Inventory and DNA-barcode library of ground-dwelling predatory arthropods from Krokar virgin forest, Slovenia.

Araneae Carabidae chilopoda coleoptera faunistics geophilomorpha lithobiomorpha primary forest scolopendromorpha

Journal

Biodiversity data journal
ISSN: 1314-2828
Titre abrégé: Biodivers Data J
Pays: Bulgaria
ID NLM: 101619899

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 05 11 2021
accepted: 01 02 2022
entrez: 19 4 2022
pubmed: 20 4 2022
medline: 20 4 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

At a time of immense human pressure on nature and the resulting global environmental changes, the inventory of biota - especially of undisturbed natural areas - is of unprecedented value as it provides a baseline for future research. Krokar, an example of such an undisturbed area, is the largest virgin forest remnant in Slovenia. It is located in the Dinaric Alps, which are believed to harbour the most diverse fauna of soil invertebrates in Europe. Nevertheless, the soil fauna of the Krokar virgin forest has not been thoroughly studied. Moreover, modern taxonomic approaches often rely on genetic information (e.g. DNA-barcodes), while extensive reference libraries from the Dinaric area are lacking. Our work, therefore, focused on addressing this lack of faunistic and genetic data from the Dinaric area. A total of 2336 specimens belonging to 100 taxa (45 spiders, 30 centipedes, 25 ground-dwelling beetles) were collected and deposited to GBIF. DNA-barcodes of 124 specimens belonging to 73 species were successfully obtained and deposited in GenBank and BOLD databases.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
At a time of immense human pressure on nature and the resulting global environmental changes, the inventory of biota - especially of undisturbed natural areas - is of unprecedented value as it provides a baseline for future research. Krokar, an example of such an undisturbed area, is the largest virgin forest remnant in Slovenia. It is located in the Dinaric Alps, which are believed to harbour the most diverse fauna of soil invertebrates in Europe. Nevertheless, the soil fauna of the Krokar virgin forest has not been thoroughly studied. Moreover, modern taxonomic approaches often rely on genetic information (e.g. DNA-barcodes), while extensive reference libraries from the Dinaric area are lacking. Our work, therefore, focused on addressing this lack of faunistic and genetic data from the Dinaric area.
New information UNASSIGNED
A total of 2336 specimens belonging to 100 taxa (45 spiders, 30 centipedes, 25 ground-dwelling beetles) were collected and deposited to GBIF. DNA-barcodes of 124 specimens belonging to 73 species were successfully obtained and deposited in GenBank and BOLD databases.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35437403
doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e77661
pii: 77661
pmc: PMC8927092
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e77661

Informations de copyright

Žan Kuralt, Urška Ratajc, Neža Pajek Arambašić, Maja Ferle, Matic Gabor, Ivan Kos.

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Auteurs

Žan Kuralt (Ž)

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology Ljubljana Slovenia.

Urška Ratajc (U)

National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia National Institute of Biology Ljubljana Slovenia.

Neža Pajek Arambašić (N)

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology Ljubljana Slovenia.

Maja Ferle (M)

National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia National Institute of Biology Ljubljana Slovenia.

Matic Gabor (M)

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology Ljubljana Slovenia.

Ivan Kos (I)

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology Ljubljana Slovenia.

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