Borges Paulo A V, Lamelas-López Lucas, Lhoumeau Sébastien, Moura Nelson B, Ponte Mauro, Leite Abrão, Parmentier Laurine, Abreu Ricardo
cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Azores Portugal.
IUCN SSC Atlantic Islands Specialist Group, 9700-042, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal IUCN SSC Atlantic Islands Specialist Group, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Azores Portugal.
Biodivers Data J. 2024 Feb 23;12:e116829. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e116829. eCollection 2024.
The database we introduce is a pivotal component of the LIFE SNAILS project (Support and Naturalisation in Areas of Importance for Land Snails). This initiative is dedicated to safeguarding three endangered species of terrestrial molluscs, specifically, two snails ( Martins 1981 and Backhuys, 1975) and a semi-slug ( (Morelet, 1860)), all of which are single island endemics from Santa Maria Island and face significant threats towards their populations.In this study, we established a comprehensive database derived from a long-term arthropod monitoring campaign utilising SLAM (Sea, Land, Air, Malaise) traps. Although molluscs were not the primary focus, our findings serve as a credible proxy for evaluating the overall habitat quality for endemic invertebrates, with arthropods serving as principal indicators. From September to December of 2022, a total of 11 SLAM traps were installed and monitored monthly in eleven sites of mixed forests of Santa Maria Island.
Based on the 33 available samples (11 sites x 3 sampling periods), we recorded a total of 118 taxa of arthropods (of which 94 were identified at species or subspecies level), belonging to three classes, 14 orders and 62 families. From the 94 identified taxa, a total of 21 species were endemic, 31 native non-endemic, 32 introduced and 10 indeterminate. We also provide additional information of the habitat quality (Index of Biotic Integrity), including general habitat and dominant species composition.We registered three new records to the Island, the native bug (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae), the Azorean endemic beetle Bright, 1987 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) and the exotic ant (Roger, 1859) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and one new record for the Azores Archipelago, the native beetle Assing & Meybohm, 2021 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae).This publication not only contributes to the conservation of highly threatened endemic molluscs, through an assessment of habitat quality, based on arthropod communities and habitat description (e.g. native or exotic vegetation), but also provides an updated inventory of arthropods from Santa Maria Island.
我们引入的数据库是“生命蜗牛”项目（陆地蜗牛重要区域的支持与归化）的关键组成部分。该项目致力于保护三种濒危陆生软体动物物种，具体而言，两种蜗牛（马丁斯，1981年和巴克胡伊斯，1975年）和一种半蛞蝓（莫雷莱特，1860年），它们均为圣玛丽亚岛的单岛特有物种，其种群面临重大威胁。在本研究中，我们通过使用SLAM（海、陆、空、 malaise）诱捕器，从长期节肢动物监测活动中建立了一个综合数据库。尽管软体动物并非主要关注对象，但我们的研究结果可作为评估特有无脊椎动物总体栖息地质量的可靠代理，节肢动物作为主要指标。2022年9月至12月，在圣玛丽亚岛的11个混交林地点共安装了11个SLAM诱捕器，并每月进行监测。
基于33个可用样本（11个地点×3个采样期），我们共记录了118种节肢动物分类单元（其中94种在物种或亚种水平上被鉴定），属于三个纲、14个目和62个科。在94个已鉴定的分类单元中，共有21种为特有种，31种为本地非特有种，32种为引入种，10种不确定。我们还提供了栖息地质量的额外信息（生物完整性指数），包括一般栖息地和优势物种组成。我们记录了该岛的三个新记录，本地蝽（法布里修斯，1794年）（半翅目，蝽科）、亚速尔群岛特有甲虫布赖特，1987年（鞘翅目，象甲科）和外来蚂蚁（罗杰，1859年）（膜翅目，蚁科），以及亚速尔群岛的一个新记录，本地甲虫阿辛&迈博姆，2021年（鞘翅目，隐翅虫科，Scydmaeninae）。本出版物不仅通过基于节肢动物群落和栖息地描述（如本地或外来植被）的栖息地质量评估，为保护高度濒危的特有软体动物做出了贡献，还提供了圣玛丽亚岛节肢动物的最新清单。
