Number of records published in GBIF
2.099
Contact
Collector
Administrator
Telephone
+34932562200
Address
Passeig Picasso s/n
Barcelona
08003
Barcelona
ESPAÑA
furibe@bcn.cat
Website
BioBlitz Barcelona 2010-14
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Code
BioBlitz Barcelona 2010-14 -
Registration date
06/07/2015 - Download the sheet
Description
The project BioBlitz Barcelona is held once a year. From 2010 up to now the BioBlitz BCN has assembled experts and citizens in order to survey the biodiversity in several areas of the city of Barcelona, mainly in urban parks. At the beginning the Natural History Museum of Barcelona and the University of Barcelona have coordinated the tasks. At the present time the organization is driven by the Museum and the Friends of the Museum. The whole data from the first five editions (2010 - 2014) are compiled and published.Overall information
Goals
Information from BioBlitz Bcn is intended to increase the knowledge of the biodiversity in the city of Barcelona. In a broad perspective. Collected data set is managed by technicians of the environmental agency of the City Hall of Barcelona.
Strengths
Protistas, fungi, plants and animals
How to cite
Atienza, D. et al.(2015) Volunteers prospecting the biodiversity of Barcelona: a summary of the first five editions of BioBlitz BCN (2010-2014)
Taxonomic coverage
Scientific names
Annelida, Arthropoda, Ascomycota, Bacillariophyta, Basidiomycota, Bryophyta, Chlorophyta, Chordata, Cyanobacteria, Dinophyta, Euglenozoa, Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae, Mollusca, Mycetozoa, Noteridae, Ochrophyta, Platyhelminthes, Prasinophyta, Tracheophyta.
Common names
Protistas, fungi, plants and animals.
Geospatial coverage
The municipality of Barcelona is located at the Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, surrounded by mountains chains and the Mediterranean Sea. For the purposes of the BioBlitz Barcelona, some of the biggest urban parks have been selected.
Collection period
2010-06-06 / 2014-05-31.
Digitalization
2.099
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