We updated a previous database that compiled all the information available in 2010 for the
species distribution of spiders (Araneae) in the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands (Illes …

Large-scale studies on community ecology are highly desirable but often difficult to
accomplish due to the considerable investment of time, labor and, money required to …

Eric Duffey's spider collection in the Manchester Museum, accumulated over more than 40
years, contains more than 300 samples from a diverse range of biotopes in most southern …

The goals of this study are 1) to present the results of a new faunistic survey carried out
during short, mainly spring vacation trips, through four years (2012–2014 and 2017) in …

Simple Summary Pseudoscorpions are a wide-spread, but often-overlooked group of
animals. They are generally of small body size and rather homogeneous appearance. The …

Background There is an increasing demand for databases including species trait information
for biodiversity and community ecology studies. The existence of trait databases is useful for …

Phylogenetic relatedness is a key diversity measure for the analysis and understanding of
how species and communities evolve across time and space. Understanding the …

We present new distributional data of 24 spider species in Sardinia, including 7 endemic
and 1 poorly recorded species. Sixteen species from 7 families and six species from 2 …

The current rate of species loss calls for immediate actions to preserve biodiversity and
ecosystem functioning. Cataloguing species richness and composition, and revealing how …

Although arthropods are the largest component of animal diversity, they are traditionally
underrepresented in biological inventories and monitoring programmes. However, no …