Occurrence

Dataset of the Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) and Elmidae (Coleoptera) families of the Yungas of Argentina. Collection IBN

Latest version published by Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical (IBN) on 17 October 2019 Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical (IBN)
Publication date:
17 October 2019
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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Description

This data set contains 1183 records, 828 belong to the Baetidae family (15 genera) and 355 records to the Elmidae family (10 genera). The records correspond to the ecoregion of the Yungas of Argentina.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,183 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Nieto C, Manzo V (2019): Dataset of the Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) and Elmidae (Coleoptera) families of the Yungas of Argentina. Collection IBN. v1.1. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical (IBN). Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.mincyt.gob.ar/resource?r=elmidae_baetidae&v=1.1

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical (IBN). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 59e256fe-2444-479c-b754-7e94d1cefcef.  Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical (IBN) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Argentina.

Keywords

Baetidae; Elmidae; Yungas; Dataset; Collection; Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Specimen

Contacts

Carolina Nieto
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
Investigador Adjunto CONICET
Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical
Horco Molle s/n
4107 Yerba Buena
Tucumán
AR
+54 0381 4859184
Verónica Manzo
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
Investigador Adjunto CONICET
Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical
Horco Molle s/n
4107 Yerba Buena
Tucumán
AR
+54 0381 4859184
Sebastian Albanesi
  • Point Of Contact
Profesional Asistente
Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical
Horco Molle s/n
4107 Yerba Buena
Tucumán
AR
+54 0381 4859184
Luciana Cristobal
  • Point Of Contact
Profesional Asistente
Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical
Horco Molle s/n
4107 Yerba Buena
Tucumán
AR
+54 0381 4859184

Geographic Coverage

The Yungas or the Subtropical Mountain Forest.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-29.803, -66.27], North East [-21.78, -63.633]

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period Records between 1970 and 2019

Sampling Methods

Larvae and adults were collected using standardized methods with kicknet, D- frame net, Surber sampler (300 μm mesh) and light traps. The specimens were fixed in 4% formalin or 96% ethyl alcohol and conserved in 70% or 96% ethyl alcohol. Taxonomic identifications were made to genus level using available keys.

Study Extent All records of this work is located within the Yungas, a mountain rain forest. Yungas are phytogeographical province, extending from the south of Venezuela into NW Argentina along the Andean mountain range. In Argentina they are distributed discontinuously within the provinces of Salta, Jujuy, Tucumán and Catamarca, along part of the subandean chains, and they represent one of the most species-rich biogeographic provinces. Four types of forests can be differentiated along the altitudinal gradient according to the vegetation physiognomy and species composition. The Premontane Forest (Selva Pedemontana), with high diversity of tree species, characterizes the lowest altitudinal level (between 400 and 700 m) of the Yungas. On the east side of this formation transitional forests are in contact with and give way to another ecoregion, the dry Chaco. To the west and up the mountains, the Premontane Forest gives rise to the Montane Humid Forest (Selva Montana), rich in tree species, which expands between 700 and 1500 m a.s.l. Above the Montane Humid Forest start the Upper Montane Forests and Open Woodlands (Bosque Montano), which expand up to 2500-3000 m. Above this altitude the high altitude Foggy Montane Grasslands (Pastizales de Neblina) arise. To the west of the Yungas, the high Andes are characterized by arid mountain tops and plateaus with bare ground and scarce vegetation (the High Andean Grasslands and rocky outcrops).

Method step description:

  1. Biodiversidad Neotropical (IBN), (CONICET – UNT), Argentina. The dataset was made with LibreOffice and the data was cleaned with the OpenRefine 3.2 program, both programs are open access. All the data of the labels of the samples were transcribed in the database. The samples are preserved in 70% or 96% ethyl alcohol, inside glass vial. If the genitalia of some specimen were studied, it was conserved into a different eppendorf inside. For subsequent DNA studies, some of the samples were stored in a freezer. Each vial was designated a unique collection code, consisting of three parts: name of the abbreviated institution, taxonomic order category and vial number (eg. IBN-E-300). Each vial may contain more than one specimen and in some case, more than one species. All vials are deposited in metal cabinet, in a room without windows with constant humidity and temperature of 50% and 23°C (air conditioning and dehumidifier). The strong point of our collection is that most of the collectors are present, so the georeferencing and the absence of data on the labels were efficiently supplied and verified using digital cartography. The dataset was exported on DarwinCore v.1.4, postvalidation was applied using DARWINTEST software and the metadata was integrated to the dataset in DarwinCore Archive format.

Collection Data

Collection Name Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotrocipal (CONICET-UNT)
Collection Identifier IBN
Specimen preservation methods Alcohol

Additional Metadata