Targeting a portion of central European spider diversity for permanent preservation
Citation
Čandek K (2014). Targeting a portion of central European spider diversity for permanent preservation. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ahbdfx accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-07.Description
Given the limited success of past and current conservation efforts, an alternative approach is to preserve tissues and genomes of targeted organisms in cryobanks to make them accessible for future generations. Our pilot preservation project aimed to obtain, expertly identify, and permanently preserve a quarter of the known spider species diversity shared between Slovenia and Switzerland, estimated at 275 species. We here report on the faunistic part of this project, which resulted in 324 species (227 in Slovenia, 143 in Switzerland) for which identification was reasonably established. This material is now preserved in cryobanks, is being processed for DNA barcoding, and is available for genomic studies.Taxonomic Coverages
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Klemen Čandekoriginator
position: Mr
Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Centre, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Ljubljana
SI
email: klemen.candek@gmail.com
Klemen Čandek
metadata author
position: Mr
Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Centre, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Ljubljana
SI
email: klemen.candek@gmail.com
Klemen Čandek
administrative point of contact
position: Mr
Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Centre, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Ljubljana
SI
email: klemen.candek@gmail.com