The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022)
Abstract Globally, there is a concerning decline in many insect populations, and this trend likely extends to all arthropods, potentially impacting unique island biota. Native non-endemic and endemic species on islands are under threat due to habitat destruction, with the introduction of exotic, and...
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| author | Gabor Pozsgai Sébastien Lhoumeau Isabel R. Amorim Mário Boieiro Pedro Cardoso Ricardo Costa Maria Teresa Ferreira Abrão Leite Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte Guilherme Oyarzabal François Rigal Alejandra Ros-Prieto Ana M. C. Santos Rosalina Gabriel Paulo A. V. Borges |
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| description | Abstract Globally, there is a concerning decline in many insect populations, and this trend likely extends to all arthropods, potentially impacting unique island biota. Native non-endemic and endemic species on islands are under threat due to habitat destruction, with the introduction of exotic, and potentially invasive, species, further contributing to this decline. While long-term studies of plants and vertebrate fauna are available, long-term arthropod datasets are limited, hindering comparisons with better-studied taxa. The Biodiversity of Arthropods of the Laurisilva of the Azores (BALA) project has allowed gathering comprehensive data since 1997 in the Azorean Islands (Portugal), using standardised sampling methods across islands. The dataset includes arthropod counts from epigean (pitfall traps) and canopy-dwelling (beating samples) communities, enriched with species information, biogeographic origins, and IUCN categories. Metadata associated with the sample protocol and events, like sample identifier, archive number, sampled tree species, and trap type are also recorded. The database is available in multiple formats, including Darwin Core, which facilitates the ecological analysis of pressing environmental concerns, such as arthropod population declines and biological invasions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-360d885850d24810ad4b0ab80bf44f912024-04-14T11:07:42ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632024-04-011111910.1038/s41597-024-03174-7The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022)Gabor Pozsgai0Sébastien Lhoumeau1Isabel R. Amorim2Mário Boieiro3Pedro Cardoso4Ricardo Costa5Maria Teresa Ferreira6Abrão Leite7Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte8Guilherme Oyarzabal9François Rigal10Alejandra Ros-Prieto11Ana M. C. Santos12Rosalina Gabriel13Paulo A. V. Borges14cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of LisboncE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzeRegional Secretariat of Environment and Climate Change, Project LIFE BEETLES (LIFE 18NAT/PT/000864)Rua Fernando Pessoa, n°99 R/C DTO 2765-483cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzecE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da UrzeAbstract Globally, there is a concerning decline in many insect populations, and this trend likely extends to all arthropods, potentially impacting unique island biota. Native non-endemic and endemic species on islands are under threat due to habitat destruction, with the introduction of exotic, and potentially invasive, species, further contributing to this decline. While long-term studies of plants and vertebrate fauna are available, long-term arthropod datasets are limited, hindering comparisons with better-studied taxa. The Biodiversity of Arthropods of the Laurisilva of the Azores (BALA) project has allowed gathering comprehensive data since 1997 in the Azorean Islands (Portugal), using standardised sampling methods across islands. The dataset includes arthropod counts from epigean (pitfall traps) and canopy-dwelling (beating samples) communities, enriched with species information, biogeographic origins, and IUCN categories. Metadata associated with the sample protocol and events, like sample identifier, archive number, sampled tree species, and trap type are also recorded. The database is available in multiple formats, including Darwin Core, which facilitates the ecological analysis of pressing environmental concerns, such as arthropod population declines and biological invasions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03174-7 |
| spellingShingle | Gabor Pozsgai Sébastien Lhoumeau Isabel R. Amorim Mário Boieiro Pedro Cardoso Ricardo Costa Maria Teresa Ferreira Abrão Leite Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte Guilherme Oyarzabal François Rigal Alejandra Ros-Prieto Ana M. C. Santos Rosalina Gabriel Paulo A. V. Borges The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022) Scientific Data |
| title | The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022) |
| title_full | The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022) |
| title_fullStr | The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022) |
| title_short | The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over two decades (1999–2022) |
| title_sort | bala project a pioneering monitoring of azorean forest invertebrates over two decades 1999 2022 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03174-7 |
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