Monthly monitoring of Azorean forest arthropods testing for edge effects (Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal)
Citation
Borges P A V, Lamelas-López L (2023). Monthly monitoring of Azorean forest arthropods testing for edge effects (Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal). Version 1.5. Universidade dos Açores. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/k84m4e accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-23.Description
The data we present consists in an inventory of arthropods collected in three areas of a native forest fragment at Terra-Brava protected area (Terceira, Azores, Portugal): (i) in the edge of the forest, closer to pasturelands; (ii) in the deepest and pristine part of the native fragment (more than 500 m from edge); (iii) and in an intermediate area (150 from edge), in order to test the edge effect on Azorean arthropod community. The study was carried out between June 2014 and December 2015, in Terceira Island (Azores). A total of nine passive flight interception SLAM traps were deployed, during 18 consecutive months, collecting monthly the arthropods belonging to Arachnida, Diplopoda, Chilopoda and Insecta Classes. This publication provides new information about Azorean arthropods communities across gradients of temporal and edge effect variationSampling Description
Study Extent
The study was conducted three areas of a native forest fragment, in the edge of the forest, closer to pasturelands, in the deepest and pristine part of the native fragment (more than 500 m from edge); and in an intermediate area (150 from edge), in order to test the edge effect on Azorean arthropod community. The native forest fragment is located inland, and is covered by native vegetation, mainly by Juniperus brevifolia, Erica azorica, Laurus azorica and Ilex azorica, between othersSampling
A total of nine passive flight interception SLAM traps were used to sample monthly the three replicates of three areas of a native forest fragment of Terceira Island, (i) the edge area, closer to pasturelands; (ii) the most pristine area, located in the interior of the forest fragment (150 from edge), (iii) and an intermediate area (150 from edge). Trap size is of approximately 110 x 110 x 110 cm. The trap functioning consists on that the intercepted arthropods crawl up the mesh and then fall inside the sampling recipient, which is filled with propylene glycol (pure 1,2-PROPANODIOL) (Borges et al., 2017). The traps samples were collected each month, during 18 consecutive months (from June 2014 to December 2015).Quality Control
All sorted specimens were identified by a taxonomical expert in laboratoryMethod steps
- This inventory of Arthropods includes records collected monthly between June 2014 and December 2015, in nine plots of a native forest fragment of Terceira island, in the Azores archipelago, using SLAM traps. The collected data has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardised format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table (events) contains 158 records and one data table extension also exists (occurrence), with 2779 records. The extension supplies extra information about the core record
Taxonomic Coverages
The following Arthropod Classes and Orders are covered:
Arachnida: Araneae; Opiliones; Pseudoscorpiones
Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha
Diplopoda: Julida; Haplobainosomatidae
Insecta: Archaeognatha; Blattodea; Coleoptera; Hemiptera; Neuroptera; Orthoptera; Psocodea; Thysanoptera; Trichoptera.
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Arthropodacommon name: Arthropods rank: phylum
Geographic Coverages
Terra-Brava Natural Forest Reserve at Terceira Island, in the Azores archipelago (Portugal).
Bibliographic Citations
- Borges, P.A.V., Pimentel, R., Carvalho, R., Nunes, R., Wallon, S. & Ros Prieto, A. (2017). Seasonal dynamics of arthropods in the humid native forests of Terceira Island (Azores). Arquipelago Life and Marine Sciences, 34: 105-122 -
- Borges, P.A.V., Rigal, F., Ros-Prieto, A., & Cardoso, P. (2020). Increase of insular exotic arthropod diversity is a fundamental dimension of the current biodiversity crisis. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 13: 508-518. - 10.1111/icad.12431
- Matthews, T., Sadler, J.P., Carvalho, R., Nunes, R. & Borges, P.A.V. (2019). Differential turnover rates and temporal beta-diversity patterns of native and non-native arthropod species in a fragmented native forest landscape. Ecography, 42: 45–54. - 10.1111/ecog.03812
- Costa, R. & Borges, P.A.V. (2021). SLAM Project - Long term ecological study of the impacts of climate change in the natural forest of Azores: I - the spiders from native forests of Terceira and Pico Islands (2012-2019). Biodiversity Data Journal, 9: e69924. - 10.3897/BDJ.9.e69924
Contacts
Paulo A. V. Borgesoriginator
position: Associate Professor
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
Angra do Heroísmo
9700-042
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: paulo.av.borges@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/paulo-a-v-borges
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-7623
Lucas Lamelas-López
originator
position: Student
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzeFaculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
Angra do Heroísmo
9700-042
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: lucaslamelaslopez@gmail.com
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/lucas-lamelas-loacutepez
Paulo A. V. Borges
metadata author
position: Associate Professor
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
Angra do Heroísmo
9700-042
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: paulo.av.borges@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/paulo-a-v-borges
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-7623
Paulo A. V. Borges
publisher
position: Associate Professor
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
Angra do Heroísmo
9700-042
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: paulo.av.borges@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/paulo-a-v-borges
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-7623
Paulo A. V. Borges
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professor
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
Angra do Heroísmo
9700-042
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: paulo.av.borges@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/paulo-a-v-borges
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-7623