NEON Biorepository Herptile Voucher Collection (Ground Beetle Sampling Bycatch Archive Pooling)

doi:10.15468/5ta21z

NEON Biorepository Herptile Voucher Collection (Ground Beetle Sampling Bycatch Archive Pooling)

Citation

National Ecological Observatory Network (2025). NEON Biorepository Herptile Voucher Collection (Ground Beetle Sampling Bycatch Archive Pooling). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/5ta21z accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-16.

Description

This collection contains herptile specimens collected as bycatch during ground beetle sampling and pooled across traps within a plot (NEON sample class: bet_archivepooling_in.subsampleID.herp). Ground beetles are sampled using pitfall traps (16 oz deli containers filled with 150 or 250 mL of propylene glycol). Four (pre-2018) or 3 (2018 and beyond) traps are deployed in each of 10 (pre-2023) or 6 (2023 and beyond) plots at each terrestrial NEON site, with traps arrayed approximately 20 meters from the center of the plot. Sampling occurs biweekly throughout the growing season (when temperatures are above 4 degrees C). Vertebrate bycatch is stored in 95% ethanol and archived in a temperature (17-18°C) and humidity controlled environment. See related links below for protocols and NEON related data products.

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Contacts

originator
NEON Biorepository Data Portal
email: biorepo@asu.edu
homepage: https://biorepo.neonscience.org/portal/index.php

metadata author
NEON Biorepository Data Portal
email: biorepo@asu.edu
homepage: https://biorepo.neonscience.org/portal/index.php

administrative point of contact
NEON Biorepository Herptile Voucher Collection (Ground Beetle Sampling Bycatch Archive Pooling)
email: lsteger@asu.edu
homepage: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10022.001
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0878-4132

Laura Steger
content provider
position: Collection Manager
email: lsteger@asu.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0878-4132

Ruby Sainz
content provider
position: Imaging and Rehousing (2022)
email: rsainz1@asu.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-6216

Luisa Zamora Chavez
content provider
position: Specimen Rehousing (2023)
email: lzamorac@asu.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8224-4614

Jonna Urban
content provider
position: Specimen Rehousing (2023-2024)
email: jhurban1@asu.edu

Leodivina Dodoo
content provider
position: Imaging (2024)
email: lndodoo@asu.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1693-7340

Rianna Sandoval
content provider
position: Imaging and Rehousing (2024)
email: rmsando5@asu.edu