Ground beetles (Carabidae) in urban habitats of Kaluga city (Russia)
Citation
Aleksanov V, Alekseev S (2021). Ground beetles (Carabidae) in urban habitats of Kaluga city (Russia). Version 1.11. State Budgetary Institution of Kaluga Region “Parks Directorate”. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/t99wkm accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-15.Description
This sampling-event dataset provides primary data about species composition and abundance of ground beetles (Carabidae, Coleoptera) collected in urban habitats in Kaluga, a typical central Russian city. We explored different kinds of anthropogenic and highly anthropogenized habitats: yards, gardens, quarries, small urban woodlands, grasslands, and riparian habitats. Carabids were collected from early April or May to October during 1994-2015 by pitfall traps, in some cases traps were operated for a shorter time. In total, there are 189 carabid species and 79091 specimens from 60 samples from 47 habitats (sample plots) in this dataset. This dataset provides raw information to research habitat distribution, seasonal and year-to-year dynamics of carabid beetles in urban environment.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Kaluga city is situated in the west of European Russia, in its middle (Non-Chernozem) zone) on the Oka River 150 kilometres (93 mi) southwest of Moscow. The area of the city is 168.8 km2. Prevailed landscapes of Kaluga city are flat undulating moraine plains shaped by Moscow stage of Dnieper glaciation. The main type of sedimentary is mantle postglacial loams. Watersheds are flat and poor-drainage. Highest point reaches 235 m above sea level. Along the Oka River there is high-dissected erosional plain. Minimal height above sea level is 116-120 m. Regard vegetation zonation, the area belong to subzone of spruce-broadleaved forests, spruce-oak vegetation district. Kaluga is a typical central-Russian provincial centre. Urban landscapes of Kaluga city have more or less smoothly developing since XVI century. Modern city area has a striped pattern of residential and industrial buildings, and agricultural lands, because historically residential areas were planned near factories and other industrial objects. The beetles were sampled in all kinds of habitats which are representative to urban area: broadleaved decidious forests, small anthropogenic woodlands and lines of trees, gardens, lawns, wastelands and protected belts dominated by grasses and forbs. Pine forests and birch forests were singular. We surveyed mainly plots surrounded and isolated by buildings and roads. Traps were exposed since April or May to October or November. There are year-to-year data for some habitats.Sampling
The beetles were caught by soil pitfall traps (0.5 L plastic cups with a mouth 85 mm in diameter filled to a third with 4% formalin solution). In each habitat, depending on its size and microhabitat diversity, usually 10–30 traps were set. The sampling of the material was carried out usuaally every two weeks or ten days (in some cases this period was longer).Method steps
- 1. Sample plots were choosen in different kinds of urban habitats. 2. The beetles were sampled by pitfall traps. 3. The beetles were identified and counted. 4. This dataset includes raw data - the number of individuals sampled during between two sampling. Relative abundance in units of ind. / 100 trap days were calculated as well.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Carabidaecommon name: ground beetles rank: family
Geographic Coverages
European part of Russia, Kaluga oblast, Kaluga urban district
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Victor Aleksanovoriginator
position: main specialist
State Budgetary Institution of Kaluga Region “Parks Directorate”
Zavodskaya str., 57, Kaluga 248018, Russia
Kaluga
248018
Kaluga Oblast
RU
Telephone: 84842410566
email: info@parki40.ru
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4584-8457
Sergey Alekseev
originator
position: Division Chief
State Budgetary Institution of Kaluga Region “Parks Directorate”
Zavodskaya str., 57, Kaluga 248018, Russia
Kaluga
248018
Kaluga Oblast
RU
Telephone: 84842410566
email: info@parki40.ru
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3748-4910
Victor Aleksanov
metadata author
position: main specialist
State Budgetary Institution of Kaluga Region “Parks Directorate”
Zavodskaya str., 57, Kaluga 248018, Russia
Kaluga
248018
Kaluga Oblast
Telephone: 84842410566
email: info@parki40.ru
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4584-8457
Victor Aleksanov
originator
position: main specialist
State Budgetary Institution of Kaluga Region “Parks Directorate”
Zavodskaya str., 57, Kaluga 248018, Russia
Kaluga
248018
Kaluga Oblast
RU
Telephone: 84842410566
email: info@parki40.ru
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4584-8457
Victor Aleksanov
administrative point of contact
position: main specialist
State Budgetary Institution of Kaluga Region “Parks Directorate”
Zavodskaya str., 57, Kaluga 248018, Russia
Kaluga
248018
Kaluga Oblast
RU
Telephone: 84842410566
email: info@parki40.ru
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4584-8457