https://cloud.gbif.org/bifa/resource?r=bhutan_invertebrates
Bhutan: Invertebrate species
Choki
Gyeltshen
National Biodiversity Centre
Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
BT
chokig@gmail.com
Karunya
Prasad
National Biodiversity Centre
Australian Volunteer
BT
karunya.prasad13@alumni.imperial.ac.uk
Choki
Gyeltshen
National Biodiversity Centre
Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
BT
chokig@gmail.com
Karunya
Prasad
National Biodiversity Centre
Australian Volunteer
BT
karunya.prasad13@alumni.imperial.ac.uk
2022-01-09
eng
This dataset is part of a larger, nationwide checklist that was used to publish the ‘Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan 2017, A Preliminary Baseline’ (BSB 2017). This document was published in 2019 and is the first comprehensive overview of Bhutan's species richness, recording more than 11,000 species across the seven kingdoms.
This specific dataset 'Bhutan: Invertebrate species' provides a checklist of the 3915 invertebrate species, that is, insects, arthropods, molluscs and nematodes from the Animalia Kingdom that are found across Bhutan.
Checklist
Bhutan
invertebrates
insects
arthropods
molluscs
nematodes
GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml
Derivedfromoccurrence
GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
Bhutan
-180
180
90
-90
The main objective of this publication is to develop a preliminary report on the biodiversity statistics of Bhutan upon validation from data providers, and to create biodiversity statistics baselines for the country. It also aims to provide up-to-date species checklists, by keeping track of new species records and discoveries in Bhutan. Additionally, this report provides a reliable reference point for scientists, researchers, civil servants and citizens interested in Bhutan’s biodiversity.
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Choki
Gyeltshen
National Biodiversity Centre
Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
BT
chokig@gmail.com
Data was classified into the seven kingdoms and then further divided in accordance with their taxonomic classifications.
Bhutan
Data was obtained from various sources such as government agencies, universities, NGOs, INGOs, and privates institutions. A national biodiversity checklist was developed in the form of a publication: the 'Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan'.
Data was validated using published resources such as journal articles and books.
Digitization of collection specimens and mobilization of data though citizen science based Bhutan Biodiversity Portal and enhancing functions of the portal.
Choki
Gyeltshen
author
Karunya
Prasad
author
Bhutan, recognized globally as a highly biodiverse region, is also home to vast specimen collections of flora and fauna, held at environmental agencies such as the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC), Royal University Bhutan (RUB) and Department of Forests and Park Services. These collections include datasets for the following taxonomic groups: plants, invertebrates, birds, fishes and mammals, providing a total of approximately 4000 records. Making this data readily available to interested stakeholders is a major goal for the national government and therefore, digitising the specimens is a natural next step within the data mobilisation process.
BIFA - GBIF (BIFA5_008)
Bhutan - eastern Himalayas
Biodiversity data were obtained from various sources and a national biodiversity checklist was developed in the form of Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan 2017 in 2019 by the National Biodiversity Centre. Data sources include government agencies, universities, NGOs, INGOs, and other private institutions.
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dataset
Gyeltshen C, Prasad K (2022): Bhutan: Invertebrate species. v1.0. National Biodiversity Centre. Dataset/Checklist. https://cloud.gbif.org/bifa/resource?r=bhutan_invertebrates&v=1.0
Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan
Until 2017