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A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos

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Description

This checklist includes, as rigorously as possible, all the known terrestrial and freshwater, i.e. insular, fungi, plants and animals of the Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos with the indication of their known presence on the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas and Selvagens. It results from the collaborative work of many taxonomists from different Portuguese and foreign institutions (about 90 taxonomists), under the editorial coordination of the Azorean Biodiversity Group (http://www.gba.uac.pt). The total estimated number of terrestrial species and subspecies in the Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos was about 7,571 (7,452 species and 421 subspecies). Fungi and plants represent about 42% of the terrestrial diversity. However, animals dominate, arthropods being the majority (51%) of all recorded taxa. The total number of endemic species and subspecies from the Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos is about 1,419 (1,286 species and 182 subspecies), which represents 19% of the overall species diversity. The animal Phyla are the most diverse in endemic taxa, namely Mollusca (210) and Arthropoda (979), comprising about 84% of the Madeiran endemics. The percentage of endemism within Mollusca is particularly remarkable, reaching 71%. Within vascular plants there are 154 endemic species and subspecies (13% of the overall plant species diversity) while the remaining higher taxonomic groups are less diverse in terms of endemic forms: Fungi – 36 (5%); Lichens – 12 (2%); Bryophytes – 11 (2%); vertebrates 15 (24%).

Data Records

The data in this checklist 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 12,924 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.

Taxon (core)
12924
Distribution 
9573

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.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Borges PAV, Abreu C, Aguiar AMF, Carvalho P, Jardim R, Melo I, Oliveira P, Sérgio C, Serrano ARM, Vieira P (2016): A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos. v1. Universidade dos Açores. Dataset/Checklist. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=uac_checklist_madeira&v=1.0

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Universidade dos Açores. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: a43ec6d8-7b8a-4868-ad74-56b824c75698.  Universidade dos Açores publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Portugal.

Keywords

Checklist; Inventory regional; Madeira; Porto Santo; Desertas; Selvagens; Animals; Vascular plants; Fungi; Lichens; Diatoms. Bryophytes; Pteridophytes; Flatworms; Earthworms; Nematodes; Molluscs; Arthropods; Vertebrates; Macroalgae

Contacts

Paulo Borges
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Researcher
Universidade dos Açores
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo
Açores
PT
+351 295 402 200
Cristina Abreu
  • Editor
Researcher
Universidade da Madeira, Dep. Biologia/CEM
Alto da Penteada
9000-390 Funchal
PT
António Franquinho Aguiar
  • Editor
Researcher
Núcleo de Entomologia, Laboratório Agrícola da Madeira
Alto da Penteada
9135-372 Camacha
PT
Palmira Carvalho
  • Editor
Researcher
Jardim Botânico, Museu Nacional de História Natural, Universidade de Lisboa
R. da Escola Politécnica, 58
1250-102 Lisbon
PT
Susana Fontinha
  • Editor
Researcher
Parque Natural da Madeira/CEM
Quinta do Bom Sucesso, Caminho do Meio
9050–251 Funchal
PT
Roberto Jardim
  • Editor
Researcher
Jardim Botânico da Madeira
Caminho do Meio
9064-512 Funchal
PT
Ireneia Melo
  • Editor
Researcher
Jardim Botânico, Museu Nacional de História Natural, Universidade de Lisboa
R. da Escola Politécnica, 58
1250-102 Lisbon
PT
Paulo Oliveira
  • Editor
Researcher
Parque Natural da Madeira/CEM
Quinta do Bom Sucesso, Caminho do Meio
9050–251 Funchal
PT
Miguel Menezes de Sequeira
  • Editor
Researcher
Universidade da Madeira, Dep. Biologia/CEM
Alto da Penteada
9000-390 Funchal
PT
Cecília Sérgio
  • Editor
Researcher
Jardim Botânico, Museu Nacional de História Natural, Universidade de Lisboa
R. da Escola Politécnica, 58
1250-102 Lisbon
PT
Artur Serrano
  • Editor
Researcher
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Departamento de Biologia Animal
R. Ernesto de Vasconcelos, Ed. C2, 2o Piso, Campo Grande
1749-016 Lisbon
PT
Manuela Sim-Sim
  • Editor
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências (DBV – Dep. de Biologia Vegetal), CBA – Centro de Biologia Ambiental
R. Ernesto de Vasconcelos, Ed. C2, Campo Grande
1749-016 Lisbon
PT
Paulo Vieira
  • Editor
Researcher
NemaLab/ICAM, Dep. de Biologia, Universidade de Évora
Universidade de Évora
7002-554 Lisbon
PT

Geographic Coverage

The geographic scope of this checklist includes the Madeira archipelago, composed of two large islands (Madeira and Porto Santo) and three small islands, which are globally named Desertas (Ilhéu Chão, Deserta Grande and Bugio), and the archipelago of Selvagens with two small islands (Selvagem Grande and Selvagem Pequena) and one islet (Ilhéu de Fora).

Bounding Coordinates South West [32.24, -18.16], North East [33.07, -16.16]

Taxonomic Coverage

The most important terrestrial taxonomic groups were studied: Fungi, Lichens, Bryophyta (mosses, liverworts and hornworts), Pteridophyta (ferns), Spermatophyta (gymnosperms and angiosperms), Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Nematoda (roundworms), Annelida (earthworms), Mollusca (slugs and snails), Arthropoda (millipedes, centipedes, mites, spiders, insects, etc.) and Vertebrata (freshwater fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals).

Kingdom Fungi, Animalia, Plantae, Chromista, Protozoa
Phylum Chordata, Annelida, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Oomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Glomeromycota, Zygomycota, Myxomycota, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta

Temporal Coverage

Start Date 2008-06-01

Sampling Methods

In this checklist, infra-specific categories, apart from subspecies, are not considered (i.e. varieties, forms, etc.). The list of taxa is based on the taxa recognized in primary published literature sources, compiled by a vast group of experts. Only terrestrial organisms are considered in this list.

Study Extent The study extent of this checklist includes the Madeira archipelago, composed of two large islands (Madeira and Porto Santo) and three small islands, which are globally named Desertas (Ilhéu Chão, Deserta Grande and Bugio), and the archipelago of Selvagens with two small islands (Selvagem Grande and Selvagem Pequena) and one islet (Ilhéu de Fora). Distribution is given, whenever available, at the level of the four main geographic units: Madeira Island, Porto Santo Island, Desertas and Selvagens. If no information is available, distribution is given as Madeira Archipelago.

Method step description:

  1. The dataset was prepared from the original excel files used to compile the book "A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos", by Borges et al, 2008 (see Citation). For a comprehensive description of the methodology, check the original publication using the external link provided.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Borges, P.A.V., Abreu, C., Aguiar, A.M.F., Carvalho, P., Jardim, R., Melo, I., Oliveira, P., Sérgio, C., Serrano, A.R.M. & Vieira, P. (eds.) (2008). A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos. Direcção Regional do Ambiente da Madeira and Universidade dos Açores, Funchal and Angra do Heroísmo, 440 pp. ISBN: 978-989-95790-0-2

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers a43ec6d8-7b8a-4868-ad74-56b824c75698
http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=uac_checklist_madeira