatic invasions or compiling regional and national registries of non-native species. Issues with the dataset can be reported at: https://github.com/trias-project/alien-fishes-checklist
We have released this dataset to the public domain under a Creative Commons Zero waiver. We would appreciate it if you follow the the INBO norms for data use (https://www.inbo.be/en/norms-data-use) 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.
This dataset was published as open data for the TrIAS project (Tracking Invasive Alien Species http://trias-project.be, Vanderhoeven et al. 2017), with technical support provided by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It is selected as one of the authoritative sources for the compilation of a unified and reproducible checklist of alien species in Belgium.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
See Verreycken et al. (2024). The checklist incorporates all records of alien fresh-water fishes observed in the wild in Flanders, Belgium. Both established species and casual records were included.Sampling
See Verreycken et al. (2024). The data for this checklist are curated from several sources: literature, citizen science portals, firsthand accounts and own records.Quality Control
All records are individually validated by species experts (resource creators of this dataset) based on data sources and available information. Unreliable records lacking details were omitted from the dataset. See step description.Method steps
- The source data for this standardized checklist is a Google Spreadsheet and re-uploaded regularly at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LeXXbry2ArK2rngsmFjz_xErwE1KwQ8ujtvHNmTVA6E/edit?gid=1963824857#gid=1963824857
- This raw data file was uploaded to a GitHub repository (https://github.com/trias-project/alien-fishes-checklist). See https://trias-project.github.io/alien-fishes-checklist for an introduction to this repository and the mapping of this dataset.
- We developed a RMarkdown script to document and perform the transformation of the data to Darwin Core, which includes the following steps:
- Perform some basic data cleaning of the raw data.
- Generate stable and unique identifiers for each taxon (taxonID).
- Create a taxon core file (http://rs.gbif.org/core/dwc_taxon.xml).
- Create a vernacular names extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/vernacularname.xml) with Dutch and English names.
- Create a distribution extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/distribution.xml), including standardization of the distribution date range.
- Create a species profile extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/speciesprofile.xml), with coarse habitat information.
- Create a description extension file (http://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/description.xml), with standardized pathway of introduction (using the pathway vocabulary from the Convention on Biological Diversity (2014)), native range (using the WGSRPD vocabulary from Brummitt (2001) where applicable), and invasion stage (based on Blackburn et al. (2011)).
- The resulting Darwin Core data files are uploaded to the INBO IPT and documented with metadata.
- The dataset is published and registered with GBIF.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Animaliacommon name: animals rank: kingdom
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Chordatarank: phylum
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Actinopterygiicommon name: ray-finned fishes rank: class
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
- Blackburn TM, Pysek P, Bacher S, Carlton JT, Duncan RP, Jarosik V, Wilson JRU & Richardson DM (2011) A proposed unified framework for biological invasions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26: 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.03.023 -
- Brummitt RK (2001) World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (Ed. 2). Published for the International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases for Plant Sciences (TDWG) by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. http://grassworld.myspecies.info/sites/grassworld.myspecies.info/files/tdwg_geo2.pdf -
- Convention on Biological Diversity (2014) Pathways of introduction of invasive species, their prioritization and management. UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/9/Add.1. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal. https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/sbstta/sbstta-18/official/sbstta-18-09-add1-en.pdf -
- Vanderhoeven S, Adriaens T, Desmet P, Strubbe D, Backeljau T, Barbier Y, Brosens D, Cigar J, Coupremanne M, De Troch R, Eggermont H, Heughebaert A, Hostens K, Huybrechts P, Jacquemart A, Lens L, Monty A, Paquet J, Prévot C, Robertson T, Termonia P, Van De Kerchove R, Van Hoey G, Van Schaeybroeck B, Vercayie D, Verleye T, Welby S, Groom Q (2017) Tracking Invasive Alien Species (TrIAS): Building a data-driven framework to inform policy. Research Ideas and Outcomes 3: e13414. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.3.e13414 -
- Verreycken H, Anseeuw D, Van Thuyne G, Quataert P & Belpaire C (2007) The non-indigenous freshwater fishes of Flanders (Belgium): review, status and trends over the last decade. Journal of Fish Biology 71: 160-172. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01679.x -
- Verreycken H, Maesele R. & Adriaens T (2024) The non-native freshwater fish fauna of Flanders (Belgium) with emphasis on the recent rapid range expansion of non-native Gobiids. Manuscript in preparation. -
Contacts
Hugo Verreyckenoriginator
position: Researcher
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: hugo.verreycken@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2060-7005
Tim Adriaens
originator
position: Researcher
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: tim.adriaens@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-4200
Peter Desmet
originator
position: Open data coordinator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025
Lien Reyserhove
originator
position: Data Publisher
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: lien.reyserhove@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-9267
Pieterjan Verhelst
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: pieterjan.verhelst@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2610-6941
Sanne Govaert
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: sanne.govaert@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8939-1305
Hugo Verreycken
metadata author
position: Researcher
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: hugo.verreycken@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2060-7005
Lien Reyserhove
metadata author
position: Data Publisher
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: lien.reyserhove@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-9267
Peter Desmet
metadata author
position: Open data coordinator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025
Sanne Govaert
metadata author
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: sanne.govaert@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8939-1305
Hugo Verreycken
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: hugo.verreycken@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2060-7005