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Biodiversity data of fauna in Italian terrestrial habitats gathered for the alien species study case of LifeWatch Italy

The dataset contains 3386 occurrence data belonging to terrestrial ecosystems. Data refer to alien species and native species distributed all around Italy.

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Identification

Alternate Identifier

29290d64-a840-4ffc-accf-5bf68deef233

Publication Date
2015-11-29
Title

Biodiversity data of fauna in Italian terrestrial habitats gathered for the alien species study case of LifeWatch Italy

Abstract

The dataset contains 3386 occurrence data belonging to terrestrial ecosystems. Data refer to alien species and native species distributed all around Italy.

 
Dataset Creator
  LifeWatch Italy

Metadata Provider
  University of Rome Tor Vergata - Stefano De Felici

Metadata Provider
  Italian National Research Council - Fabio Cianferoni

Dataset Contact
  University of Rome Tor Vergata - Stefano De Felici

Dataset Contact
  University of Salento - Alberto Basset

Keywords (None)
  • Biodiversity

  • Alien species

  • Species distribution

  • Geographical names

  • EUNIS habitat

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Alpine, Continental, Mediterranean - Italy

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

10.7444

East Bounding Coordinate

17.9390

North Bounding Coordinate

45.2011

South Bounding Coordinate

40.5110

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1951-01-01

End Date

2012-01-01

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

 

Distribution

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

DOI

URL
https://doi.org/10.48372/29290d64-a840-4ffc-accf-5bf68deef233

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

Info and download page on LifeWatch Italy Data Portal

URL
https://dataportal.lifewatchitaly.eu/view/urn%3Auuid%3Ae4094856-d215-4838-b653-b217299c66cc

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

Download

URL
https://dataportal.lifewatchitaly.eu:8443/metacat/d1/mn/v2/object/urn%3Auuid%3A80ebaba9-df41-466b-8861-6194c2c51642
 
 

Project

• Project

Title
Abstract

Personnel

Organization Name

Individual Name

Given Name
Surname
Position Name
 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

Taxonomic records were gathered from specific datasets belonging to several research institutions, both public and private. These data were shared within the context of the Alien Species Showcase created within the framework of the infrastructure LifeWatch. The definition of Alien Species adopted is available within "Alien Species Thesaurus" produced by LifeWatch Italy community.

 
 

Data Tables

• Data Table

Name

Dataset_Biodiversity_Terrestrial_Habitats_LifeWatch_2015.csv

Attribute List

Attribute

Name

eventdate

Definition

The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded.

Attribute

Name

locality

Definition

The specific description of the place. This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.

Attribute

Name

decimallatitude

Definition

The geographic latitude of the geographic center of a Location (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84). Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.

Attribute

Name

decimallongitude

Definition

The geographic longitude of the geographic center of a Location (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84). Positive values are east of the Prime Meridian, and negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.

Attribute

Name

catalognumber

Definition

An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection.

Attribute

Name

kingdom

Definition

The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name

phylum

Definition

The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name

class

Definition

The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name

order

Definition

The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name

family

Definition

The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name

genus

Definition

The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name

subgenus

Definition

The full scientific name of the subgenus in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name

specificepithet

Definition

The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName.

Attribute

Name

infraspecificepithet

Definition

The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the scientificName, excluding any rank designation.

Attribute

Name

providedscientificname

Definition

The scientificname, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared before of the taxonomic check.

Attribute

Name

scientificname

Definition

The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.

Attribute

Name

scientificnameauthorship

Definition

An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection.

Attribute

Name

eunishabitatstypecode

Definition

Assignment of the habitat type code based on the EUNIS habitat classification.

Attribute

Name

alien

Label

Alien

Definition

A species, subspecies or lower taxon, introduced outside its natural past or present distribution; includes any part, gametes, seeds, eggs, or propagules of such species that might survive and subsequently reproduce.

Attribute

Name

eunisspeciesgroups

Definition

Assignment of the organism group based on the EUNIS species groups.

entityType

application/octet-stream