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Seeber, Julia; Newesely, Christian; Steinwandter, Michael; Rief, Alexander; Körner, Christian; Tappeiner, Ulrike; Meyer, Erwin (2021): Abundance data from soil macro-invertebrates of alpine snowbeds in the European Alps (summer 2017) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.935736, In: Seeber, J et al. (2021): Abundance data from soil macro- and mesofauna of alpine snowbeds in the European Alps (summer 2017) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.935737

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Abstract:
This dataset represents abundance data from soil macro-invertebrates from three alpine sites across the European Alps, sampled in summer 2017. The sites were: (1) Furka Pass, Uri, Switzerland, (2) Matsch Valley, South Tyrol, Italy, (3) Untersulzbach Valley, Salzburg, Austria, (4) Mallnitz, Carinthia, Austria, and (5) Innergschlöss, Tyrol, Austria. On each site we chose 3-6 snowbeds, where litter and soil core samples were taken. Each snowbed was subdivided into three sections: top (early snowmelt), middle, and bottom (late snowmelt). The data was used to evaluate how soil animal communities are responding to life conditions across snowbeds along a west-east transect of the European Alps, and to create a reference inventory for future investigations of climate change effects on snowbed ecosystems.
Keyword(s):
Alpine soils; Araneae; Coleoptera; Macrofauna; snowmelt; soil fauna
Related to:
Seeber, Julia; Newesely, Christian; Steinwandter, Michael; Rief, Alexander; Körner, Christian; Tappeiner, Ulrike; Meyer, Erwin (2021): Soil invertebrate abundance, diversity, and community composition across steep high elevation snowmelt gradients in the European Alps. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 53(1), 288-299, https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2021.1982665
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 46.818473 * Median Longitude: 10.519361 * South-bound Latitude: 46.577500 * West-bound Longitude: 8.419440 * North-bound Latitude: 47.111140 * East-bound Longitude: 12.426690
Date/Time Start: 2017-07-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2017-08-16T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, soil: m * Maximum DEPTH, soil: m
Event(s):
FUR-snb-1  * Latitude: 46.577500 * Longitude: 8.420830 * Date/Time: 2017-08-07T00:00:00 * Elevation: 2467.0 m * Location: Furka Pass, Uri, Switzerland * Method/Device: Soil sample (SOILS) * Comment: Alpine snowbed
FUR-snb-4  * Latitude: 46.578060 * Longitude: 8.419440 * Date/Time: 2017-08-07T00:00:00 * Elevation: 2467.0 m * Location: Furka Pass, Uri, Switzerland * Method/Device: Soil sample (SOILS) * Comment: Alpine snowbed
FUR-snb-5  * Latitude: 46.578060 * Longitude: 8.420000 * Date/Time: 2017-08-07T00:00:00 * Elevation: 2467.0 m * Location: Furka Pass, Uri, Switzerland * Method/Device: Soil sample (SOILS) * Comment: Alpine snowbed
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEventSteinwandter, Michael
Date/Time of eventDate/TimeSteinwandter, Michael
Latitude of eventLatitudeSteinwandter, Michael
Longitude of eventLongitudeSteinwandter, Michael
Elevation of eventElevationmSteinwandter, Michael
DEPTH, soilDepth soilmSteinwandter, MichaelGeocode – min
DEPTH, soilDepth soilmSteinwandter, MichaelGeocode – max
Sample code/labelSample labelSteinwandter, Michael
HabitatHabitatSteinwandter, Michael
10 SectionSectSteinwandter, MichaelSnowbed
11 Sample IDSample IDSteinwandter, Michael
12 EnchytraeidaeEnchytraeidae#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
13 LumbricidaeLumbricidae#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
14 Diplocephalus helleriD. helleri#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
15 Erigone dentipalpisE. dentipalpis#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
16 Erigone cristatopalpusE. cristatopalpus#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
17 Erigone tenuimanaE. tenuimana#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
18 Mecynargus paetulusM. paetulus#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
19 Linyphiidae, juvenileLinyphiidae juv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
20 Pardosa sp.Pardosa sp.#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
21 Clubiona diversaC. diversa#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
22 Drassodes sp.Drassodes sp.#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
23 Haplodrassus signiferH. signifer#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
24 ThysanopteraThysanoptera#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
25 HeteropteraHeteroptera#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
26 AuchenorrhynchaAuchenorrhyncha#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
27 SternorrhynchaSternorrhyncha#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
28 Amara praetermissaA. praetermissa#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
29 Bembidion bipunctatum ssp. nivaleB. bipunctatum ssp. nivale#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
30 Helophorus glacialisH. glacialis#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
31 Helophorus schmidtiH. schmidti#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
32 Aleochara inconspicuaA. inconspicua#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
33 Atheta tibialisA. tibialis#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
34 Eusphalerum analeE. anale#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
35 Othius angustusO. angustus#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
36 Quedius alpestrisQ. alpestris#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
37 Quedius dubiusQ. dubius#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
38 Quedius punctatellusQ. punctatellus#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
39 Hydnobius spinipesH. spinipes#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
40 Byrrhus fasciatusB. fasciatus#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
41 Stelidota geminataS. geminata#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
42 Agolius abdominalisA. abdominalis#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
43 Gonioctena nivosaG. nivosa#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
44 Neocrepidodera melanostomaN. melanostoma#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
45 Otiorhynchus variusO. varius#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
46 Carabidae, larvaeCarabidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
47 Staphylinidae, larvaeStaphylinidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
48 Cantharidae, larvaeCantharidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
49 Melyridae, larvaeMelyridae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
50 Coccinellidae, larvaeCoccinellidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
51 Tenebrionidae, larvaeTenebrionidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
52 Scarabaeidae, larvaeScarabaeidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
53 Curculionidae, larvaeCurculionidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
54 Chironomidae, larvaeChironomidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
55 Cecidomyiidae, larvaeCecidomyiidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
56 Sciaridae, larvaeSciaridae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
57 Tipulidae, larvaeTipulidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
58 Stratiomyidae, larvaeStratiomyidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
59 Rhagionidae, larvaeRhagionidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
60 Asilidae, larvaeAsilidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
61 Therevidae, larvaeTherevidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
62 Empididae, larvaeEmpididae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
63 Dolichopodidae, larvaeDolichopodidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
64 Sciomyzidae, larvaeSciomyzidae larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
65 Lepidoptera, larvaeLepidoptera larv#/m2Steinwandter, MichaelCounting
Change history:
2022-09-26T10:49:35 – License changed from CC-BY-SA-4.0 to CC-BY-4.0
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
3132 data points

