Data from: Abrupt boundaries between mountain meadows and forests separate ground-dwelling invertebrate communities: a case study from South Tyrol, Italy

Here, we provide raw abundance data from a small-scale case study on the effects of abrupt habitat shifts on ground-dwelling macro-invertebrate communities in extensively managed hay meadows and mixed forest stands in South Tyrol, Italy. The fauna was sampled with the pitfall trap methods in spring 2019. Araneae and Formicidae were identified to species level, the rest – where possible – to family level.

The abundance data (activity densities) can be found as absolute numbers (i.e. individuals per pitfall trap) and as standardised numbers (i.e. individuals per sampling day). Additionally, we provide the Red List statuses for Araneae and Formicidae.