DOI: 10.5061/dryad.79cnp5j3k
title: Data from: Shooting area of infrared camera traps affects recorded taxonomic richness and abundance of ground-dwelling invertebrates

description: Ground-dwelling invertebrates are vital for soil biodiversity and function
 maintenance. Contemporary biodiversity assessment necessitates novel and
 automatic monitoring methods because of the threat of sharp reductions in
 soil biodiversity in farmlands worldwide. Using infrared camera traps
 (ICTs) is an effective method for assessing richness and abundance of
 ground-dwelling invertebrates. However, the influence that the shooting
 area of ICTs has on the diversity of ground-dwelling invertebrates has not
 been strongly considered during survey design. In this study, data from 6
 ICTs with two shooting areas (A1, 38.48 cm2; A2, 400 cm2) were used to
 investigate ground-dwelling invertebrates in a farm in a city on the
 Eastern Coast of China from 20:00 on July 31 to 00:00 on September 29,
 2022. Over the course of 59 days and 1,420 h, invertebrates within 9 taxa,
 2,447 individuals, and 112,909 ind./m2 were observed from 222,912 images.
 Our results show that ICTs with relatively large shooting areas recorded
 relatively high taxonomic richness and abundance of total ground-dwelling
 invertebrates, relatively high abundance of the dominant taxon, and
 relatively high daily and hourly abundance of most taxa. The shooting
 areas of ICTs significantly affected the recorded taxonomic richness and
 abundance of ground-dwelling invertebrates throughout the experimental
 period and at fine temporal resolutions. Overall, these results suggest
 that the shooting areas of ICTs should be considered when designing
 experiments, and ICTs with relatively large shooting areas are more
 favorable for monitoring the diversity of ground-dwelling invertebrates.
 This study further provides an automatic tool and high-quality data for
 biodiversity monitoring and protection in farmlands.
description: # Shooting area of infrared camera traps affects recorded taxonomic
 richness and abundance of ground-dwelling invertebrates
 [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.79cnp5j3k](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.79cnp5j3k) This dataset includes two Excel files: 'Abundance' and 'Density.' These files contain information on the abundance and density of each taxon, as well as the total count of ground-dwelling invertebrates in a farmland in Ningbo City, China, from 20:00 on July 31 to 23:00 on September 29, 2022. The column names in both Excel files stand for: * Date (both files): Monitoring date by ICTs. * Time (both files): Monitoring time among 1 24-h day by ICTs. * Group (both files): The two monitoring areas. * ant.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of ants (Formicidae). * ant.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for ants (Formicidae). * slug.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of slugs (Gastropoda). * slug.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for slugs (Gastropoda). * spider.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of spiders (Araneae). * spider.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for spiders (Araneae). * beetle.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of beetles (Coleoptera). * beetle.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for beetles (Coleoptera). * centi.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of centipedes (Chilopoda). * centi.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for centipedes (Chilopoda). * milli.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of millipedes (Diplopoda). * milli.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for millipedes (Diplopoda). * hopper.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of grasshoppers (Orthoptera). * hopper.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for grasshoppers (Orthoptera). * snail.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of snails (Gastropoda). * snail.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for snails (Gastropoda). * worm.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of earthworms (Oligochaeta). * worm.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for earthworms (Oligochaeta). * total.den.mean (both files): Mean abundance or density of the total ground-dwelling invertebrates. * total.den.std (both files): STD (standard deviation) of abundance or density for the total ground-dwelling invertebrates.