Description
Data collected in four (4) pristine fens (minerotrophic peatlands) and a restored fen in Eastern Québec, Canada, in the context of a master's degree project.
Data Records
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Drapeau Picard, AP (2021). Spiders (Araneae) and dytiscid beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from a restored fen and four pristine fens in the Bas-Saint-Laurent Region, Québec, Canada. Dataset/Samplingevent. https://data.canadensys.net/ipt/resource?r=apdp-msc-araneae-dytiscidae&v=1.0
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GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 79b10019-11f9-4528-87a3-efa4a81c38c1. Université Laval publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Canada Biodiversity Information Facility.
Keywords
Samplingevent; fen; ecological restoration; peatland; araneae; spider; wetland; dytiscidae; predacious diving beetle; aquatic beetle; pitfall trap; minnow trap; Canada; Québec
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Geographic Coverage
Five fens in the Bas-Saint-Laurent Region (Québec).
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Order | Araneae (Spiders) |
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| Family | Dytiscidae (Predacious diving beetles) |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2013-06-01 / 2014-08-01 |
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Project Data
The ecological functionality of artificial pools in restored peatlands is poorly documented. In this study, we investigated arthropod assemblages of 21 artificial pools in a restored fen in southeastern Canada and 16 pools from four pristine fens as reference ecosystems. Three years following restoration, predacious diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) and spiders (Araneae) were sampled within and around pools using minnow traps and pitfall traps, respectively.
| Title | Arthropod recolonization in a restored fen |
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| Identifier | APDPMSc |
| Funding | This project was funded by the Ministère des Transports du Québec, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association and its members through a Collaborative Research and Development Grant (CRDPJ 437463-12). |
| Study Area Description | This study was conducted in 2013 and 2014 in five fens of the Lower Saint-Lawrence, in eastern Canada (Table S1). The area is encompassed between the Saint-Lawrence River and the Appalachian Mountains and is characterized by a cool sub-humid climate (average annual temperature: 4.4 °C; average annual precipitation: 958.5 mm, with ca. 30% as snow; climate.weather.gc.ca). |
| Design Description | The Bic-Saint-Fabien site (lat 48°19’N, long 68°50’W) was a bog that underwent peat extraction from 1946 to 2000. It was restored as a fen in 2009-2010, using the moss layer transfer technique (González & Rochefort 2014). Four pristine fens, chosen on the basis of their proximity to the restored site and the presence of pools, were used as reference ecosystems. |
The personnel involved in the project:
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8450-0376
Sampling Methods
Sampling took place during summer of 2013 and 2014 in a restored fen and four pristine fens in the Lower Saint-Lawrence (Bas-Saint-Laurent) region, Québec, Canada. We used pitfall traps to sample ground-dwelling spiders and minnow traps to sample dytiscid beetles.
| Study Extent | Sampling took place during summer of 2013 and 2014 in a restored fen and four pristine fens in the Lower Saint-Lawrence (Bas-Saint-Laurent) region, Québec, Canada. We used pitfall traps to sample ground-dwelling spiders and minnow traps to sample dytiscid beetles. |
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| Quality Control | Adult spiders were stored in 70% ethanol and identified to species based on Paquin & Dupérré (2003) and Dondale & Redner (1978, 1982, 1990, 1994). |
Method step description:
- Pitfall traps were partly filled with water, propylene glycol and detergent, and were emptied once a week. Adult spiders were stored in 70% ethanol and identified to species based on Paquin & Dupérré (2003) and Dondale & Redner (1978, 1982, 1990, 1994). Dytiscid and spider specimens were deposited at the Montreal Insectarium.
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Spiders and dytiscids from fens in Eastern Québec Collection Data |
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| Parent Collection Identifier | Not applicable |
| Specimen preservation methods | Alcohol |
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| Curatorial Units | Between 200 and 500 vials |
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Additional Metadata
| Purpose | Specimens were collected in the context of a master degree project. The project's aim was to compare recolonizing arthropods in a restored fen to arthropod communities in pristine fens. The resulting thesis can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349088149_Recolonisation_des_mares_d'un_fen_en_restauration_par_les_araignees_et_les_dytiques?_sg=fqK3ThUoR-cKHfR62UIXmxSf-YGVgOgHafb7SzpmBJg1X1h2UNDLS2TxODLjZK1T9ZTP4wSWbzDyW_DmbZfgSuYtE96_-gU3pnbO4Eqf.IJ1G5fAZz5pxh2DH2Dc6zM63CRyGucUh2JBIyFgvM-sgYGo-o4Odh0M-Py3_O9c-Dedkjs-l8O7I6ZAvUtE16A or here: https://www.gret-perg.ulaval.ca/no_cache/fr/publications-du-gret/?tx_centrerecherche_pi1[showUid]=6264 |
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| Alternative Identifiers | 10.5886/zhzog1 |
| https://data.canadensys.net/ipt/resource?r=apdp-msc-araneae-dytiscidae |