Long-term dynamics of the abundance of earthworms and enchytraeids (Annelida, Clitellata: Lumbricidae, Enchytraeidae) in forests of the Central Urals, Russia

Since the late 1980s, long-term monitoring of terrestrial ecosystems in metal-contaminated areas has been carried out in the Central Urals. As a part of these monitoring programmes, the data on soil macroinvertebrates in undisturbed areas as reference sites continues to be gathered. These data help study the local biodiversity and long-term dynamics of soil macroinvertebrate abundance in non-polluted areas. The dataset (available from the GBIF network at https://www.gbif.org/dataset/bf5bc7f6-71a3-4abd-8abc-861ee3cbf84a) includes information from a long-term monitoring programme for two taxa of Annelids, Lumbricidae and Enchytraeidae, which dwell in the topsoil of spruce-fir, birch, pine and floodplain forests in the Central Urals. The dataset includes information on the earthworm community structure (list of species, species abundance, number of egg cocoons, cocoon exuvia, juveniles and adults) and enchytraeid abundance. The dataset consists of 553 sampling events (= samples, corresponding to upper and lower layers of the soil monoliths) and 12739 occurrences (earthworms, mainly identified to species and earthworm cocoons and enchytraeids, identified to family) collected during 1990–1991, 2004, 2014–2016 and 2018–2020. In total, 3305 individuals of earthworms were collected, representing ten (out of twelve) species and all eight genera recorded for the fauna of the Central Urals. In addition, 7292 earthworm egg cocoons and cocoon exuvia and 6926 individuals of enchytraeids were accumulated. The presence-absence data on each of the ten earthworm species, egg cocoons, cocoon exuvia and enchytraeids are provided for each sampling event. All data were collected in undisturbed non-polluted areas and are used as a local reference for ecotoxicological monitoring. The dataset provides valuable information for estimating the composition and abundance of earthworm communities in different habitats over a long time and contributes to the study of soil fauna biodiversity in the Urals.

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Long-term monitoring on a closed-conduit volcano: A 25 year long time-series of temperatures recorded at La Fossa cone (Vulcano Island, Italy), ranging from 250 °C to 520 °C

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research ◽

10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.03.005 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 346 ◽

pp. 151-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Iole Serena Diliberto

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Vulcano Island ◽

Long Time Series ◽

Long Time ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Closed Conduit ◽

Term Monitoring

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Autonomous Acoustic Recording Packages (ARPs) for Long-Term Monitoring of Whale Sounds

Marine Technology Society Journal ◽

10.4031/002533203787537375 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 13-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Sean Wiggins

Keyword(s):

Weather Conditions ◽

High Data ◽

West Antarctic ◽

Data Capacity ◽

Long Time ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Time Periods ◽

Acoustic Recording ◽

Term Monitoring

Advancements in low-power and high-data capacity computer technology during the past decade have been adapted to autonomously record acoustic data from vocalizing whales over long time periods. Acoustic monitoring of whales has advantages over traditional visual surveys including greater detection ranges, continuous long-term monitoring in remote locations and in various weather conditions, and lower cost. An autonomous acoustic recording package (ARP) is described that uses a tethered hydrophone above a seafloor-mounted instrument frame. ARPs have been deployed to record baleen whale sounds in the Bering Sea, off the coast of southern California, near the West Antarctic Peninsula, and near Hawaii. ARP data have provided new information on the seasonal presence, abundance, call character, and patterns of vocalizing whales. Current development is underway for a broader-band, higher-data capacity system capable of recording odontocete whales, dolphins, and porpoises for long time periods.

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LIMBO: A time-series Lucky Imaging survey of variability in Galactic globular clusters

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s1743921313014920 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (S301) ◽

pp. 435-436 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

N. Kains ◽

D. M. Bramich ◽

R. Figuera Jaimes ◽

J. Skottfelt

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Globular Clusters ◽

Variable Stars ◽

Horizontal Branch ◽

Transient Phenomena ◽

Long Time ◽

Project Monitoring ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Term Monitoring

AbstractWe present a large observing project monitoring globular clusters (GC) over long time baselines, which will lead to a complete census of variable stars in those clusters down to several magnitudes below the horizontal branch (HB). The use of Lucky Imaging (LI) will allow us to obtain high-precision photometry for even faint objects, and long-term monitoring will also mean that observations are sensitive to detecting other slow transient phenomena, such as gravitational microlensing, the primary aim of this project.

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Short and long time-scale variability in magnetic cataclysmic variables: long-term monitoring of polars

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20736.x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 422 (2) ◽

pp. 1601-1608 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Belinda Kalomeni

Keyword(s):

Time Scale ◽

Cataclysmic Variables ◽

Long Time ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables ◽

Term Monitoring

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Long-Term Global Irradiance Calibration of Multifilter UV Radiometers

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ◽

10.1175/jtech-d-18-0132.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (12) ◽

pp. 2415-2427

Author(s):

A. A. Piedehierro ◽

M. L. Cancillo ◽

J. M. Vilaplana ◽

A. Serrano

Keyword(s):

Short Term ◽

Uv Irradiance ◽

Calibration Methods ◽

Long Time ◽

Long Term Monitoring ◽

Channel Dependent ◽

Term Monitoring ◽

Instrument Sensitivity ◽

Better Than

AbstractMultifilter instruments such as the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU)-UV Irradiance Meter (NILU-UV) are suitable for long-term monitoring of UV radiation, as long as their irradiance scale is maintained. The sensitivity of these instruments varies with time; thus, periodic standard absolute calibrations are required. However, standard calibrations may be insufficient to characterize the short-term variations of channels sensitivity. Therefore, results from standard calibrations have to be combined with the information derived from frequent relative calibrations, leading to a stable irradiance scale. This paper focuses on the long-term application of three calibration methods, hereinafter referred to as CC, CC2, and CC2(ϕ), as applied to the NILU-UV 119 multifilter radiometer. Here a generalization is proposed, consisting of using empirical functions in order to guarantee the accurate calibration of multifilter instruments over long time periods. These function-based methods need to be updated regularly to account for changes on instrument sensitivity. The changes in sensitivity of the NILU-UV 119 were found to be channel dependent. The detected drifts range from 23% to 42% for a 4-yr period of study. Time series of calibrated irradiance are obtained by applying the proposed methods. Results suggest that calibration methods using empirical functions perform better than classic calibration approaches that use constant calibration factors. When methods CC2 and CC2(ϕ) are applied, calibrated irradiances agree with the measurements of reference within ±5% for channel 305 and within ±3% for channels 312, 320, and 340.

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