DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14774722
title: Occurrence Record Dataset from "Annotated checklist of the bees of Bonaire, with a focus on host plants"

description: This is the occurrence dataset created for the publication "Annotated checklist of the bees of Bonaire, with a focus on host plants" (https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/1026875).

Observation and specimen data were assembled for this dataset, with the majority of records obtained during the Bonaire Estafette Expeditie (BEE). All citizen science records from Observation.org and iNaturalist.org up to December 2023 have been critically reviewed.A project was created (Flower visitors and pollinators of the Caribbean) to improve standardized data collecting of plant-pollinator interactions and on observation.org the standardized fields for interactions were used.Records from passive trapping methods are not included. All bees were either observed or collected by hand or insect net. The majority of specimens will be accessible in the collection of Naturalis Biodiversity Center (RMNH), Leiden (the Netherlands). A synoptic collection is retained at the University of Tartu Zoological Collections in Tartu, Estonia (TUZ).

The occurrence dataset (Version 1.4 and later) is:



conform Darwin Core (DwC): https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms

in the data format CSV (tab delimited values) and UTF-8 encoded


 

DwC terms (Column labels) used in the dataset with their description:




Column label
Column description


occurrenceID
Unique identifier or URI (GUID) for each record, mainly unique URLs generated by the web-based data holder.


catalogNumber
Unique code derived from URI in occurrenceID. Each specimen bears a label with this identifier and multimedia are tagged with this identifier.


recordNumber
Sample field ID used to manage data of preserved specimen occurrence records.


otherCatalogNumbers
Other unique identifiers used on specimen labels, but not derived from an URI.


scientificName
The scientific name of the lowest taxonomic rank to which the individual(s) was identified.


scientificNameAuthorship
The author name and year of publication in accordance with ICZN rules.


verbatimIdentification
The original identification, including qualifiers if needed.


individualCount
The number of individuals present at the time of the occurrence.


sex
The sex of the individual(s). The values female, male or unknown are used, if a mixed group is observed multiple values are listed.


lifeStage
The life stage of the individual(s).


basisOfRecord
The specific nature of the data record at the time of the identification (e.g. PreservedSpecimen).


identifiedBy
The name of the person who made the identification in the field or based on collected evidence (e.g. specimen or photo).


identificationQualifier
In case the identification could be given only to a species group 'cf.' is recorded.


dateIdentified
The year when the identification was made.


previousIdentifications
The scientific name originally given to the observed or collected individual(s).


order
The name of the order (e.g. Hymenoptera).


family
The name of the family (e.g. Apidae).


genus
The name of the genus (e.g. Apis).


subgenus
The name of the subgenus (e.g. Apis).


specificEpithet
The name of the species, epithet as given in dwc:scientificName.


taxonRank
The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in dwc:scientificName.


eventDate
The date-time when the event was observed and recorded. The event date uses the ISO 8601-1:2019 standard, with the following formatting being used: format YYYY-MM-DD, or YYYY if only the year is known. If time of capture is known, then format is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM, with HH:MM the local time.


year
The year in which the event was observed and recorded.


month
The month in which the event was observed and recorded.


day
The day in which the event was observed and recorded.


eventTime
The time or interval during which the event occurred.


samplingProtocol
The name or description of the collecting or recording method used.


behavior
A description of the behavior shown by the individual(s) recorded in this occurrence.


decimalLatitude
The geographic latitude in decimal degrees recorded by a GPS device (WGS84) when observing and recording the occurrence.


decimalLongitude
The geographic longitude in decimal degrees recorded by a GPS device (WGS84) when observing and recording the occurrence.


geodeticDatum
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude is based.


verbatimLocality
The original textual description of the place.


island
The name of the island.


countryCode
The standard ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the country.


coordinateUncertaintyInMeters


The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the actual location, usually the EPE (Estimated Position Error) from the GPS device. The EPE is here measured as the horizontal position error in meters.



recordedBy
A person, group, or organization observing and recording the occurrence.


associatedTaxa
The type of association and the scientific name of the host taxon is recorded that is associated/has relationship with the taxon in dwc:scientificName. The association/relationship is recorded using the format as in the following example: "floral host":"Lantana sp."


occurrenceRemarks
Comments or notes about the dwc:Occurrence.


associatedSequences
A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information.


typeStatus
A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject.


collectionCode
The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived.


identificationRemarks
Comments or notes about the identification.


identificationReferences
A reference or list of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used for the identification.


nameAccordingTo
A reference to the checklist or publication that was followed to record the name in dwc:scientificName.


samplingEffort
The amount of effort, expressed in minutes or hours, to obtain and record the occurrences.


occurrenceStatus
A statement about the presence or absence of a taxon during the time of an event.


disposition
The current state of a specimen with respect to a collection.


language
The language of the record using ISO 639-1 codes, e.g. en