Terrestrial invertebrate and plant biogeography in the Falklands, 2017

The dataset is a collection of specific beetles, flies, freshwater Crustacea and plants at several locations in East Falklands (February 2017). The collections will be included in wider regional studies of biogeographic patterns within BAS core research programme

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated December 22, 2020, 04:37 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:23 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2017-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2017-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2017
Lineage The dataset is a list of specimens (up to 30-50 of individual species per location) collected by hand and/or pond net. Each specimen is associated to geographic coordinates of the sampling location. Invertebrates were immediately preserved in 96% EtOH for future molecular work (DNA sequence), and plants were air dried also for later lab analysis.
West Longitude -58.905
South Latitude -51.816
East Longitude -51.816
North Latitude -51.674
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted until publication
Use Constraints Restricted, but open subject to limitations and prior agreement with responsible organisation. Copyright must be cited
Resource Reference Please acknowledge data source as: Peter Convey and BAS (NERC project funded)
Data Format csv
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy collection location data within 200 m
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2017-03-27
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-BAS-375

Dataset extent

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