Sample name: Ecological Station of Samuel (October 1990)

Reference: S. L. B. Luz and R. Lourenço-de-Oliveira. 1996. Forest Culicinae mosquitoes in the environs of Samuel Hydroeletric Plant, State of Rondônia, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 91(4):427-432 [ER 2304]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 25.5

MAP: 2300.0

Habitat comments: "an area of primary forest. The vegetation is peculiar, with predominance of the dense 'terra firme' (dry land) forest, interspersed 'varzea' (seasonally flooded) forest, as well as flooded forest along the streams. The forest is uninhabited... The local climate is tropical, with the dry season from June to August, and the wet season from December to March. The local temperature oscillates between 21ºC and 32ºC, with an annual average of 25.5ºC"
MAP is for the Samuel ydroelectric Reservoir and is from Brown et al. (1995, Forest Ecology and Management)

Life forms: mosquitoes

Sites: 3

Sampling methods: no design,baited,hand capture

Sample size: 152 individuals

Years: 1990

Sampling comments: "The studies were performed... nearly one year after the construction of the Samuel Hy- droelectric plant, when the reservoir had already been filled up... Mosquito collections were performed at three sites 1km apart in the Ecological Station of Samuel, nearly 50km from the dam. Collections were carried out at each site on alternate days. Mosquitoes were collected on a human bait (on his own legs) at least three times a week"

Sample number: 2439

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-12-30 16:04:06

Modified: 2016-12-30 05:04:06