Gerrits G M, Hemerik L
Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Terrestrial Ecology Wageningen Netherlands.
Wageningen University and Research, Biometris Mathematical and Statistical Methods Group, Wageningen, Netherlands Wageningen University and Research, Biometris Mathematical and Statistical Methods Group Wageningen Netherlands.
Biodivers Data J. 2022 Oct 27;10:e90103. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e90103. eCollection 2022.
Historical field data in ecology are exceedingly rare and, therefore, their preservation and publication is of high importance, especially as these data can function as a point of reference for present day biodiversity research. Therefore, we digitised a 65-year-old dataset on ground-dwelling beetles caught with pitfall traps in the coastal dune area "Meijendel", situated in the western part of the Netherlands.
The data presented in this paper has never been published in a systematic way before and has had a long journey from moment of capture to the current digitisation. From 1953 through to 1960, 100 pitfalls were active and catches were collected once a week. A total of 36,400 samples were aggregated with approximately 90,000 occurrences recorded. All captures were identified up to species level and counted and sex determined where possible. The database has been registered in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and can be found under: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9d02b439-aa5c-4c22-b1d9-d27fbde9e3ee.
生态学领域的历史实地数据极为罕见,因此,对其进行保存和发表至关重要,特别是因为这些数据可作为当今生物多样性研究的参考依据。为此,我们将一个有65年历史的数据集进行了数字化处理,该数据集是关于在荷兰西部沿海沙丘地区“梅延代尔”用陷阱诱捕法捕获的地面甲虫。
本文所呈现的数据此前从未以系统的方式发表过,从捕获之时到当前的数字化处理经历了漫长的过程。1953年至1960年期间,100个陷阱处于工作状态,每周收集一次捕获物。总共汇总了36400个样本,记录了约90000次出现情况。所有捕获物都鉴定到物种水平,并进行了计数,在可能的情况下还确定了性别。该数据库已在全球生物多样性信息设施(GBIF)中注册,可在以下网址找到:https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9d02b439-aa5c-4c22-b1d9-d27fbde9e3ee 。