README file for the data file
Beech_carabids_raw_carabid_abundances

Authors:
Weiss, Fabio (ORCID 0000-0003-1078-1528)
Winter, Susanne
Pflugmacher, Dirk
Kolling, Thomas
Linde, Andreas

Describtion of variables:

species: species according to Müller-Motzfeld (2004)
abundance: abundance
site: trivial name of sampling site
site_short: unique site identifier (same as in Winter, 2005); see data file 'Beech_carabids_site_coordinates.csv' for site names and locations
trap: identifier of trap location
year: year of sampling
interval: number of fortnightly (14 days) sampling interval (0-15)
collection_data: date when the sample was collected from the trap
quantitative_data: binary, 1 undisturbed fortnightly sample, 0 disturbed or duration of sampling not exactly 14 days


Müller-Motzfeld, G., 2004. Bd. 2 Adephaga 1: Carabidae (Laufkäfer). - In: Freude, H., Harde, K. W., Lohse, G. A. & Klausnitzer, B.: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas., 2nd ed. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg/Berlin.

Winter, S., 2005. Ermittlung von Struktur-Indikatoren zur Abschätzung des Einflusses forstlicher Bewirtschaftung auf die Biozönosen von Tiefland-Buchenwäldern. Dissertation. Technische Universität Dresden.