Bhutan: Fungi species

Choki Gyeltshen1, Karunya Prasad2, Choki Gyeltshen3

1 National Biodiversity Centre, MoAF, Serbithang, 11001, Thimphu, Bhutan; 2 National Biodiversity Centre, , Bhutan; 3 National Biodiversity Centre, MoAF, Serbithang, 11001, Thimphu, Bhutan

Corresponding author(s): Choki Gyeltshen (chokig@gmail.com)Karunya Prasad (karunya.prasad13@alumni.imperial.ac.uk)

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Resource Citation

Gyeltshen C, Prasad K (2022): Bhutan: Fungi species. v1.1. National Biodiversity Centre. Dataset/Checklist. https://cloud.gbif.org/bifa/resource?r=bhutan_fungi&v=1.1

Abstract

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: Fungi species' provides a checklist of the 690 species from the Fungi kingdom that are found across Bhutan.

Keywords: Checklist, Bhutan, Fungi, Eastern Himalaya, Derivedfromoccurrence

General description

Purpose: 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 annually, 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.

Project details

Project title: Digitization of collection specimens and mobilization of data though citizen science-based Bhutan Biodiversity Portal and enhancing the functions of portal.
Personnel: Choki Gyeltshen, Karunya Prasad
Funding: BIFA - GBIF (BIFA5_008)
Study area descriptions/descriptor: Bhutan - eastern Himalaya.
Design description: 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.

Data published through GBIF: https://cloud.gbif.org/bifa/resource?r=bhutan_fungi

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Bhutan
Coordinates: 90°0'0''S and 90°0'0''N Latitude; 180°0'0''W and 180°0'0''E Longitude 

Natural collections description

Collection name: Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan
Living time period: Till 2017

Methods

Method step description: Data were obtained from various sources such as government agencies, universities, NGOs, INGOs, and privates institutions. National biodiversity checklist were developed in the form of Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan. Data were classified in the seven kingdoms and further divided in accordance to their taxonomic classifications.
Study extent description: Bhutan
Sampling description: Data were obtained from various sources such as government agencies, universities, NGOs, INGOs, and privates institutions. National biodiversity checklist were developed in the form of Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan.
Quality control description: Data were validated using the published resources such as journal articles and books.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Bhutan: Fungi species
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://cloud.gbif.org/bifa/archive.do?r=bhutan_fungi
Publication date of data: 2022-01-09
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2021-07-06
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
National Biodiversity Centre (2019). Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan 2017: A preliminary baseline. National Biodiversity Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan.