ABC_Nyika National Park transect sampling data_NORAD
Latest version published by National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi on May 31, 2022
The dataset was created under Nyika Plant Diversity Project-a NORAD funded project which aimed at enhancing the capacity of Malawi in conservation issues. The project was implemented by National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi.
The goal of the project was to develop a concept for conservation, sustainable management and utilization of the biological diversity of the Nyika National Park.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event 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 40 records. 1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
- Event (core)
- Occurrence
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.
Downloads
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| Data as a DwC-A file | download 40 records in English (29 KB) - Update frequency: unknown |
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| Metadata as an EML file | download in English (13 KB) |
| Metadata as an RTF file | download in English (10 KB) |
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Mwafongo E (2018): ABC_Nyika National Park transect sampling data_NORAD. v1.4. National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=abc_nyika_eventdata_&v=1.4
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 68998c38-2d26-48b4-af53-d64dc4f7dee2. National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Malawi.
Keywords
Samplingevent; Nyika National Park; Malawi; NoRAD
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Geographic Coverage
This event data was collected in Nyika National Park, Rumphi district, Southern Malawi
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-10.21, 33.386], North East [-9.783, 33.864] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The dataset consists of members of Fungi and Plant kingdoms all identified to species level
| Class | Agaricomycetes, Bryopsida, Lecanoromycetes, Liliopsida, Lycopodiopsida, Magboliopsida, Polypodiopsida |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2003-09-08 / 2003-09-20 |
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Project Data
The African Biodiversity Challenge is a competition coordinated by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and funded by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation. The competition follows on from a previous JRS-funded project, “Mobilising Policy and Decision-making Relevant Biodiversity Data”, which culminated in the Africa Rising conference in 2015, and supports on-going efforts to further enhance the Biodiversity Information Management activities of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Africa network. This project also aligns with SANBI’s Regional Engagement Strategy, and endeavors to strengthen both emerging biodiversity informatics networks and data management capacity on the continent in support of sustainable development.
| Title | Enhancing accessibility of biodiversity data in Malawi |
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| Identifier | African Biodiversity Challenge 2018 |
| Funding | JRS Biodiversity Foundation |
| Study Area Description | The project is in Malawi, Central Africa. Participating institutions: • Museums of Malawi (MOM) • National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens (NHBG) • Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM) • National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) |
| Design Description | The major objective of the project is to facilitate easy access to biodiversity data information held by the Museums and the deliverable is; Biodiversity data made available on a national Data platform – the platform will be accessible through both the government Museum website and the Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM) website. Distribution Maps – spatial data will be provided for all records whenever available. These will help to produce some distribution data for common species. Invasive species occurrence assessment – from plant occurrence data an assessment will be sought on the occurrence of known invasive species in Malawi. Increased capacity for biodiversity information management – officers at the Museums of Malawi and the Wildlife and Environmental Society will receive training in data management |
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Sampling Methods
The objective of this assignment was to collect data in newly established quadrant. A 25m string, a campus, were used in the establishment of new quadrants using a line transect.The distance from one quadrant to the next was 125m and each quadrant 25mX25m
| Study Extent | Nyika National Park is located in Northern Malawi. More Information on the locality can be acquired from the following link; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyika_National_Park. The current dataset was collected under the Nyika Plant Diversity Project a NORAD funded project among several datasets which will be published later. |
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| Quality Control | Plant species were recorded in each of the 40 quadrants and where identification was difficult, samples were taken to National Herbarium in Zomba for proper identification. |
Method step description:
- A 25m string, a campus, were used in the establishment of quadrants using a line transect which was established using a Campus and GPS.The distance from one quadrant to the next was 125m and each quadrant 25m X 25m. 40 quadrants were established and species composition recorded. No species were counted for this exercise as an abundance measure
Additional Metadata
The dataset was collected by Kumwenda,Kathumba and Kaunda in 2003 and khence the inclusion of the initials KKK in the OccurenceID. Please note that there are several datasets for different sites of the Nyika which will be identified likewise.
| Purpose | To develop a concept for conservation, sustainable management and utilization of the biological diversity of the Nyika National Park |
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| Maintenance Description | To be maintained when needs arises |
| Alternative Identifiers | 68998c38-2d26-48b4-af53-d64dc4f7dee2 |
| http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=abc_nyika_eventdata_ |