Campo de Provas da Marambaia (FN. 1)
Basic information
Sample name: Campo de Provas da Marambaia (FN. 1)

Reference: A. B. Vargas, A. J. Mayhé-Nunes, J. M. Queiroz, G. O. Souza, and E. F. Ramos. 2007. Efeitos de Fatores Ambientais sobre a Mirmecofauna em Comunidade de Restinga no Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Neotropical Entomology 36(1):28-37 [ER 488]
Geography
Country: Brazil

State: Rio de Janeiro

Coordinate: 23° 3' 51" S, 44° 37' 45" W
Latlng basis: stated in text

Geography comments: coordinate stated in the text is 23º03' S, 44º03' W, which is slightly off the coast
correct coordinate is given by wikimapia.org

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 23.6

MAP: 1290.0

Habitat comments: generaly environment is restinga and site environment is "herbaceous ridge palmoid (homogeneous habitat")
Köppen climate zone is Aw
MAT is given in text; MAP based on climate station 83743 (Rio de Janeiro)

Methods
Life forms: ants

Sites: 3

Site area: 0.36

Sampling methods: pitfall traps

Sample size: 1664 individuals

Years: 2004, 2005

Days: 4

Nets or traps: 60

Net or trap nights: 120

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: three 40 x 30 m quadrats each including 20 pitfall traps separated from each other by 10 m and left open for 48 hours during each of two field seasons

Metadata
Sample no: 852

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-04-20 09:17:40

Modified: 2021-07-11 05:47:16

Abundance distribution
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