It’s a matter of design—how pitfall trap design affects trap samples and possible predictions

Background Pitfall traps are commonly used to assess ground dwelling arthropod communities. The effects of different pitfall trap designs on the trapping outcome are poorly investigated however they might affect conclusions drawn from pitfall trap data greatly. Methods We tested four pitfall trap ty...

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Main Authors: Fabian A. Boetzl, Elena Ries, Gudrun Schneider, Jochen Krauss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5078.pdf