https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=eydoux_schoolyard Louise Edyoux CEFE https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5022-7439 Alan Vergnes CEFE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6128-0793 Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole distributor Ville de Montpellier 2026-02-18 eng

This dataset documents soil and near-soil biodiversity surveyed at multiple sampling sites associated with schools. It includes three complementary components: ant communities recorded from baited sampling, and earthworms and fungi detected using environmental DNA (eDNA). The objective is to provide standardized occurrence and abundance information for several taxonomic groups sampled at the same locations and dates, enabling comparative analyses of biodiversity patterns across sites and sampling methods. Ant data consist of site-level occurrence and abundance records derived from attractant baits. Earthworm and fungal data are based on eDNA detections from environmental samples; values represent detection-based abundance proxies and are provided as standardized records for biodiversity reporting. Environmental and site descriptors were recorded during sampling but are not included in this occurrence file. Licence: CC BY 4.0

Occurrence Study-based research Urban sites Schoolyards Soil biodiversity Community structure Ants Formicidae Earthworms eDNA Environmental DNA Fungi Biodiversity monitoring Urban environments Mediterranean region GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml Specimen GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html CC-BY-4.0 N/A 3.469691 4.00443 43.717354 43.307675 2024-02-12 2024-02-12 kingdom Fungi class Ascomycota class Insecta family Ocnerodrilidae family Lumbricidae order Chytridiales order Crassiclitellata order Hymenoptera order Blastocladiales family Hormogastridae family Chytridiaceae class Basidiomycota family Blastocladiaceae kingdom Animalia class Clitellata order Rozellida family Megascolecidae class Zoopagomycetes order Haplotaxida class Blastocladiomycetes class Chytridiomycetes family Neocallimastigaceae class Rozellomycetes class Neocallimastigomycetes family Acanthodrilidae family Rozellidae class Mucoromycetes order Neocallimastigales family Formicidae unknown Louise Edyoux CEFE https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5022-7439 Alan Vergnes CEFE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6128-0793 Sampling sites were selected and georeferenced, and surveys were conducted on recorded sampling dates. Ants were sampled using attractant baits; specimens were collected and identified using standard laboratory identification procedures. Environmental samples were collected for earthworm and fungal assessments and processed using eDNA workflows to detect taxa. Taxonomic names were standardized and matched to reference taxonomy (TAXREF), including manual correction for selected higher taxa or species groups. The data were formatted as occurrence records (Darwin Core) for publication and reuse. Sampling was conducted in 2023 and 2024 across multiple school-associated sites within an urban context in a Mediterranean habitat. Sites represent distinct local environments and were surveyed in February 2024 using standardized protocols. The dataset covers multiple taxonomic groups (ants, earthworms, fungi) collected or detected at comparable spatial locations, allowing cross-site comparisons of biodiversity patterns within and among groups. Ant communities were surveyed in 2023 and 2024 using baited sampling at each site. Baits consisted of a mixture of protein and honey used to attract ants and were deployed following a consistent field procedure. Taxa were identified from collected individuals. Earthworms and fungi were assessed in 2024 using environmental DNA (eDNA): environmental samples were collected at each site in different substrates and processed to detect taxa present. Soil microorganisms were also sampled using eDNA methods but are not included in this dataset. Records presented here represent occurrence and abundance information derived from these standardized sampling approaches. Louise Edyoux https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5022-7439 author Alan Vergnes https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6128-0793 author 2026-02-18T05:22:51.786+00:00 dataset Edyoux L, Vergnes A (2026). Soil life in de-impermeabilized schoolyards. Version 1.0. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=eydoux_schoolyard&v=1.0 Louise Eydoux. Colonisation des espaces désimperméabilisés par la biodiversité des sols en contexte urbain méditerranéen. Sciences de l'environnement. Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier 3, 2025. Français. ⟨NNT : ⟩. ⟨tel-05333870⟩