A compilation of studies and raw data on beetle diversity across elevation gradients. Alexandre M. M. C. Loureiro compiled this data to test for common diversity patterns across beetle families. The analysis found most families could not be examined due to underrepresentation, and the two families evaluated did not share the same patterns.
Use Cases
- Analyzing taxonomic diversity patterns across elevation based on compiled study data
- Comparing family-level beetle diversity (e.g., Carabidae vs. Scarabaeidae) using the raw data
- Investigating data gaps and representation issues for diverse families like Staphylinidae and Curculionidae
Strengths
- Compiles data from multiple studies on beetle diversity and elevation
- Raw data is included for studies where it was available
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Borealis Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Compilation of existing studies that had data on beetle diversity and elevation
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-13 03:09:57