Data · dataset · 2026
Terrestrial arthropods from caves and other subterranean habitats in the Canary Islands
Listed in GBIF
We present here a database on all the known terrestrial arthropods living in caves and other subterranean habitats in the Canary Islands, focusing on the seven main islands of the archipelago, namely Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma, and El Hierro.
Description
The assembled dataset is a synthesis of the last 40 years of research in the subterranean terrestrial fauna of the Canary Islands and includes both published and unpublished data from caves and subterranean habitats like the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS).
The dataset consists of 831 occurrences for 211 species of terrestrial arthropods belonging to Arachnida, Myriapoda, Malacostraca and Hexapoda.
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Where it is published
- GBIF dataset page gbif.org/dataset/dcc2e58c-6370-44b8-b06e-776c57a8d101 ↗
landing page · from gbif
- DOI doi.org/10.15468/eugwe2 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from gbif
Catalogue records · 1
- GBIF API api.gbif.org/v1/dataset/dcc2e58c-6370-44b8-b06e-776c57a8d101 ↗
metadata API · from gbif
Topics
- From keywords
- Life Sciences
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBIF | dcc2e58c-6370-44b8-b06e-776c57a8d101 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | /description |
| license | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | /title |
| updated_date | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 |