Results of the four ordinal level sorted arthropod orders and the combined fraction.

<p>Magnifying glasses represent total number of detected BINs, the Score ≥ 300 symbol represents the total number of detected BINs with a score ≥ 300 within the sample, the CS symbol represents number of shared BINs within the single ordinal level sorted and the combined fraction.</p

Arthropod orders sorted and combined by sample number.

<p>Arthropod orders sorted and combined by sample number.</p

Efficiency of amplicons used.

<p>Efficiency of amplicons used.</p

Visualization of the study workflow.

<p>Visualization of the study workflow.</p

Primer efficiency for CO1 amplification of the four ordinal level sorted arthropod orders.

<p>Primer efficiency for CO1 amplification of the four ordinal level sorted arthropod orders.</p

Examples of the scoring scheme used in this study.

<p>The upper Lepidopteran species (<i>Erebia eriphyle</i>, Fryer 1839) was not included into further analyses, as its score summed up to only 220. The lower Hymenopteran species (<i>Megastylus cruentator</i>, Schiødte 1839) represents a “high score BIN” with a total of 1260 points. Gradient code illustrates the used color for percentage values detected for each amplicon.</p

Categories of scoring according to the sequence identity percentage.

<p>Categories of scoring according to the sequence identity percentage.</p

Primers and corresponding PCR conditions used in this study.

<p>Primers and corresponding PCR conditions used in this study.</p

Arthropod data from beech canopy fogging

Arthropod data collected on 80 subplots in the Bavarian Forests Nationalpark by canopy fogging in 201