On the terrestrial and freshwater invertebrate diversity of the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard: a revised species inventory and synopsis of the community composition
Arctic terrestrial invertebrate biodiversity is generally poorly known, but the archipelago of Svalbard has one of the most up-to-date inventories of its terrestrial and freshwater faunas of any Arctic region, offering a baseline for long term monitoring of invertebrate communities in space and time. Since the most recent review of the Svalbard invertebrate fauna was produced in 2014, knowledge of this fauna has developed and this inventory is here critically revised and updated. Our aims are (1) to critically review the inventory based on current taxonomic knowledge, (2) publish the complete species inventory, including cross-referencing to the relevant publications, in an open access data archive (GBIF), and (3) highlight the particular advantages that working in Svalbard may bring for scientists working on terrestrial, freshwater, and cryospheric environments. The inventory contains a total 1091 valid species names or interim names. A gap analysis in the Barcode of Life Data Systems reveals that 50% of the species currently documented from Svalbard lack COI (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1) barcode reference sequences in this database. Gaps in our knowledge of the Svalbard fauna and how these may be resolved are discussed.
Authors
- Anna Seniczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0224-5397)
- Peter Convey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8497-9903)
- John E. Brittain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5457-8260)
- Jean‐Christophe Simon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0620-5835)
- Geir Søli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5301-6995)
- Jesamine Bartlett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7464-5440)
- Karina Wieczorek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8331-5731)
- Stanisław Seniczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7393-5606)
- Małgorzata Kolicka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1580-7264)
- Mark A. K. Gillespie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9808-4836)
- Leopold Füreder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5758-9800)
- Sven Boström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2783-2192)
- Klára Dózsa‐Farkas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3372-2838)
- Kirsten Christoffersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3324-1017)
- Łukasz Kaczmarek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8222-8380)
- Torbjørn Ekrem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3469-9211)
- Daniel R. Gustafsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8868-8310)
- Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz
- Krzysztof Zawierucha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0754-1411)
- Ronald Laniecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1926-7851)
- Arne Fjellberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7788-4238)
- Katarzyna Zmudczyńska-Skarbek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-4565)
- Elisabeth Stur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7796-8026)
- Willem H. De Smet
- Tirza M. Moerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5587-4720)
- Stephen J. Coulson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0935-959X)
Institutions
- Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NO)
- British Antarctic Survey (GB)
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (PL)
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin (PL)
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
- Norwegian Environment Agency (NO)
- Norsk Teknisk Museum (NO)
- Swedish Museum of Natural History (SE)
- Vestlandsforsking (NO)
- University of Gdańsk (PL)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- MEP Equine Solutions (United States) (US)
- Guangdong Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Natural History Museum Aarhus (DK)
- University of Inland Norway (NO)
- Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes (FR)
- Institute of Zoology (CN)
- Equinor (Norway) (NO)
- University Centre in Svalbard (SJ)
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NO)
- University of Life Sciences in Poznań (PL)
- Université de Rennes (FR)
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (PL)
- University of Silesia in Katowice (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arctic Science
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2024-0017
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.84
Funders
- Sight Research UK
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet
- Miljødirektoratet
- Guangdong Provincial Pearl River Talents Program
- Natural Environment Research Council