Abstract
BackgroundGround beetles (Carabidae, Coleoptera) are one of the most species-rich and well-studied insect families. However, the number of published datasets is disproportionately low against the biodiversity of this group. According to GBIF, only a fifth of the percentage of all published data covers ground beetles. This article describes a sampling-event dataset providing primary data on ground beetles collected in urban and suburban habitats in Kaluga, a typical central Russian city. We surveyed habitats of different land-use types and the extent and intensity of anthropogenic influence: yards, gardens, quarries, small urban woodlands, grasslands and riparian habitats. Carabids were collected by pitfall traps during most of the vegetative season (mostly from late April - early May to at least early October) for 13 seasons between 1994 and 2015. In total, the dataset contains 189 carabid species and 79,091 specimens. The dataset provides information about species composition and abundance, habitat distribution, seasonal and long-term dynamics of carabid beetles in environments of different degrees of urbanisation.New informationThis dataset is the first sampling-event dataset about carabids in various urban habitats published through GBIF.
Highlights
Ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) are a popular model group of organisms for many kinds of ecological and environmental research, including studies of urbanisation (e.g. Klausnitzer and Richter 1983, Weller and Ganzhorn 2004, Magura et al 2008, Niemelä and Kotze 2009, Schuett et al 2018)
This dataset is the first sampling-event dataset about carabids in various urban habitats published through GBIF
A considerable dataset was published for broadleaved forests of Kaluga Oblast, including Kaluga Urban Okrug (Shashkov et al 2020a, Shashkov et al 2020b)
Summary
Ground beetles (Carabidae, Coleoptera) are one of the most species-rich and well-studied insect families. According to GBIF, only a fifth of the percentage of all published data covers ground beetles. This article describes a sampling-event dataset providing primary data on ground beetles collected in urban and suburban habitats in Kaluga, a typical central Russian city. Carabids were collected by pitfall traps during most of the vegetative season (mostly from late April - early May to at least early October) for 13 seasons between 1994 and 2015. The dataset provides information about species composition and abundance, habitat distribution, seasonal and long-term dynamics of carabid beetles in environments of different degrees of urbanisation. This dataset is the first sampling-event dataset about carabids in various urban habitats published through GBIF. Keywords broadleaved forests, gardens, grasslands, pitfall traps, Central Russia
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