Carabid Collection (Archive Pooling)
Citation
National Ecological Observatory Network (2020). Carabid Collection (Archive Pooling). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xicbza accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-03-31.Description
This collection contains subsamples of Carabid adults from pitfall sampling (NEON sample class: bet_archivepooling_in.subsampleID.bet). Ground beetles are sampled using pitfall traps (16 oz deli containers filled with 150 or 250 mL of propylene glycol). Four traps are deployed in each of 10 plots at each terrestrial NEON site (40 traps per site), with traps arrayed approximately 20 meters from the center of the plot in each of the four cardinal directions. Sampling occurs biweekly throughout the growing season (when temperatures are above 4 degrees C). Following trap collection, all beetles from the family Carabidae are sorted by NEON technicians and identified to species or morphospecies. A subset of collected Carabidae are pointed or pinned, while other specimens (non-pinned/non-pointed carabids, invertebrate bycatch, and vertebrate bycatch) are stored in 95% ethanol for archiving, and may be pooled into a single archive vial per plot. Regardless of storage method, all collections data are reported at a per trap resolution. A subset of pinned ground beetles (up to 467 per site per year) are sent to an expert taxonomist for secondary identification. Identifications performed on these individuals may be used to estimate uncertainty in parataxonomist identification by NEON technicians. See related links below for protocols and NEON related data products.Taxonomic Coverages
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Contacts
originatorNEON Biorepository Data Portal
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metadata author
NEON Biorepository Data Portal
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administrative point of contact
Carabid Collection (Archive Pooling)
email: biorepo@asu.edu
homepage: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10022.001
content provider
email: biorepo@asu.edu