Sample name: Sri Nan National Park (winter)

Reference: N. Chantarasawat, D. Sitthicharoenchai, C. Chaisuekul, and C. Lekprayoon. 2013. Comparison of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) diversity in dry dipterocarp and mixed-deciduous forests at Sri Nan National Park, Northern Thailand. Tropical Natural History 13(1):1-19 [ER 1154]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: leaf litter

MAT: 25.0

MAP: 1400.0

Habitat comments: "a mixed deciduous and a dry dipterocarp forests"
climate data are for Khun Sathan, Na Noi district and are from Möller et al. (2001, International Water Management Institute report)

Life forms: ants

Sites: 6

Site area: 0.018

Sampling methods: sieves,pitfall traps

Sample size: 819 individuals

Seasons: winter

Sampling comments: "for leaf litter and top soil collecting thirty 1 × 1 m quadrats were set up along each linear transect placed alternately on its left and right sides 10 m away from the line. Within each quadrat, the leaf litter and soil samples at 1 - 2 cm depth were collected. The soil was sieved through a 2-mm sifter for leaf litter sifting. Additionally, ten unbaited pitfall traps were placed 10 m away from each other and left for 24 hours"

Sample number: 1680

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-07-05 12:26:52

Modified: 2015-10-04 03:46:17