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pitfall trap: a standalone construct

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Insect sampling

a container sunk flush with the ground that captures surface-active arthropods, whose catch reflects both density and activity.

In insect sampling, pitfall trap refers to a container sunk flush with the ground that captures surface-active arthropods, whose catch reflects both density and activity. This meaning comes from Greenslade (1964) in The Journal of Animal Ecology.[1]

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References

Greenslade, P. J. M. (1964). Pitfall Trapping as a Method for Studying Populations of Carabidae (Coleoptera). The Journal of Animal Ecology, 33(2), 301. https://doi.org/10.2307/2632

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