Monitoring Arthropods in Azorean Agroecosystems: the project AGRO-ECOSERVICES

The data we present are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing Ecosystem Services and Disservices provided by Arthropod species in Azorean Agroecosystems) that aims to combine novel, direct and quantitative tools for monitoring agro-biodiversity, ecosystem services (ES; natural pest control by predation, pollination, decomposition, herbivory on invasive plants) and disservices (ED; predation on beneficial arthropods, herbivory on native and crop plants), and evaluating the relative importance of native and non-native organisms as ES/ED providers. Active Aerial Searching (only in maize-fields) and Pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity (pollinators and predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests) on three agricultural habitats of Terceira Island, namely citrus orchards, maize fields and vineyards. This publication contributes not only to a better knowledge of the arthropods present in agro-ecosystems of Terceira Island, but will also contribute as a baseline for future monitoring schemes in Azorean agroecosystems targeting the long-term change on arthropod diversity and abundance

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822f3765-6950-40c5-9353-1f335599007c

Publication Date
2021-11-02
Title

Monitoring Arthropods in Azorean Agroecosystems: the project AGRO-ECOSERVICES

Abstract

The data we present are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing Ecosystem Services and Disservices provided by Arthropod species in Azorean Agroecosystems) that aims to combine novel, direct and quantitative tools for monitoring agro-biodiversity, ecosystem services (ES; natural pest control by predation, pollination, decomposition, herbivory on invasive plants) and disservices (ED; predation on beneficial arthropods, herbivory on native and crop plants), and evaluating the relative importance of native and non-native organisms as ES/ED providers. Active Aerial Searching (only in maize-fields) and Pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity (pollinators and predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests) on three agricultural habitats of Terceira Island, namely citrus orchards, maize fields and vineyards. This publication contributes not only to a better knowledge of the arthropods present in agro-ecosystems of Terceira Island, but will also contribute as a baseline for future monitoring schemes in Azorean agroecosystems targeting the long-term change on arthropod diversity and abundance

Dataset Language

ENGLISH

 
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
  Universidade dos Açores - Paulo Monjardino (Auxiliary Professor)

Rua Capitao Joao D'Avila

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Angra do Heroismo

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Azores

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9701-042

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PORTUGAL

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Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml)

  • Occurrence

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-27.394

East Bounding Coordinate

-27.015

North Bounding Coordinate

38.814

South Bounding Coordinate

38.638

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2019-07-16

End Date

2021-09-06

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

The following Classes and Orders are covered: Arachnida: Araneae; Opiliones; Pseudoscorpiones Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha; Lithobiomorpha; Scolopendromorpha; ScutigeromorphaDiplopoda: Chordeumatida; Julida; PolydesmidaInsecta: Archaeognatha; Coleoptera; Dermaptera; Hemiptera; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Neuroptera; Orthoptera; Psocoptera; Thysanoptera

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Arthropoda

Common Name

Arthropods

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Araneae

Common Name

Spiders

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Opiliones

Common Name

Opilions

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Pseudoscorpiones

Common Name

Pseudoscorpiones

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Chilopoda

Common Name

Centipedes

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Diplopoda

Common Name

Millipedes

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Archaeognatha

Common Name

Bristletails

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Coleoptera

Common Name

Beetles

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Dermaptera

Common Name

Earwigs

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Hemiptera

Common Name

Bugs

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Hymenoptera

Common Name

Ants

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Lepidoptera

Common Name

Moths

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Neuroptera

Common Name

Lacewings

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Orthoptera

Common Name

Grasshoppers

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Psocoptera

Common Name

Barklice

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Thysanoptera

Common Name

Thrips

License Information

Intellectual Rights

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Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

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Additional Metadata

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2021-11-29T09:07:58Z

Citation

Borges P A V, Lamelas-López L, Nunes R, Monjardino P, Lopes D H, Soares A O, Ferrante M (2021). Monitoring Arthropods in Azorean Agroecosystems: the project AGRO-ECOSERVICES. Version 1.10. Universidade dos Açores. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mvtmyx accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-11-29.

Collection

DTP

Entomoteca Dalberto Teixeira Pombo (DTP)

Speciment Preservation Method

ALCOHOL

JGTI Curatorial Unit

Specimens

63,396

63,400

 

Project

• Project

Title

AGRO-ECOSERVICES - Assessing Ecosystem Services and Disservices provided by Arthropod species in Azorean Agroecosystems

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Paulo A. V.

Surname

Borges

User ID

0000-0002-8448-7623

Role

CURATOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Marco

Surname

Girardello

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Rui

Surname

Nunes

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Paulo

Surname

Monjardino

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

David H.

Surname

Lopes

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Marco

Surname

Ferrante

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

António O.

