Description
The data we present are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing Ecosystem Services and Disservices provided by Arthropod species in Azorean Agroecosystems) that aims to combine novel, direct and quantitative tools for monitoring agro-biodiversity, ecosystem services (ES; natural pest control by predation, pollination, decomposition, herbivory on invasive plants) and disservices (ED; predation on beneficial arthropods, herbivory on native and crop plants), and evaluating the relative importance of native and non-native organisms as ES/ED providers. Active Aerial Searching (only in maize-fields) and Pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity (pollinators and predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests) on three agricultural habitats of Terceira Island, namely citrus orchards, maize fields and vineyards. This publication contributes not only to a better knowledge of the arthropods present in agro-ecosystems of Terceira Island, but will also contribute as a baseline for future monitoring schemes in Azorean agroecosystems targeting the long-term change on arthropod diversity and abundance
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 358 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Borges P A V, Lamelas-López L, Nunes R, Monjardino P, Lopes D H, Soares A O, Ferrante M (2022): Monitoring Arthropods in Azorean Agroecosystems: the project AGRO-ECOSERVICES. v1.12. Universidade dos Açores. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=arthropods_agroecoservices&v=1.12
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Universidade dos Açores. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 822f3765-6950-40c5-9353-1f335599007c. Universidade dos Açores publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Portugal.
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Geographic Coverage
Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [38.638, -27.394], North East [38.814, -27.015] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The following Classes and Orders are covered: Arachnida: Araneae; Opiliones; Pseudoscorpiones Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha; Lithobiomorpha; Scolopendromorpha; Scutigeromorpha Diplopoda: Chordeumatida; Julida; Polydesmida Insecta: Archaeognatha; Coleoptera; Dermaptera; Hemiptera; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Neuroptera; Orthoptera; Psocoptera; Thysanoptera
| Phylum | Arthropoda (Arthropods) |
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| Class | Chilopoda (Centipedes), Diplopoda (Millipedes) |
| Order | Araneae (Spiders), Opiliones (Opilions), Pseudoscorpiones (Pseudoscorpiones), Archaeognatha (Bristletails), Coleoptera (Beetles), Dermaptera (Earwigs), Hemiptera (Bugs), Hymenoptera (Ants), Lepidoptera (Moths), Neuroptera (Lacewings), Orthoptera (Grasshoppers), Psocodea (Barklice), Thysanoptera (Thrips) |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2019-07-16 / 2021-09-06 |
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Project Data
The data we present are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean agroecosystems). The project aims to evaluate the relative importance of native and non-native organisms as ecosystem services (ES) and disservices (ED) providers, by combining novel, direct and quantitative tools for monitoring agro-biodiversity. Ecosystem services include evaluation of natural pest control by predation, seed predation on weed plants, pollination, decomposition and ecosystem disservices, herbivory and seed predation on crop plants. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) (only in maize-fields) and pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity (predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests) on four agricultural habitats of Terceira Island, namely citrus orchards, low and high elevation maize fields and vineyards. We provided an inventory of all arthropods recorded in four Azorean agro-ecosystems, citrus orchards, low and high elevation maize fields and vineyards, from Terceira Island. A total of 63396 specimens were collected, belonging to four classes, 20 orders, 81 families and 200 identified species of arthropods. A total of 131 species are considered introduced (n = 27483) and 69 native non-endemic (n= 32131). No endemic species were recorded and 3782 specimens belong to unidentified taxa recorded only at genus or family level. Five species are new records for Terceira Island, with Lagria hirta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) being also a new record for the Azores. These datasets are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean agroecosystem). This publication contributes to a better knowledge of the arthropods communities present in agro-ecosystems of Terceira Island and will serve as a baseline for future monitoring schemes targeting the long-term change in arthropod diversity and abundance.
