Description
This dataset was collected in 2024 and 2025 as part of Clara Zimmermann PhD project and documents the diversity and community structure of ground-dwelling arthropods in Mediterranean vineyard plots. The objective is to assess how alternative viticultural practices, landscape context, and local conditions influence soil and ground fauna biodiversity in agricultural systems.
Sampling was carried out across a network of vineyard parcels representing contrasted management practices and environmental contexts. Harmonized protocols were used to collect multiple taxonomic groups using standardized trapping and soil sampling methods.
The dataset includes: - Spiders (Araneae): adult individuals identified to species; - Ground beetles (Carabidae): counts of individuals per sampling point; - Ants (Formicidae): occurrences and abundance from pitfall traps; - Springtails (Collembola): abundance/density derived from extractions on soil cores.
Environmental variables (e.g., farming practices, landscape descriptors, and soil physico-chemical properties) were recorded in the project but are not included in this dataset.
License: CC BY 4.0
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 5,979 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:
Zimmermann C, Cortet J (2026). Effects of alternative viticultural practices on soil fauna communities in Mediterranean vineyards. Version 1.0. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=zimmermann_vineyard&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: d67934ff-9aec-4e72-9ecd-f1c70ecb52ff. 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; Agricultural landscapes; Vineyards; Soil biodiversity; Community structure; Ground-dwelling arthropods; Pitfall trapping; Soil core sampling; Mediterranean agroecosystems; Observation
Contacts
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6185-8185
Geographic Coverage
N/A
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [43.362, 3.473], North East [44.032, 4.481] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Class | Insecta, Entognatha, Arachnida |
| Order | Coleoptera, Collembola, Hymenoptera, Araneae |
| Family | Dysderidae, Tullbergiidae, Sminthurididae, Lycosidae, Bourletiellidae, Pisauridae, Titanoecidae, Neanuridae, Katiannidae, Cyphoderidae, Synaphridae, Liocranidae, Thomisidae, Phrurolithidae, Hahniidae, Hypogastruridae, Entomobryidae, Agelenidae, Theridiidae, Philodromidae, Neelidae, Mimetidae, Carabidae, Brachystomellidae, Linyphiidae, Onychiuridae, Sparassidae, Oxyopidae, Gnaphosidae, Isotomidae, Oecobiidae, Dictynidae, Araneidae, Arrhopalitidae, Salticidae, Nemesiidae, Zodariidae, Formicidae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2024-05-13 / 2025-05-21 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Effects of alternative viticultural practices on soil fauna communities in Mediterranean vineyards |
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The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Sampling followed harmonized protocols across all vineyard plots. Ground-dwelling arthropods (spiders, ants, and ground beetles) were primarily collected using pitfall traps deployed at sampling points and retrieved after the sampling period. Springtails were assessed from soil cores collected at sampling points and processed using extraction procedures to quantify abundance (or density when available). Taxa were identified by expert determiners; spider identifications focused on adult specimens to allow reliable species-level determination.
| Study Extent | The study covers a set of Mediterranean vineyard plots sampled in 2024 and 2025. Plots were selected to represent contrasted viticultural management practices and different surrounding landscape contexts. The dataset focuses on ground-associated fauna communities sampled during standardized field sessions, with observations summarized as occurrences and abundances per sampling point and sampling period. |
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Method step description:
- Field data were collected at each sampling point and sampling period using standardized protocols. Specimens were collected in the field and subsequently identified by taxonomic experts. Occurrence and abundance information was recorded alongside associated metadata, including sampling dates, geographic coordinates, observers, and determiners. Scientific names were cleaned and harmonized prior to taxonomic enrichment using TAXREF, allowing the addition of identifiers and higher classification (class, order, family) when available. The dataset was then formatted according to the Darwin Core (Occurrence) standard.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=zimmermann_vineyard |
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