David João Horta Lopes

A decade of open biodiversity data in the Azores: closing knowledge gaps and building a foundation for long-term monitoring

Ten years of dedicated biodiversity research and coordinated open-data publication have built an extensive, reusable knowledge base for the Azores. We synthesize this collective achievement through the AZORES BIOTA and BioMonI-Plot collections, evaluating its contribution to addr...

Arthropods communities in organic orchards and adjacent hedgerows on Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal): a dataset supporting biological control research

Organic orchards and their associated hedgerows can function as important ecological infrastructures in agricultural landscapes by providing shelter, alternative prey, floral resources and overwintering sites for arthropods involved in natural pest regulation. This role is partic...