Update and expansion of the database of bio-ecological information on non-target arthropod species

The current database updates and extends the database on arthropods inhabiting European arable crops established in 2012 (Meissle et al. 2012). The data was collected to support environmental risk assessment of genetically modified (GM) crops in the European Union and provides a detailed overview of the arthropod fauna in arable crops across Europe.The data was obtained from systematic literature searches conducted to identify publications on small grain cereals and to identify additional publications on the crops covered by the previous database (maize, beet, potato, oilseed rape, rice, cotton, soy). The final database contains information on more than 4000 arthropod species, > 27700 records, and > 2000 references. The database consists of three tables containing information on species (taxonomy, ecological function, feeding guild, habitat), abundances (crop, collection method, location, sampling duration, collected species), and references (authors, year, title, source). Taxonomy was verified with European and global taxonomic catalogues and taxonomic experts. Ecological information, in particular feeding guilds of adults and juveniles, was double checked with appropriate literature, and provided in detail. References for taxonomic and ecological information were included for each species record For maize, beet, potato, oilseed rape, rice, and soybean, 258 additional studies were found and entered into the database, resulting in 2774 additional records. For those crops, the updated database contains 16610 records of 3264 species. Most of the records are available for maize (6648), followed by beet, potato, and oilseed rape (ca. 3000 records each). Relatively few records are available for rice (601), soy (231), and cotton (184). Overall, small grain cereals in Europe were reported to harbour more than 2000 arthropod species. Most information is available for wheat (7626 records and 1664 species), followed by barley (2308 records and 893 species). Rye, oats, and triticale are represented by 453, 369, and 273 records and 269, 187, and 171 species, respectively. Only few records are available for buckwheat and sorghum, and no records for millet and canary seed. Overall, small grain cereals in Europe are reported to harbour more than 2000 arthropod species. For the other crops, the updated database contains more than 3200 species. Most of the species recorded in small grain cereals are predators (63% of the abundance records), followed by herbivores (21%), decomposers (8%), parasitoids (7%), and pollinators (1%). The database contains reports from 37 countries in Europe and was extracted from references with a publication date ranging from 1925-2014.本数据库更新并拓展了2012年构建的欧洲耕地作物节肢动物数据库（Meissle等，2012）。本数据集的采集旨在支撑欧盟转基因（GM）作物的环境风险评估工作，详细呈现了欧洲范围内耕地作物的节肢动物区系构成。数据通过系统文献检索获得，检索范围涵盖小粒谷类作物相关文献，以及覆盖前期数据库所包含作物（玉米、甜菜、马铃薯、油菜（oilseed rape）、水稻、棉花、大豆）的补充文献。最终数据库共收录超过4000种节肢动物的相关信息，包含27700余条记录与2000余篇参考文献。 本数据库包含三张数据表，分别涵盖物种信息（分类学、生态功能、取食功能群（feeding guild）、栖息生境）、种群丰度信息（作物类型、采集方法、采样地点、采样时长、采集物种）以及参考文献信息（作者、发表年份、文献标题、文献来源）。分类学信息已通过欧洲及全球分类学名录与分类学专家进行核验。生态信息（尤其是成虫与幼虫的取食功能群）已通过相关文献进行双重核验，并以详细形式呈现。每条物种记录均附带其分类学与生态信息的参考文献来源。 针对玉米、甜菜、马铃薯、油菜（oilseed rape）、水稻、棉花与大豆，本次研究新增检索到258项研究并将其纳入数据库，新增记录2774条。更新后的上述作物相关数据集共包含3264个物种的16610条记录。其中玉米相关记录最多（6648条），其次为甜菜、马铃薯与油菜（各约3000条）；水稻（601条）、大豆（231条）与棉花（184条）的相关记录相对较少。总体而言，欧洲的小粒谷类作物栖息有超过2000种节肢动物，相关信息以小麦最为丰富（7626条记录，对应1664个物种），其次为大麦（2308条记录，对应893个物种）；黑麦、燕麦与小黑麦的记录数分别为453、369与273条，对应物种数分别为269、187与171个。荞麦与高粱的相关记录极少，而粟与金丝雀草籽则无相关记录。此外，欧洲小粒谷类作物栖息有超过2000种节肢动物。针对其他作物，更新后的数据库共收录超过3200个物种。小粒谷类作物中记录到的物种以捕食性天敌为主（占丰度记录的63%），其次为植食性昆虫（21%）、分解者类群（8%）、寄生性天敌（7%）与传粉昆虫（1%）。 本数据库涵盖欧洲37个国家的相关研究报告，其文献来源的发表时间跨度为1925年至2014年。