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Best practices for long-term monitoring of island arthropods: insights from the Azores Islands

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Long-term monitoring of biodiversity on island ecosystems is essential for understanding ecological trends, assessing anthropogenic impacts, and informing conservation strategies. Despite significant advancements, monitoring efforts are often fragmented, particularly for arthropods. Recent initiatives in the Azores Islands (Portugal, Macaronesia), have demonstrated the efficacy of standardized protocols and robust frameworks for long-term arthropod monitoring. These approaches enable consistent data collection, species identification, biodiversity assessments and indicators of change, critical for conservation and management policies.

Source: Discover Conservation

DOI: 10.1007/s44353-025-00030-6

Author: Paulo A. V. Borges

Institutions: Universidade dos Açores, International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom)

Language: English

Topic: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Subfield: Nature and Landscape Conservation

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Life below water

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,340