Carvalho Rui, Cardoso Pedro, Gil Artur, Ferreira Maria Teresa, Ramos Cândida, Lamelas-Lopez Lucas, Pereira Fernando, Malumbres-Olarte Jagoba, Ros-Prieto Alejandra, Boieiro Mário, Borges Paulo A V
cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes / Azorean Biodiversity Group and Universidade dos Açores, Rua Capitão João d'Ávila, São Pedro, 9700-042, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes / Azorean Biodiversity Group and Universidade dos Açores, Rua Capitão João d'Ávila, São Pedro, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo Portugal.
Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland.
Biodivers Data J. 2021 Apr 16;9:e62886. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e62886. eCollection 2021.
The sharp increase in tourist visitation of the Azores Archipelago from 2015 onwards raised concerns about the impacts of recreational tourism on native habitats. In response, a project was financed by the Azorean Government to investigate the drivers of biodiversity erosion associated with recreational tourism. Here, we present the data on spider biodiversity found on trails located within the native Azorean forests as they are home to several endemic species of great conservation value. We applied an optimised and standardised sampling protocol (COBRA) in twenty-three plots located in five trails on Terceira and São Miguel Islands and assessed diversity and abundance of spider species at different distances from the trail head and the trail itself.
Of the 45 species (12435 specimens) collected, 13 were endemic to the Azores (9690 specimens), 10 native non-endemic (2047 specimens) and 22 introduced (698 specimens). This database will be the baseline of a long-term monitoring project for the assessment of touristic impacts on native forest trails. This methodology can also be used on other habitats and biogeograhical regions.
自2015年起,亚速尔群岛的游客访问量急剧增加,引发了人们对休闲旅游对当地栖息地影响的担忧。作为回应,亚速尔群岛政府资助了一个项目,以调查与休闲旅游相关的生物多样性侵蚀的驱动因素。在此,我们展示了在亚速尔群岛原生森林内的小径上发现的蜘蛛生物多样性数据,因为这些森林是几种具有重大保护价值的特有物种的栖息地。我们在特塞拉岛和圣米格尔岛五条小径上的23个样地中应用了优化和标准化的采样方案(COBRA),并评估了距小径起点和小径本身不同距离处蜘蛛物种的多样性和丰度。
在收集的45个物种(12435个标本)中,13个是亚速尔群岛特有物种(9690个标本),10个是本土非特有物种(2047个标本),22个是外来物种(698个标本)。该数据库将作为一个长期监测项目的基线,用于评估旅游对原生森林小径的影响。这种方法也可用于其他栖息地和生物地理区域。