Sample name: Paraguaçu Paulista

Reference: D. R. de Souza, E. Stingel, L. C. de Almeida, M. A. Lazarini, C. B. Munhae, O. C. Bueno, C. R. Archangelo, and M. S. C. Morini. 2010. Field methods for the study of ants in sugarcane plantations in Southeastern Brazil. Scientia Agricola 67(6):651-657 [ER 1294]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: cropland

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 24.4

CMT: 15.9

MAP: 1548.0

Habitat comments: "six stands of sugarcane variety SP81-3250" (original environment not discussed, but this is well inland in an area with some remnant forest in a region with a pronounced dry season)
climate data based on station 83766

Life forms: ants

Sampling methods: line transect,pitfall traps

Sample size: 8147 individuals

Years: 2006 - 2008

Days: 7

Nets or traps: 108

Net or trap nights: 756

Sampling comments: "Ants were collected from May 2006 to August 2008, a period that corresponded to three sugarcane plantation-harvest cycles... six sampling points were defined in two sugarcane rows in the center of experimental plots" and "were 30 m apart... Six traps were set per experimental plot... and left in the field for seven days" (6 stands x 3 cycles x 6 traps x 7 days = 756 trap days)

Sample number: 1783

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-10-04 12:57:58

Modified: 2015-10-04 01:57:58