Sample name: Panga Ecological Station (Area 1)

Reference: T. Andrade, G. D. V. Marques, and K. Del-Claro. 2007. Diversity of ground dwelling ants in cerrado: An analysis of temporal variations and distinctive physiognomies of vegetation (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 50(1):121-134 [ER 1157]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 22.0

MAP: 1500.0

Habitat comments: "The region is characterized by a tropical weather Aw, according to Köppen classification" and the site is in "campo cerrado... that consists of few trees and spread shrubs and great numbers of grasses"
climate data are for Panga Ecological Station and are from Torezan-Silingardi and de Oliveira (2004)

Life forms: ants

Sites: 1

Site area: 0.022

Sampling methods: line transect,pitfall traps

Sample size: 5672 individuals

Years: 2005, 2006

Days: 30

Nets or traps: 40

Net or trap nights: 1200

Sampling comments: "The samplings were done every two months from April 2005 to February 2006. For each phytophysiognomy an area of 216 m2 was sampled. In each area 40 traps were prepared, arranged in eight lines containing 5 traps per line, with a distance of two meters both between line and trap, with a total of 720 pitfalls" and the traps were left "for 5 days in the fields"

Sample number: 1683

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-07-05 14:28:44

Modified: 2015-10-04 03:48:37