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Meetnetten.be - Larvae and metamorph counts for Amphibia in Flanders, Belgium
Citation
Piesschaert F, Speybroeck J, Brosens D, Westra T, Desmet P, Ledegen H, Van de Poel S, Pollet M (2022): Meetnetten.be - Larvae and metamorph counts for Amphibia in Flanders, Belgium. v1.15. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Dataset/Samplingevent. https://doi.org/10.15468/swgure

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Description
Meetnetten.be - Larval and metamorph counts for Amphibia in Flanders, Belgium is a sampling event dataset published by the Research Institute of Nature and Forest (INBO). It is part of the Meetnetten.be suite of monitoring networks for priority species in Flanders, in which data are collected at fixed locations using a standardized protocol (https://meetnetten.be). This dataset contains site counts for 3 priority species (Triturus cristatus, Hyla arborea, Pelobates fuscus), as well as other amphibian species observed during sampling. more

Here, it is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each sampling event an eventID, date, location and sampling protocol (in the event core), maximum depth, number of sweeps, pH, presence of fish, shading, pond surface, permanent water column and water quality at the time of the event (in the measurement or fact extension) and for each occurrence an occurrenceID, the number of recorded individuals, status (present/absent) and scientific name (in the occurrence extension). Issues with the dataset can be reported at https://github.com/inbo/meetnetten-occurrences/issues
Generalized and/or withheld information: as these are sensitive priority species, location information is generalized to 1, 5 or 10 km Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid cells. Original locations are available upon request.
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.
For all published Meetnetten.be datasets, see https://www.gbif.org/dataset/search?project_id=meetnetten.be
The target species for Meetnetten.be are listed at https://meetnetten.be/#group-1. Other salamanders observed during the sampling are also included. This dataset covers the amphibian fyke protocol, for which there are 3 target species.
In June - mid-July, larvae are counted to determine reproductive success. In order to quantify the larvae present, a net should be dipped per 2 m of shoreline (where possible and suitable). Each two-metre piece (one dip movement), the number of larvae is noted. In total, you feed a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 30 scoop movements. Sampling was done using the protocol described in De Bruyn et al. (2015), updated by Speybroeck et al. (2020), and explained to volunteers in Lewylle et al. (2017).

Scope
Keywords:
Fresh water, Terrestrial, Monitoring, Belgium: Flanders, Amphibia, , ,

Geographical coverage
Belgium: Flanders

Temporal coverage
1 January 2016 - 31 December 2020

Taxonomic coverage
Amphibia [WoRMS]
Hyla arborea
Pelobates fuscus
Triturus cristatus

Parameters
Count
Occurrence of biota

Contributors
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Omgeving; Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), moredata creator
Natuurpunt, moredata creator


Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2021-07-14
Information last updated: 2022-07-28
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