New records and detailed distribution and abundance of selected arthropod species collected between 1999 and 2011 in Azorean native forests

• DOI: 10.3897/bdj.4.e10948
• Publication Date: 2016-12-22T07:09:12Z
• Authors: Paulo Borges; Clara Gaspar; Luís Carlos Crespo; François Rigal; Pedro Cardoso; Fernando Pereira; Carla Rego; Isabel Amorim; Catarina Melo; Carlos Aguiar; Genage André; Enésima Mendonça; Sérvio Ribeiro; Joaquín Hortal; Ana Santos; Luís Barcelos; Henrik Enghoff; Volker Mahnert; Margarida Pita; Jordi Ribes; Arturo Baz; António Sousa; Virgílio Vieira; Jörg Wunderlich; Aristeidis Parmak...; Robert Whittaker; José Alberto Quartau; Artur Serrano; Kostas Triantis
• Keywords: Arthropod; Archipelago

In this contribution we present detailed distribution and abundance data for arthropod species identified during the BALA – Biodiversity of Arthropods from Laurisilva Azores (1999-2004) BALA2 projects (2010-2011) 18 native forest fragments in seven nine Azorean islands (all excluding Graciosa Corvo islands, which have no left).Of total 286 identified, 81% were captured between 1999 2000, a period only 39% all samples collected. On average, richness each island increased by 10% time frame these projects. The classes Arachnida, Chilopoda Diplopoda represent most remarkable cases new records, with more than 30% records being novelties. This study stresses need to expand approaches applied other habitats Azores, importantly less surveyed taxonomic groups (e.g. Diptera Hymenoptera). These steps are fundamental getting accurate assessment biodiversity archipelago.