RIPARIAS target species list
Citation
Branquart E, Adriaens T, Desmet P, Devisscher S, D'hondt B, Denys L, Dumortier A, Latli A, Oldoni D, Packet J, Scheers K, Vanderhoeven S, Vermeersch X, Willeput R (2023). RIPARIAS target species list. Version 1.47. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/p4ugqr accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.Description
The RIPARIAS target species list is a species checklist dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It contains (1) the target species of the LIFE RIPARIAS project (LIFE19 NAT/BE/000953), all of them invasive alien species (IAS) of the Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 (https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/invasivealien/) and (2) the alert list species that currently do not occur in the LIFE RIPARIAS project area, but have proven to have negative impacts on biodiversity and need to be rapidly removed should they be encountered. The alert list was drafted within the LIFE RIPARIAS project following an evidence-based methodology involving climate matching and risk assessment (Branquart et al. 2022). By publishing this list on GBIF it can be used for general reference, early warning systems, data extractions, baseline reporting, project KPIs etc. Issues with the dataset can be reported at: https://github.com/riparias/riparias-target-list
We have released this dataset to the public domain under a Creative Commons Zero waiver. We would appreciate it if you follow 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 or via opendata@inbo.be.
This dataset was published as open data for the LIFE RIPARIAS project (Reaching Integrated and Prompt Action in Response to Invasive Alien Species https://www.riparias.be/), with technical support provided by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO).
Sampling Description
Study Extent
LIFE RIPARIAS is piloted in river basins Dijle (128 404 ha), Mark (17 865 ha) and Zenne (116 834 ha) of the Scheldt river basin district, the workflow and tools will subsequently be made available for IAS management across Belgium and in other Member States.Sampling
Data for this checklist are compiled directly by IAS specialists. The checklist is maintained in a Google Spreadsheet where we aim to collect the scientific and vernacular names (in English, Dutch and French) for each LIFE RIPARIAS target and alert list species.Quality Control
See step description.Method steps
- The source data for this standardized checklist can be consulted on https://github.com/riparias/riparias-target-list/tree/master/data/raw.
- This source data is versioned on GitHub (https://github.com/riparias/riparias-target-list). See https://riparias.github.io/riparias-target-list/ for an introduction to this repository and the mapping of this dataset
- We developed an 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 name extension file (https://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/vernacularname.xml) with English, Dutch and French vernacular names of taxa.
- 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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Plantaecommon name: plants rank: kingdom
Geographic Coverages
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 -
- Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. OJ L 317, 4.11.2014: 35–55. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/1143/oj -
Contacts
Etienne Branquartoriginator
Service Public de Wallonie
BE
email: etienne.branquart@spw.wallonie.be
Tim Adriaens
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: tim.adriaens@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-4200
Peter Desmet
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025
Sander Devisscher
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: sander.devisscher@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2015-5731
Bram D'hondt
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: Bram.dhondt@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1330-1457
Luc Denys
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: luc.denys@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1841-6579
Antoine Dumortier
originator
Université Libre de Bruxelles
BE
email: adantoinedumortier@gmail.com
Adrien Latli
originator
Service Public de Wallonie
BE
email: adrien.latli@spw.wallonie.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-5930
Damiano Oldoni
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: damiano.oldoni@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3445-7562
Jo Packet
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: jo.packet@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5590-323X
Kevin Scheers
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: kevin.scheers@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4756-4247
Sonia Vanderhoeven
originator
Belgian Biodiversity Platform
BE
email: s.vanderhoeven@biodiversity.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6298-5373
Xavier Vermeersch
originator
Brussels Environment
email: xvermeersch@leefmilieu.brussels
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1752-8226
Romain Willeput
originator
Université Libre de Bruxelles
BE
email: romain@willeput.eu
Tim Adriaens
metadata author
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: tim.adriaens@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-4200
Peter Desmet
user
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
Peter Desmet
administrative point of contact
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025