Data from: Establishment and rapid spread of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in Greenland
Data files
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README.md
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WaspsofGreenland_Reports_CC0.csv
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Abstract
Here is presented the dataset for the article "Establishment and rapid spread of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in Greenland". All observations of social wasps (Vespinae) in Greenland between 2016-2024 that could be verified by photos or videos are included in the dataset. The data comes from the collection at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, the main author's (V. Gårdman) private collection and observations sent to Greenland Institute of Natural Resources either by mail or via facebook. No information about the people who recorded their observations nor their pictures are given. The findings used in the article from iNaturalist are also not given, as they do not comply with CC0. These findings can instead be found on iNaturalist.
Dataset DOI: 10.5061/dryad.k6djh9wkz
Description of the data and file structure
Here is presented the dataset for the article "Establishment and rapid spread of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in Greenland". All observations of social wasps (Vespinae) in Greenland between 2016-2024 that could be verified by photos or videos are included in the dataset, with the exception of reports from iNaturalist, as they do not comply with CC0. These findings can instead be found on iNaturalist. The data used comes from the collection at the Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), the main author's (V. Gårdman) private collection, and observations sent to Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR). No information about the people who recorded their observations nor their pictures are given. Date is given as DDMMYY. As exact dates were not always provided by the observer, the year of observation is instead given in a separate column. The column "Site" refers to the name of the town, settlement, or fjord in which the observation was recorded, and is supplemented by observation coordinates (Lat/Lon). The species observed are either Vespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) or Dolichovespula norwegica (Fabricius, 1781). Note that we do not separate between D. norwegica and Dolichovespula albida (Sladen, 1918), although they may warrant separate species status. We make no remarks to the affinity of either possible species for our specimens, but treat them as D. norwegica.
Files and variables
File: WaspsofGreenland_Reports_CC0.csv
Description:
Variables
- Site: the name of the town, settlement, or fjord in which the observation was recorded
- Source: The source of the observation. These sources are the collection at the Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), the main author's (V. Gårdman) private collection, and observations sent to Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR).
- Species: Which species was observed. Either Vespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) or Dolichovespula norwegica (Fabricius, 1781). Note that we do not separate between D. norwegica and Dolichovespula albida (Sladen, 1918), although they may warrant separate species status. We make no remarks to the affinity of either possible species for our specimens, but treat them as D. norwegica.
- Year: Which year the report is from
- Date: Which date the report is from. Given as DDMMYY.
- Latitude (y): Latitude of the observation
- Longitude (x): Longitude of the observation
- Comment: Additional comments about the observation
Code/software
The dataset is found in a .csv file
Access information
Other publicly accessible locations of the data:
Data was derived from the following sources:
- Natural History Museum Denmark
- Author's personal collection
- Greenland Institute of Natural Resources