Data

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Event

Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation [m]

Depth soil [m]
(min)

Depth soil [m]
(max)

Sample label

Habitat
10 
Sect
(Snowbed)
11 
Sample ID
12 
Enchytraeidae [#/m2]
13 
Lumbricidae [#/m2]
14 
D. helleri [#/m2]
15 
E. dentipalpis [#/m2]
16 
E. cristatopalpus [#/m2]
17 
E. tenuimana [#/m2]
18 
M. paetulus [#/m2]
19 
Linyphiidae juv [#/m2]
20 
Pardosa sp. [#/m2]
21 
C. diversa [#/m2]
22 
Drassodes sp. [#/m2]
23 
H. signifer [#/m2]
24 
Thysanoptera [#/m2]
25 
Heteroptera [#/m2]
26 
Auchenorrhyncha [#/m2]
27 
Sternorrhyncha [#/m2]
28 
A. praetermissa [#/m2]
29 
B. bipunctatum ssp. nivale [#/m2]
30 
H. glacialis [#/m2]
31 
H. schmidti [#/m2]
32 
A. inconspicua [#/m2]
33 
A. tibialis [#/m2]
34 
E. anale [#/m2]
35 
O. angustus [#/m2]
36 
Q. alpestris [#/m2]
37 
Q. dubius [#/m2]
38 
Q. punctatellus [#/m2]
39 
H. spinipes [#/m2]
40 
B. fasciatus [#/m2]
41 
S. geminata [#/m2]
42 
A. abdominalis [#/m2]
43 
G. nivosa [#/m2]
44 
N. melanostoma [#/m2]
45 
O. varius [#/m2]
46 
Carabidae larv [#/m2]
47 
Staphylinidae larv [#/m2]
48 
Cantharidae larv [#/m2]
49 
Melyridae larv [#/m2]
50 
Coccinellidae larv [#/m2]
51 
Tenebrionidae larv [#/m2]
52 
Scarabaeidae larv [#/m2]
53 
Curculionidae larv [#/m2]
54 
Chironomidae larv [#/m2]
55 
Cecidomyiidae larv [#/m2]
56 
Sciaridae larv [#/m2]
57 
Tipulidae larv [#/m2]
58 
Stratiomyidae larv [#/m2]
59 
Rhagionidae larv [#/m2]
60 
Asilidae larv [#/m2]
61 
Therevidae larv [#/m2]
62 
Empididae larv [#/m2]
63 
Dolichopodidae larv [#/m2]
64 
Sciomyzidae larv [#/m2]
65 
Lepidoptera larv [#/m2]
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