Biodiversity Now / Nature Check (Biodiversitet Nu / NaturTjek)

Nora Skjernaa Hansen1, Lotte Endsleff2

1 Danish Society for Nature Conservation / Danmarks Naturfredningsforening, Masnedøgade 20, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2 DanBIF - Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Copenhagen, Denmark

Corresponding author(s): Nora Skjernaa Hansen (nsh@dn.dk), Lotte Endsleff (lendsleff@snm.ku.dk)

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Resource Citation

Danish Society for Nature Conservation / Danmarks Naturfredningsforening (2015): Biodiversity Now / Nature Check (Biodiversitet Nu / NaturTjek). v1. Dataset/Occurrence. http://danbif.au.dk/ipt/resource?r=biodiversity-now&amp;v=1.0

Abstract

The project has two important goals: to increase awareness about biodiversity amongst people in Denmark, and to gather new knowledge (data) about the presence of certain indicator species in all municipalities of Denmark, and after analysis of the data be able to show, if the level of biodiversity is rising or falling in each municipality. 
 The scheme covers 30 specific indicators including both individual species and groups of similar species. All indicators have been through a selection process to ensure they are easy to recognize and difficult to miss. The species are quite common and easy to spot in Denmark. Indicators are also selected to respond to the main threats to the Danish environment. As a consequence, no verification is conducted of the observations. Data is collected as a list where the collector can select between 0 and 30 of the indicators observed on one trip. There is no protocol for how to conduct surveys. A dedicated mobile APP has been developed for the scheme as well as an online registration module for computers. Time and locations is recorded either through the build in services in the mobile device (APP) or through google earth (computer).

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation

Data published through GBIF: http://danbif.au.dk/ipt/resource?r=biodiversity-now

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The scheme covers 30 specific indicators including both individual species and groups of similar species. All indicators have been through a selection process to ensure they are easy to recognize and difficult to miss. The species are quite common and easy to spot in Denmark.
Taxonomic ranks
Class: Agaricomycetes
Suborder: Anisoptera, Zygoptera
Family: Picidae, Lycaenidae, Lacertidae, Salamandridae, Vespertilionidae, Orchidaceae, Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Zygaena, Rana, Cladonia, Sphagnum, Cantharellus, Camarophyllus spp.
Species: Haematopus ostralegus, Falco tinnunculus, Vanellus vanellus, Gonepteryx rhamni, Vipera berus, Natrix natrix, Sciurus vulgaris, Lepus europaeus, Erinaceus europaeus, Caltha palustris, Anemone ranunculoides, Campanula rotundifolia, Viscaria vulgaris, Potentilla erecta, Amanita muscaria
Common names: Spætter, Strandskade, Tårnfalk, Vibe, Blåfugle, Citronsommerfugl, Guldsmede, Køllesværmere, Vandnymfer, Brune frøer, Firben, Hugorm, Salamandre, Snog, Egern, Flagermus, Hare, Pindsvin, Rensdyrlav, Tørvemos, Eng-kabbeleje, Gøgeurter, Gul anemone, Liden klokke, Tjærenellike, Tormentil, Kantereller, Rød fluesvamp, Vokshatte, Vokshatte, Poresvampe

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Denmark
Coordinates: 54°25'48''N and 57°50'24''N Latitude; 7°47'60''E and 15°29'24''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: April 15, 2015 - December 31, 2020

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Biodiversity Now / Nature Check (Biodiversitet Nu / NaturTjek)
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://danbif.au.dk/ipt/archive.do?r=biodiversity-now
Publication date of data: 2016-02-29
Language: Danish
Licences of use: This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode">Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License</a>.

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2015-11-27
Hierarchy level: Dataset