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Palacios, E. et al

Benthic macroinvertebrate biodiversity and abundance data from glacier rivers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, 2019-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5285/db604b78-c616-471b-9028-2d0826a6f50c
This dataset includes taxonomic and abundance data at the of benthic macroinvertebrates in ten rivers within the glacial valleys of Parón, Huaytapallana and Llanganuco in the Cordillera Blanca, Ancash, Peru.

This data was created to analyse the response of aquatic biodiversity to glacial retreat, studying rivers in a gradient of glacial coverage.

The sampling work was carried out from October 14 to 30, 2019 and from October 7 to 16, 2020.

The study was funded by NERC, Newton‐Paulet Fund and Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico, Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica-Perú
Publication date: 2024-07-03
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Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2019-10-14    to    2020-10-16

Provenance & quality

At each sampling site, a 15-meter section was defined and 6 samples randomly taken in riffles, pools and bankside habitats using 250μm mesh net (0.09 m2). The collected substrate was placed in airtight bags preserved with 96% ethyl alcohol in the field. The identification was carried out using the taxonomic manuals by Domínguez & Fernández (2009) and Prat et al. (2011). More detail is available in the supporting documentation accompanying the data.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Palacios, E.; Medina, K.; Loarte, E.; Castañeda, A.; Gamboa, M.; Polo, R.; Tapia, P.; Pellicciotti, F.; Brown, L. (2024). Benthic macroinvertebrate biodiversity and abundance data from glacier rivers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, 2019-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/db604b78-c616-471b-9028-2d0826a6f50c

Correspondence/contact details

Palacios, E.
National University of Santiago Antunez Mayolo
Av. Centenario 200
Huaraz
02002
PERU
 mesadepartesdigital@unasam.edu.pe

Authors

Palacios, E.
National University of Santiago Antunez Mayolo
Medina, K.
National University of Santiago Antunez Mayolo
Loarte, E.
National University of Santiago Antunez Mayolo
Castañeda, A.
National University of Santiago Antunez Mayolo
Gamboa, M.
Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI)
Polo, R.
National University of Santiago Antunez Mayolo
Tapia, P.
Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña
Pellicciotti, F.
Northumbria University
Brown, L.
University of Leeds

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Rights holder
National Environmental Research Council
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
environment
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
abundance , Andesiops sp. , Anomalocosmoecus sp. , Atopsyche sp. , Austrelmis sp. , benthic macroinvertebrate , Biodiversity , Cailloma sp. , Claudioperla sp. , Cordilera Blanca , Gigantodax sp. , glacier rivers , Limonia sp. , Meridialaris sp. , Molophilus sp , Orthocladiinae , Paraheptagya sp. , Parochlus sp. , Podonomus sp. , Scirtidae sp. , Similium sp. , Tabanus sp. , Tipula sp.
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council
Newton-Paulet Fund
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
Last updated
23 July 2024 12:21