Spiders and dytiscids from fens in Eastern Québec
Citation
Drapeau Picard A (2021). Spiders and dytiscids from fens in Eastern Québec. Université Laval. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/zhzog1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-28.Description
Data collected in four (4) pristine fens (minerotrophic peatlands) and a restored fen in Eastern Québec, Canada, in the context of a master's degree project.Purpose
Specimens were collected in the context of a master degree project. The project's aim was to compare recolonizing arthropods in a restored fen to arthropod communities in pristine fens. The resulting thesis can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349088149_Recolonisation_des_mares_d'un_fen_en_restauration_par_les_araignees_et_les_dytiques?sg=fqK3ThUoR-cKHfR62UIXmxSf-YGVgOgHafb7SzpmBJg1X1h2UNDLS2TxODLjZK1T9ZTP4wSWbzDyW_DmbZfgSuYtE96-gU3pnbO4Eqf.IJ1G5fAZz5pxh2DH2Dc6zM63CRyGucUh2JBIyFgvM-sgYGo-o4Odh0M-Py3_O9c-Dedkjs-l8O7I6ZAvUtE16A or here: https://www.gret-perg.ulaval.ca/no_cache/fr/publications-du-gret/?tx_centrerecherche_pi1[showUid]=6264Sampling Description
Study Extent
Sampling took place during summer of 2013 and 2014 in a restored fen and four pristine fens in the Lower Saint-Lawrence (Bas-Saint-Laurent) region, Québec, Canada. We used pitfall traps to sample ground-dwelling spiders and minnow traps to sample dytiscid beetles.Sampling
Sampling took place during summer of 2013 and 2014 in a restored fen and four pristine fens in the Lower Saint-Lawrence (Bas-Saint-Laurent) region, Québec, Canada. We used pitfall traps to sample ground-dwelling spiders and minnow traps to sample dytiscid beetles.Quality Control
Adult spiders were stored in 70% ethanol and identified to species based on Paquin & Dupérré (2003) and Dondale & Redner (1978, 1982, 1990, 1994).Method steps
- Pitfall traps were partly filled with water, propylene glycol and detergent, and were emptied once a week. Adult spiders were stored in 70% ethanol and identified to species based on Paquin & Dupérré (2003) and Dondale & Redner (1978, 1982, 1990, 1994). Dytiscid and spider specimens were deposited at the Montreal Insectarium.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Araneaecommon name: Spiders rank: order
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Dytiscidaecommon name: Predacious diving beetles rank: family
Geographic Coverages
Five fens in the Bas-Saint-Laurent Region (Québec).
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André-Philippe Drapeau Picardoriginator
position: Entomologist
Insectarium de Montréal
4101 rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal
H1X2B2
Quebec
CA
email: andre-philippe.drapeaupicard@montreal.ca
André-Philippe Drapeau Picard
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position: Entomologist
Insectarium de Montréal
4101 rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal
H1X2B2
Quebec
CA
email: andre-philippe.drapeaupicard@montreal.ca
André-Philippe Drapeau Picard
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position: Entomologist
Insectarium de Montréal
4101 rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal
H1X2B2
Quebec
CA
email: andre-philippe.drapeaupicard@montreal.ca
André-Philippe Drapeau Picard
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position: Entomologist
Insectarium de Montréal
4101 rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal
H1X2B2
Quebec
CA
email: andre-philippe.drapeaupicard@montreal.ca