Publication . Crespo, Luís Carlos Fonseca; Cardoso, Pedro; Malumbres-Olarte, Jagoba; Pereira, Fernando; Romeiras, Maria M.; Ros-Prieto, Alejandra; Rigal, François; Borges, Paulo A. V.
With this publication, we contribute to the knowledge of the arachnofauna of Cabo Verde,
focusing specifically on the Islands of Santo Antão and São Vicente. Data were obtained
from samples collected as part of the project "Macaronesian Islands as a testing ground to
assess biodiversity drivers at multiple scales" (FCT - MACDIV, 2015-2018). This project
aimed to identify the factors influencing community assembly in Macaronesian islands. For
the Cabo Verde Islands, we focused on dry habitats with the additional aim to revise the
aracnofauna of this poorly-known fauna. We applied the COBRA (Conservation Oriented
Biodiversity Rapid Assessment) sampling protocol in ten 50 m x 50 m dry shrub plots, with
five on each of the two islands, using pitfall traps, sweep-netting and active search.
Additional ad-hoc samples were also collected and reported
