Hand searching versus pitfall trapping: how to assess biodiversity of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in high altitude equatorial Andes?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-018-0082-8
Abstract: The use of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) as bioindicators of environmental change depends on the reliability and the effectiveness of the sampling methods. Those that have been tested in the temperate zone and in tropical… read more here.
Keywords: pitfall trapping; hand searching; hand; ground beetles ... See more keywords
Relative Efficiency of Pitfall Trapping vs. Nocturnal Hand Collecting in Assessing Soil-Dwelling Spider Diversity along A Structural Gradient of Neotropical Habitats
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DOI: 10.3390/d12020081
Abstract: Assessing spider diversity remains a great challenge, especially in tropical habitats where dozens of species can locally co-occur. Pitfall trapping is one of the most widely used techniques to collect spiders, but it suffers from… read more here.
Keywords: pitfall trapping; diversity; structural gradient; hand collecting ... See more keywords