Daily observations of insects from the Toolik Naturalist Journal, Toolik Field Station, Alaska, 2006-2019

The Toolik Field Station - Naturalist Journal is a daily collection of observations of weather, wildlife, and phenological characteristics around the Toolik Lake region. The insect records are from as far south as Travis creek (50 kilometers (km) south of Toolik on the Dalton Highway) to as far north as Ice cut (~65 km north of Toolik on the Dalton Highway). Insects are recorded if they are seen or if in the daily comments there is a record of an insect being seen. Insects are not specifically searched for on a daily basis, all observations are happenstance. During the months of May-September observations are made daily along the Dalton Highway. From October to April, observations are most often limited to the area directly around Toolik Field Station out to Imnaviat Creek (~5 km from Toolik Field Station). Weather conditions greatly impacts sightings of insects, on a cold windy or rainy day there are frequently fewer sightings. However, best efforts are made to record the insects that are present.图利克野外站自然学家日志（Toolik Field Station - Naturalist Journal）是针对图利克湖周边区域的天气、野生生物及物候特征的每日观测数据集。其昆虫观测记录的覆盖范围南至特拉维斯溪（Travis Creek），该地点位于道尔顿公路（Dalton Highway）沿线，距图利克以南50公里；北至冰崖（Ice cut），位于道尔顿公路沿线，距图利克以北约65公里。只要观测到昆虫，或是在每日观测备注中存在昆虫被目击的相关记录，相关观测均会被纳入收录。研究人员并不会每日专门搜寻昆虫，所有昆虫观测均为偶遇所得。5月至9月期间，研究人员会沿道尔顿公路每日开展观测；10月至次年4月，观测范围通常仅局限于图利克野外站周边至伊姆纳维亚特溪（Imnaviat Creek）的区域，该溪距图利克野外站约5公里。天气条件对昆虫目击记录的多寡影响显著：在寒冷、大风或降雨天气中，昆虫目击频次往往较低。不过研究人员仍会尽最大努力记录当日出现的昆虫个体。