Ecological data in Darwin Core: the case of earthworm surveys

Maxim Shashkov; Natalya Ivanova; John Wieczorek

doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e71292

Ecological data in Darwin Core: the case of earthworm surveys

Biodivers Data J. 2021 Dec 8:9:e71292. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e71292. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Maxim Shashkov¹, Natalya Ivanova², John Wieczorek^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Pushchino, Russia Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Pushchino Russia.
² Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology RAS - the Branch of Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology RAS - the Branch of Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences Pushchino Russia.
³ VertNet, Bariloche, Argentina VertNet Bariloche Argentina.
⁴ University of California, Berkeley, United States of America University of California Berkeley United States of America.

Abstract

Background: This sampling-event dataset provides primary data about species diversity, age structure, abundance (in terms of biomass and density) and seasonal activity of earthworms (Lumbricidae). The study was carried out in old-growth broad-leaved and young forests of two protected areas ("Kaluzhskiye Zaseki" Nature Reserve and Ugra National Park) of Kaluga Oblast (Russia).

New information: The published dataset provides new data about earthworm communities in European Russia. We propose a new schema according to Darwin Core for the standardisation of the soil invertebrates survey data.

Keywords: "Kaluzhskiye Zaseki" Nature Reserve; Ugra National Park; sampling-event data; soil biodiversity.

Maxim Shashkov, Natalya Ivanova, John Wieczorek.