Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-15-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-15-2015
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04 May 2015
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Monitoring arthropods in protected grasslands: comparing pitfall trapping, quadrat sampling and video monitoring

J. G. Zaller, G. Kerschbaumer, R. Rizzoli, A. Tiefenbacher, E. Gruber, and H. Schedl

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Arthropod monitoring in protected areas often requires non-destructive methods in order to avoid detrimental effects on natural communities. Video monitoring recorded the highest number of individuals followed by quadrat sampling and pitfall trapping. Quadrat sampling showed the highest diversity followed by video monitoring and pitfall trapping. Thus, video monitoring has a great potential as a supplementary method for biodiversity assessments especially at the level of parataxonomic units.