Description
The data we present are part of the project DUNGPOOL ("Effects of species pool and community assembly processes on dung beetle diversity and ecosystem functions in a warming world"). This project aims to evaluate the effects of the species pool, community assembly processes, and increasing temperatures on the local diversity and ecosystem services performed by dung beetles in island and mainland cattle-grazed pasturelands.
To do so, during June and July 2024, we used 306 pitfall traps baited with fresh cow dung, that were placed in 87 sites distributed in Terceira, Faial and Pico islands of the Azores archipelago (Portugal). A total of 1,141 dung beetles were recorded across these islands: 643 individuals in Terceira, 480 individuals in Faial, and 18 individuals in Pico. These individuals were distributed among four species: Onthophagus taurus, Onthophagus vacca, Labarrus lividus, and Calamosternus granarius.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 123 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Dueñas-Rojas A, Cuesta E, Parmentier L M, Leite A, Borges P A V, Santos A M C (2025). Dung beetles of Azorean cattle-grazed pasturelands – data of the DUNGPOOL project. Version 1.1. Department of Ecology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Samplingevent dataset. https://doi.org/10.15470/ego4ut
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Department of Ecology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: cec13430-b81f-4d08-b066-5fd5e523aaa8. Department of Ecology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Spain.
Keywords
Azores Islands; Coleoptera; dung beetles; Faial; Pico; Samplingevent; Scarabaeidae; Terceira
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- Researcher
- Calle Darwin, 2 Edificio de Biología, Despacho C-115
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4833-073X
- Originator
- Researcher
- Calle Darwin, 2 Edificio de Biología, Despacho C-115
- Originator
- Researcher
- School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
- Originator
- Associate Professor
- School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
- Originator ●
- Principal Investigator
- Calle Darwin, 2 Edificio de Biología, Despacho C-211
Geographic Coverage
Azores Islands (Portugal): Terceira (decimal coordinates 38.710556, -27.160000), Faial (38.588056, -28.665833) and Pico (38.495833, -28.455833).
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [38.428, -28.746], North East [38.793, -27.054] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily | Aphodiinae, Scarabaeinae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2024-06-27 / 2024-07-25 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | DUNGPOOL - Effects of species pool and community assembly processes on dung beetle diversity and ecosystem functions in a warming world |
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| Funding | Agencia Estatal de Investigación, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Spain) (PID2021-122380NA-I00). |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Pitfall traps baited with fresh cow dung were set and collected after 72 hours. A total of 306 traps were placed, 96 in Terceira, 105 in Faial and 105 in Pico.
| Study Extent | A total of 84 sites were sampled, 26 in Terceira, 29 in Faial and 29 in Pico islands. Most of these sites correspond to cattle-grazed pastureland. |
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| Quality Control | All specimens have been identified by taxonomists from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Eva Cuesta and Almudena Dueñas-Rojas). |
Method step description:
- The collected samples were stored in 70% alcohol. In the laboratory they were cleaned, and the dung beetles were separated. The specimens were then identified to the species level and preserved in 70% alcohol.
Additional Metadata
| Acknowledgements | La publicación es parte de la ayuda PRE2022-105356, financiado por MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 y por el FSE+ |
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| Alternative Identifiers | 10.15470/ego4ut |
| cec13430-b81f-4d08-b066-5fd5e523aaa8 | |
| https://ipt.gbif.es/resource?r=dungpool_azores |