Borges Paulo A V, Malumbres-Olarte Jagoba, Gabriel Rosalina, Videira Sandra I R, Rodrigues António Félix, Lhoumeau Sébastien, Leite Abrão, Ros-Prieto Alejandra, Melo Cecília, Pozsgai Gabor, Oyarzabal Guilherme, Parmentier Laurine, Lamelas-López Lucas, Boieiro Mário, Barcelos Paulo J M, Costa Ricardo, Coelho Rúben, Wallon Sophie, Gonçalves Susana, Arroz Ana M, R Amorim Isabel
University of the Azores, cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal University of the Azores, cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Azores Portugal.
IUCN SSC Atlantic Islands Invertebrate Specialist Group, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal IUCN SSC Atlantic Islands Invertebrate Specialist Group Angra do Heroísmo, Azores Portugal.
Biodivers Data J. 2025 May 7;13:e153461. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e153461. eCollection 2025.
This manuscript is the first scientific publication of the project "BioBlitz Azores". The project was launched in 2019 and had a second event in 2023 under the scope of the FCT-MACRISK project, surveying the historic public garden "Jardim Duque da Terceira", in the historical centre of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal). In addition to contributing directly to the knowledge of Azorean biota, BioBlitz Azores aims to engage the non-scientific community - including volunteers, amateur naturalists, students, teachers, families and other garden visitors - to foster a sense of community and raise awareness about Azorean biodiversity and its conservation.
Under the scope of two BioBlitz events, the list of taxa of the historic garden of "Jardim Duque da Terceira" (Terceira, Azores, Portugal) was updated and presently includes 72 lichen species, 55 vascular plant species, 96 arthropod species, 14 bird species and three freshwater vertebrate species.In the realm of lichens, two species are new records for Portugal and Macaronesia, one species is a new record for the Azores and nine species are new records for Terceira Island. This is the first academic publication for 11 of the 12 lichen species.The survey of arthropods yielded an inventory encompassing a total of 96 taxa, with 78 of these identified to the species or subspecies level; amongst the identified taxa, three are endemic, 32 are native, but not endemic, one is of indeterminate origin and 42 are introduced. Notably, a single specimen of the rare endemic spider, Wunderlich, 1992 was observed for the first time at this low elevation (garden elevation: 29-60 m a.s.l.). The species is typically found in the canopies of endemic trees species in native forests at mid- to high elevations (500-1000 m a.s.l.) and its presence in the garden suggests a source-sink dynamic of this extremely dispersive species between native and anthropogenic habitats.Regarding vascular plants, 54 taxa were recorded in the garden, comprising one endemic, one native, three with indeterminate origin and 49 introduced ornamental species.Amongst birds, 14 taxa were registered, including seven Azorean endemic subspecies, two native species and four introduced taxa.Three freshwater vertebrate species were recorded during the survey, all of which are exotic species that have been introduced to the garden.
本手稿是“亚速尔生物闪电战”项目的首次科学出版物。该项目于2019年启动，并在2023年在FCT - MACRISK项目范围内举办了第二次活动，对英雄港历史中心（葡萄牙亚速尔群岛特塞拉岛）的历史公共花园“杜克·达·特塞拉花园”进行了调查。除了直接促进对亚速尔生物群的了解外，“亚速尔生物闪电战”旨在让非科学界人士参与进来，包括志愿者、业余博物学家、学生、教师、家庭和其他花园游客，以培养社区意识，并提高对亚速尔生物多样性及其保护的认识。
在两次生物闪电战活动的范围内，“杜克·达·特塞拉花园”（葡萄牙亚速尔群岛特塞拉岛）的分类单元列表得到了更新，目前包括72种地衣物种、55种维管植物物种、96种节肢动物物种、14种鸟类物种和3种淡水脊椎动物物种。在地衣领域，有2个物种是葡萄牙和马卡罗尼西亚的新记录，1个物种是亚速尔群岛的新记录，9个物种是特塞拉岛的新记录。这是12种地衣物种中11种的首次学术发表。节肢动物调查产生了一份总共包含96个分类单元的清单，其中78个已鉴定到物种或亚种水平；在已鉴定的分类单元中，3个是特有种，32个是本土种但非特有种，1个来源不明，42个是引入种。值得注意的是，首次在这个低海拔地区（花园海拔：29 - 60米）观察到了稀有的特有蜘蛛Wunderlich, 1992的单个标本。该物种通常在中高海拔（500 - 1000米）的原生森林中的特有树种树冠中发现，它在花园中的出现表明了这种极具扩散性的物种在原生栖息地和人为栖息地之间的源 - 汇动态。关于维管植物，花园中记录了54个分类单元，包括1个特有种、1个本土种、3个来源不明的物种和49个引入的观赏物种。在鸟类方面，记录了14个分类单元，包括7个亚速尔群岛特有亚种、2个本土物种和4个引入分类单元。调查期间记录了3种淡水脊椎动物物种，所有这些都是引入花园的外来物种。
