DATASAPROX: standardised dataset from protocolled sampling of saproxylic beetles in continental France and Corsica

We aggregated a dataset constituting 675,525 records from 21 data producers and providers, including 485 identified projects. This dataset includes a total of 71 families, 153 subfamilies, 738 genera and 2039 species of saproxylic beetles. Data points encompass all 96 counties from continental France and Corsica for a total of 8969 geographic points and 66,202 samples. This new standardised dataset on saproxylic beetles offers new opportunities for ecological studies and conservation applications.