The French information system on saproxylic beetle ecology (FRISBEE): an ecological and taxonomical database to help with the assessment of forest conservation status

Abstract

The FRench Information system on Saproxylic BEetle Ecology (FRISBEE) is aimed at organizing species-specifi c ecological information for all wood-associated beetle species in France. Four tables are linked in a relational database structure : (i) the reference table, (ii) the taxonomical table, containing information with standardized nomenclature and species patrimonial value, (iii) the ecological table, including 11 wood parameters or ecological traits that categorize the association of a species to different wood attributes, (iv) and the photographic table. The FRISBEE database is meant to serve as a pragmatic tool for assessing the conservation status of forests and for carrying out functional analyses of saproxylic beetle assemblages.