Description
This dataset, collected in 2021 as part of the BISES project (BIodiversity of Urban Soils and Sustainable CitiES), documents soil biodiversity and soil characteristics along an urbanization gradient.
The aim of the project is to better understand the structure and functioning of soil communities in urban, peri-urban and rural environments, and their relationships with local environmental conditions.
Sampling was conducted across a network of sites representative of different urban land uses, including green spaces, roadsides, community gardens, wastelands and peri-urban agricultural areas.
Standardized protocols were used to collect multiple biological compartments of soil biodiversity:
- Collembola: sampled through soil coring and extraction, identified at species or genus level.
- Ants: collected using Barber pitfall traps and identified to species level.
- Other soil mesofauna: arthropods captured in the same trapping devices and grouped into higher taxonomic categories.
- Nematodes: extracted from soil samples and identified at family or genus level.
Additional microbiological indicators and physico-chemical soil parameters were measured on the same samples but are not included in this dataset.
This dataset contributes to understanding how urbanization influences soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 22,508 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Vergnes A, Cortet J (2026). BISES Project – Urban Soil Biodiversity and Sustainable Cities. Version 1.0. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=bises_vergnes&v=1.0
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: b83f2b5c-1065-4909-b541-2421b3f6144a. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF France.
Keywords
Occurrence; Urban ecology; Soil biodiversity; Urbanization gradient; Soil fauna; Collembola; Ants; Nematodes; Mesofauna; Pitfall trapping; Soil coring; Urban soils; Biodiversity monitoring; Community structure; Land-use gradient; Research study; Observation
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
N/A
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [43.572, 3.789], North East [43.676, 3.926] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Class | Clitellata, Entognatha, Arachnida, Diplopoda, Collembola, Gastropoda, Chromadorea, Enoplea, Insecta, Malacostraca |
| Order | Hemiptera, Tylenchida, Opiliones, Araeolaimida, Polydesmida, Chromadorida, Enoplida, Plectida, Julida, Blattodea, Crassiclitellata, Collembola, Dermaptera, Oribatida, Araneae, Mononchida, Mesostigmata, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Entomobryomorpha, Trichoptera, Dorylaimida, Orthoptera, Rhabditida, Coleoptera, Triplonchida, Hymenoptera, Stylommatophora, Poduromorpha, Acari, Monhysterida, Isopoda |
| Family | Nordiidae, Lycosidae, Bourletiellidae, Dorylaimidae, Katiannidae, Neanuridae, Acrididae, Geomitridae, Thomisidae, Tingidae, Diplopeltidae, Prismatolaimidae, Hypogastruridae, Entomobryidae, Heteroderidae, Monhysteridae, Linyphiidae, Curculionidae, Aporcelaimidae, Micropeplidae, Arrhopalitidae, Ecphyadophoridae, Discolaimidae, Aphelenchidae, Tullbergiidae, Pratylenchidae, Aphelenchoididae, Diphtherophoridae, Sminthuridae, Cyphoderidae, Anguinidae, Cephalobidae, Megascolecidae, Brachystomellidae, Isotomidae, Gnaphosidae, Rotylenchulidae, Meloidogynidae, Mononchidae, Acanthodrilidae, Alaimidae, Paratylenchidae, Vespidae, Blattidae, Belondiridae, Tylenchidae, Teratocephalidae, Aphididae, Qudsianematidae, Plectidae, Carabidae, Diplogastridae, Salticidae, Staphylinidae, Elateridae, Sminthurididae, Trichodoridae, Longidoridae, Mylonchulidae, Lumbricidae, Tomoceridae, Rhabditidae, Leptonchidae, Hormogastridae, Hoplolaimidae, Dicyrtomidae, Polydesmidae, Scarabaeidae, Cicadellidae, Neelidae, Dolichodoridae, Onychiuridae, Achromadoridae, Coccinellidae, Panagrolaimidae, Chrysomelidae, Osstellidae, Tylopharyngidae, Julidae, Formicidae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2021-10-11 / 2021-12-06 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | BISES Project – Urban Soil Biodiversity and Sustainable Cities |
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The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Sampling followed standardized soil biodiversity protocols implemented across all sites. Soil fauna were collected using complementary approaches: Pitfall trapping (Barber traps): used to sample surface-active arthropods, particularly ants and other mesofauna. Soil coring and extraction: used to collect Collembola and other soil microarthropods. Soil extraction techniques: applied to isolate nematodes from soil samples for taxonomic identification. These harmonized methods ensured comparability of biodiversity metrics across the urbanization gradient.
| Study Extent | The study was conducted in 2021 across multiple sites distributed along an urbanization gradient, from highly urbanized city centers to peri-urban and rural environments. Sampling sites were selected to represent a diversity of land uses including urban green spaces, roadside verges, community gardens, wastelands and peri-urban agricultural areas. |
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Method step description:
- Selection of sampling sites along the urbanization gradient. Installation of pitfall (Barber) traps for surface fauna collection. Collection of soil cores for mesofauna and nematode extraction. Laboratory extraction of soil organisms using standardized protocols. Taxonomic identification: Ants identified to species level. Collembola identified to species or genus level. Mesofauna grouped into major taxonomic categories. Nematodes identified to genus or family level. Data standardization and formatting for biodiversity databases.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=bises_vergnes |
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