Indian Ocean Islands - Historic Freshwater Insect Taxa

Description :

 Species occurrence records for freshwater aquatic insect taxa namely the EPT (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera) as well as freshwater diatom taxa from the Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles). The species records have been collated from existing historical museum records and collections as well as from published scientific literature sources. The data set is a work in progress and more data will be added to it over time. The focus initially will be on Madagascar, followed by the smaller islands in no particular order.

Detailed metadata can be found in the Freshwater Metadatabase (http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/metadb/bf_mdb_view.php?entryID=FAI_1).

Link GBIF portal : https://www.gbif.org/dataset/fb6835d0-b72e-464e-b49a-b69e5b9cc0b6

Project :
Title : The Forgotten African Islands
Abstract : The project aims to address the gap in freshwater biodiversity knowledge for the Indian Ocean Islands.
Funding : GBIF BID (Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Biodiversity Information for Developent)
Contact : Ross-Gillespie Vere (POINT_OF_CONTACT) 

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Publication dates :

First diffusion : 09/04/2021 

Last update : 30/11/2023