Pitfall Trapping in Ecological Studies

Woodcock, Ben A.

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“…In addition, modifications to improve how pitfall samples are collected (Vogt and Harsh 2003) and to eliminate the problems of rainfall flooding (Porter 2005) have been examined. Several general reviews attempt to summarize the complex literature on this simple technique (Greenslade 1973;Adis 1979;Spence and Niemela 1994;Woodcock 2005), much of which is in turn reviewed in the specific context of ants for the ALL Protocol (Bestelmeyer et al 2000).…”

Section: Pitfall Trap Efficacymentioning

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“…It is used for examining total species richness or community structure and is recommended by the Ants of the Leaf Litter (ALL) Protocol (Agosti et al 2000). Pitfall traps usually consist of a round cup partially filled with a preservative solution, and placed into the ground with the lip flush to the surface (Laurent 1917;Woodcock 2005). In addition, they usually include a separate raised cover to reduce the risk of trap flooding during rainfall and slow the evaporation of cup solutions.…”

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The ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities of the central interior of British Columbia: Adaptations to a temperature-constrained environment.

Higgins¹

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The ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities of the central interior of British Columbia: Adaptations to a temperature-constrained environment.

Higgins¹

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“…Az alkalmazott gyűjtési módszer a külföldi és a hazai gyakorlatban egyaránt elterjedt a talajfelszínen élő pókok vizsgálatában (Woodcock 2005, Kádár & Samu 2006. A csapdák ürítése 2014.04.19.-2014.10.27.…”

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Talajcsapdás arachnológiai vizsgálat az ásotthalmi Tanulmányi-erdőben

Bali¹,

Szinetár²,

Dániel³

et al. 2017

Erdészettudományi Közlemények

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KivonatVizsgálatunk során az ásotthalmi Tanulmányi-erdő talajfelszíni pókfaunáját mértük fel talajcsapdázással a 2014-es évben, március és október hónapok között. A vizsgálati terület három, egymástól jól elkülöníthető élőhelyéről gyűjtöttünk adatokat: 2-2 mintavétel tölgyesben, fenyvesben és tisztáson. A Tanulmányi-erdő vizsgált részleteinek talajfelszínen élő pókközös-séget hasonlítottuk össze a fajkompozíciók, azok természetessége és néhány további közösség-ökológiai mutató alapján. A párhuzamos felmérések adatai alapján megállapítottuk, hogy a három élettér mind egyedszám, mind fajszám, mind diverzitás alapján egyértelműen eltér egymástól. A terület természetessége általánosan jónak mondható, ez különösen a tisztások esetében jellemző. Az erdőkhöz és erdőszegélyekhez kötődő fajok a fás élőhelyeken, míg a nyílt és száraz élő-helyeket kedvelők a tisztásokon voltak nagyobb arányban jelen.Kulcsszavak: talajcsapdázás, talajfelszíni pók közösségek, Araneae, fenyves, tölgyes, tisztás. PITFALL TRAPPING ARACHNOLOGICAL SURVEY IN THE EDUCATIONAL FOREST OF ÁSOTTHALOM AbstractDuring our research we surveyed the ground-dwelling spider fauna of the Educational Forest of Ásotthalom by pitfall trapping. The research was conducted from March to October in 2014. We collected data from three different habitats with 2 sampling sites for each: oak forest, pine forest and clearing. Our goals were to assess the ground-dwelling spider assemblages of the habitats, compare their spider fauna, determine their naturalness and examine their basic community-ecological indices. According to our data, species-and specimen number and diversity can separate the three habitats. The originality of the survey area is good, especially the clearings'. The forest and forest-edge inhabiting species were more abundant in the woodlands, while the open and dry conditions preferring species were more frequent in the clearings.

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“…Although studies have shown that using traps with lures does not show better results for ground ants (Wang, Strazanac, & Butler, 2001), the lure was used because other arthropods were collected, and the lure can promote the growth of fungi that can attract other organisms such as larvae (Gange, 2005). At the same time, the lure can be a potential target for many predatory ants and other arthropods (Yamaguchi & Hasegawa, 1996), and it can be used to aggregate rare species (Woodcock, 2005). The traps were buried at ground level covering the height of the containers, and before being opened for 72 h, they were kept closed for a week to minimize possible disturbance effects (Bestelmeyer & Wiens, 2001).…”

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The diversity of ant communities and its connections with other arthropod communities from three temperate forest of Central Mexico

Guzmán-Mendoza

Castaño-Meneses

Núñez-Palenius

2016

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Ants have been considered useful for bioindication because of their ecological characteristics. Nonetheless, among the characteristics of a bioindicator group, there must be a consistent and replicable response to disturbance. In this sense, divergent reactions have been found, even between taxons narrowly related. The objective of this work was to compare the diversity of the ant communities in three different temperate forests with different levels of disturbance, and to correlate their abundance and diversity of species, with that found in other arthropod communities of the same forests. The work was carried out in three municipalities in the North of the State of Mexico, where three types of different forests were identified by their degree of disturbance. These types include: 1) primary forest (PF), with typical species of a conserved forest; 2) mixed forest (MF), with species of a conserved forest and a reforestation effort; and 3) reforested forest (RF), with species used in reforestation efforts and indicative of disturbance. In each sample, an area of 2 500 m 2 was selected. Each area had 16 pitfalls apiece and they were placed 10 m away from each other. Samples were collected twice; one from February through March 2009 (dry season) and another from August through September 2010 (rainy season), which produced a total of 192 traps. Obtained specimens were identified at the most taxonomically specific level. All data captured was transformed to √n + 0.5 and diversity index levels of Shannon and Simpson were calculated, as well as richness of species for ants, beetles, grasshoppers, true bugs, and spiders. The values of richness, diversity, and abundance were correlated with the Pearson coefficient, and to evaluate possible causal relationships between these, a path analysis was performed. Results suggested an important influence of the site over ant communities, and values of richness, abundance and diversity were correlated with the communities of spiders, beetles, grasshoppers and true bugs, but not for all the sites studied. Responses to environmental changes are not only on the numeric proportions of abundance, richness and diversity, but also in the indirect and casual ecological interactions. Finally, the data seems to indicate that the responses of the ants to the environmental changes are not necessarily reflected on other organisms' communities, so the ants' role as bioindicators can be limited. Rev. Biol. Trop. 64 (2): 571-585. Epub 2016 June 01.

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Pitfall Trapping in Ecological Studies

Cited by 165 publications

References 59 publications

The ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities of the central interior of British Columbia: Adaptations to a temperature-constrained environment.

The ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities of the central interior of British Columbia: Adaptations to a temperature-constrained environment.

Talajcsapdás arachnológiai vizsgálat az ásotthalmi Tanulmányi-erdőben

The diversity of ant communities and its connections with other arthropod communities from three temperate forest of Central Mexico

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