Carabids in beech forests, Calabria, Italy
Citation
Pizzolotto R (2021). Carabids in beech forests, Calabria, Italy. Dept. Biology Ecology and Earth Sciences - Università della Calabria. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/4sjav7 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-22.Description
Online datasets on Italian carabids are scarce, and information about the species biology, richness, and abundance often lies in hardcopy papers. This dataset is the first tentative, at least for the Italian fauna, to propose a formal structure for data on carabids acquired by field surveys, and to give open access to these data.Sampling Description
Study Extent
The study area was in Italy, Calabria, within the Sila plateau, along the road "Strada delle Vette"Sampling
Ground beetles were collected, from June to September 1998 (sample sites FaV1-4), and from June to October 2007 (sample site MS4), by pitfall traps, to obtain a “year’s sample”, which is the sum of the collections made during the research campaign.Method steps
- The traps were plastic vessels with an upper diameter of 9.2 cm, a depth of 11 cm and a small opening at 4 cm below the border, to avoid rainwater overflowing, filled with 200ml of a conservative mixture made of wine vinegar and 5% formaldehyde.
Taxonomic Coverages
Carabid beetles, identified to species level
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Coleoptera, Carabidaecommon name: carabids rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Beech forests along the "Strada delle Vette", within the Sila plateaux, Calabria, Italy
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Roberto Pizzolottooriginator
position: assistant professor
Dept. Biology Ecology and Earth Sciences - Calabria University
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Roberto Pizzolotto
metadata author
position: assistant professor
Dept. Biology Ecology and Earth Sciences - Calabria University
Ponte Bucci 4b
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Roberto Pizzolotto
principal investigator
position: assistant professor
Dept. Biology Ecology and Earth Sciences - Calabria University
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email: roberto.pizzolotto@unical.it
Roberto Pizzolotto
administrative point of contact
position: assistant professor
Dept. Biology Ecology and Earth Sciences - Calabria University
Ponte Bucci 4b
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IT