Surname

Soares

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Lucas

Surname

Lamelas-López

Role

CONTENT_PROVIDER

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Enésima

Surname

Pereira

Role

CONTENT_PROVIDER

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Artur

Surname

Gil

Role

AUTHOR

Abstract

The data we present are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean agroecosystems). The project aims to evaluate the relative importance of native and non-native organisms as ecosystem services (ES) and disservices (ED) providers, by combining novel, direct and quantitative tools for monitoring agro-biodiversity. Ecosystem services include evaluation of natural pest control by predation, seed predation on weed plants, pollination, decomposition and ecosystem disservices, herbivory and seed predation on crop plants. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) (only in maize-fields) and pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity (predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests) on four agricultural habitats of Terceira Island, namely citrus orchards, low and high elevation maize fields and vineyards.

We provided an inventory of all arthropods recorded in four Azorean agro-ecosystems, citrus orchards, low and high elevation maize fields and vineyards, from Terceira Island. A total of 63396 specimens were collected, belonging to four classes, 20 orders, 81 families and 200 identified species of arthropods. A total of 131 species are considered introduced (n = 27483) and 69 native non-endemic (n= 32131). No endemic species were recorded and 3782 specimens belong to unidentified taxa recorded only at genus or family level. Five species are new records for Terceira Island, with Lagria hirta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) being also a new record for the Azores. These datasets are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean agroecosystem). This publication contributes to a better knowledge of the arthropods communities present in agro-ecosystems of Terceira Island and will serve as a baseline for future monitoring schemes targeting the long-term change in arthropod diversity and abundance.

Funding

This work was financed by FEDER (European Regional Development Fund) in 85% and by Azorean Public funds by 15% through Operational Program Azores 2020, under the project AGRO-ECOSERVICES (ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000073).

Study Area Description

Descriptor

Terceira Island (area: 400.2 km²; elevation: 1021 m a.s.l.) is located in the central group of the Azores archipelago (North Atlantic), roughly at 38°43'17''N 27°13'14''W. The climate is temperate oceanic, with regular and abundant rainfall, high levels of relative humidity and persistent winds, mainly during the winter and autumn seasons. The sampled habitats includes citrus orchards, located at low elevation areas, maize fields, located at low and intermediate elevations, and a world heritage vineyard region, located in the north coast of the island

Design Description

Description

Active Aerial Searching (AAS) and Pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity, by collecting pollinators and predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests, on three agricultural habitats of Terceira Island. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) consists on collecting arthropods found above knee-level by hand, forceps, pooter or brush and immediately transferring them into vials containing alcohol. Pitfall traps consists on standard 33 cl plastic cups, partially filled with propylene glycol. The traps were deployed during 14 consecutive days.

In five citrus orchards and six (of ten available) maize fields (three in low- and three in intermediate-elevation areas), 16 pitfall traps were deployed, along a transect, from the point closest to the crop entrance. A total of 80 and 96 pitfall-traps were deployed on citrus orchards and maize fields, respectively. Additionally, in five low- and five intermediate-elevation maize fields, four 1hour-samples were also collected using AAS technique, given that the complexity of the crop and the economic importance for the region. Azorean vineyards are formed by small rocky enclosures (between 6-20 m2). Therefore, the pitfall-traps were deployed in the interior of these enclosures. A total of 142 Pitfall traps were deployed in three vineyards. Collected samples were sorted and posteriorly identified by an expert taxonomist (PAVB) in laboratory.

 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

Active Aerial Searching (AAS) and Pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity, by collecting pollinators and predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests, on three agricultural habitats of Terceira Island. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) consists on collecting arthropods found above knee-level by hand, forceps, pooter or brush and immediately transferring them into vials containing alcohol. Pitfall traps consists on standard 33 cl plastic cups, partially filled with propylene glycol. The traps were deployed during 14 consecutive days.

Sampling

Study Extent

The study was conducted in three agro-ecosystems of Terceira Island: citrus orchards, maize fields and vineyards. Five citrus orchards were selected, located at low elevation areas. Ten maize fields, which five are located inland (at intermediate elevation areas) and five in low elevation areas. Finally, three vineyards included in a world heritage region, located in the coast north of the island, were sampled

Sampling Description

Active Aerial Searching (AAS) and Pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity, by collecting pollinators and predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests, on three agricultural habitats of Terceira Island. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) consists on collecting arthropods found above knee-level by hand, forceps, pooter or brush and immediately transferring them into vials containing alcohol. Pitfall traps consists on standard 33 cl plastic cups, partially filled with propylene glycol. The traps were deployed during 14 consecutive days.

In five citrus orchards and six (of ten available) maize fields (three in low- and three in intermediate-elevation areas), 16 pitfall traps were deployed, along a transect, from the point closest to the crop entrance. A total of 80 and 96 pitfall-traps were deployed on citrus orchards and maize fields, respectively. Additionally, in five low- and five intermediate-elevation maize fields, four 1hour-samples were also collected using AAS technique, given that the complexity of the crop and the economic importance for the region. Azorean vineyards are formed by small rocky enclosures (between 6-20 m2). Therefore, the pitfall-traps were deployed in the interior of these enclosures. A total of 142 Pitfall traps were deployed in three vineyards. Collected samples were sorted and posteriorly identified by an expert taxonomist (PAVB) in laboratory

qualityControl

Description

All sorted speciments were identified by a taxonomical expert