| Title | AGRO-ECOSERVICES - Assessing Ecosystem Services and Disservices provided by Arthropod species in Azorean Agroecosystems |
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| Identifier | AGRO-ECOSERVICES_Arthropods |
| Funding | This work was financed by FEDER (European Regional Development Fund) in 85% and by Azorean Public funds by 15% through Operational Program Azores 2020, under the project AGRO-ECOSERVICES (ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000073). |
| Study Area Description | Terceira Island (area: 400.2 km²; elevation: 1021 m a.s.l.) is located in the central group of the Azores archipelago (North Atlantic), roughly at 38°43'17''N 27°13'14''W. The climate is temperate oceanic, with regular and abundant rainfall, high levels of relative humidity and persistent winds, mainly during the winter and autumn seasons. The sampled habitats includes citrus orchards, located at low elevation areas, maize fields, located at low and intermediate elevations, and a world heritage vineyard region, located in the north coast of the island |
| Design Description | Active Aerial Searching (AAS) and Pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity, by collecting pollinators and predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests, on three agricultural habitats of Terceira Island. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) consists on collecting arthropods found above knee-level by hand, forceps, pooter or brush and immediately transferring them into vials containing alcohol. Pitfall traps consists on standard 33 cl plastic cups, partially filled with propylene glycol. The traps were deployed during 14 consecutive days. In five citrus orchards and six (of ten available) maize fields (three in low- and three in intermediate-elevation areas), 16 pitfall traps were deployed, along a transect, from the point closest to the crop entrance. A total of 80 and 96 pitfall-traps were deployed on citrus orchards and maize fields, respectively. Additionally, in five low- and five intermediate-elevation maize fields, four 1hour-samples were also collected using AAS technique, given that the complexity of the crop and the economic importance for the region. Azorean vineyards are formed by small rocky enclosures (between 6-20 m2). Therefore, the pitfall-traps were deployed in the interior of these enclosures. A total of 142 Pitfall traps were deployed in three vineyards. Collected samples were sorted and posteriorly identified by an expert taxonomist (PAVB) in laboratory. |
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Sampling Methods
Active Aerial Searching (AAS) and Pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity, by collecting pollinators and predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests, on three agricultural habitats of Terceira Island. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) consists on collecting arthropods found above knee-level by hand, forceps, pooter or brush and immediately transferring them into vials containing alcohol. Pitfall traps consists on standard 33 cl plastic cups, partially filled with propylene glycol. The traps were deployed during 14 consecutive days. In five citrus orchards and six (of ten available) maize fields (three in low- and three in intermediate-elevation areas), 16 pitfall traps were deployed, along a transect, from the point closest to the crop entrance. A total of 80 and 96 pitfall-traps were deployed on citrus orchards and maize fields, respectively. Additionally, in five low- and five intermediate-elevation maize fields, four 1hour-samples were also collected using AAS technique, given that the complexity of the crop and the economic importance for the region. Azorean vineyards are formed by small rocky enclosures (between 6-20 m2). Therefore, the pitfall-traps were deployed in the interior of these enclosures. A total of 142 Pitfall traps were deployed in three vineyards. Collected samples were sorted and posteriorly identified by an expert taxonomist (PAVB) in laboratory
| Study Extent | The study was conducted in three agro-ecosystems of Terceira Island: citrus orchards, maize fields and vineyards. Five citrus orchards were selected, located at low elevation areas. Ten maize fields, which five are located inland (at intermediate elevation areas) and five in low elevation areas. Finally, three vineyards included in a world heritage region, located in the coast north of the island, were sampled |
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| Quality Control | All sorted speciments were identified by a taxonomical expert |
Method step description:
- Active Aerial Searching (AAS) and Pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity, by collecting pollinators and predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests, on three agricultural habitats of Terceira Island. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) consists on collecting arthropods found above knee-level by hand, forceps, pooter or brush and immediately transferring them into vials containing alcohol. Pitfall traps consists on standard 33 cl plastic cups, partially filled with propylene glycol. The traps were deployed during 14 consecutive days.
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Entomoteca Dalberto Teixeira Pombo (DTP) |
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| Collection Identifier | DTP |
| Specimen preservation methods | Alcohol |
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| Curatorial Units | Between 63,396 and 63,400 Specimens |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 822f3765-6950-40c5-9353-1f335599007c |
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| http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=arthropods_agroecoservices |