Arthropod collection: Annie Arnold with assistance from Dr. Mark Lesser, Dr. Tim Mihuc, and Steve Langdon. Arthropod identification: Annie Arnold and Kaiser Beckford, with assistance from Luke Myers and Dr. Tim Mihuc
Arthropods were collected in three peatlands within the Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research station located near Long Lake, New York. In each peatland, three plots were located 50m apart in three transects: Open bog, Transitional bog, Forested bog. The total number of plots were 27. Arthropods were collected at each plot using berlese funnels, aerial and ground sweeping, and lindgren funnels which were placed on each of the middle plots of each transect. Collections occurred monthly from June to September of 2023.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | What date the arthropods were collected, 6/6/2023, 6/15/2023, 7/12/2023, 8/7/2023, 9/10/2023 |
| Site | Which bog the arthropods were collected, Small bog, Medium bog, Big bog |
| Transect | Which transect the arthropods were collected, Open, Transition, Forested |
| Plot | Which plot number within the transect arthropods were collected from, 1,2, or 3 |
| Trap method | What method was used to trap arthropods, aerial sweep, ground sweep, Berlese funnel, Lindgren funnel |
| order | Arthropod taxonomic order |
| family | Arthropod taxonomic family |
| genus | Arthropod taxonomic genus |
| species | Arthropod taxonomic species |
| count | the number of arthropods in each taxonomic classification in that plot location on that date |