Litterfall ant genus and abundance in a fertiliser experiment area in Central Amazon, 2018-2019
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Santos Neto, C.R.; Baccaro, F.B.; Quesada, C.A. (2020). Litterfall ant genus and abundance in a fertiliser experiment area in Central Amazon, 2018-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/60e77fd4-7a24-4545-8d90-08e9dfcbd16a
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https://doi.org/10.5285/60e77fd4-7a24-4545-8d90-08e9dfcbd16a
Data are presented showing litterfall ant species and abundance from a plot based fertilisation experiment. The experiment was carried out at the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) approximately 100 km north of Manaus. Data were collected in October 2018 and September 2019 by Santos-Neto. Sampling was carried out using a Wrinkler extractor. The data were collected to investigate the possible effects of different fertiliser applications on litterfall ant species and abundance.
The work was carried out as part of the Amazon Fertilization Experiment (AFEX), funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Award reference NE/L007223/1, by the Brazilian government (Researcher scholarship) and the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP - logistical support and camps maintenance).
The work was carried out as part of the Amazon Fertilization Experiment (AFEX), funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Award reference NE/L007223/1, by the Brazilian government (Researcher scholarship) and the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP - logistical support and camps maintenance).
Publication date: 2020-07-29
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2018-10-01 to 2019-09-01
Provenance & quality
Ant sampling was carried out in five 1x1 m sub-plots collected inside the 50 x 50 m plots, totaling 20 sub-plots per treatment and 160 in total. Ant samples were collected with a Winkler extractor. The litter was sampled and placed in a Winkler sacks. The material from the collection bag was placed in the Winkler extractor for a period of 48 hours. The ants were collected in a pot containing 90% alcohol as a fixative liquid. Identification and abundance was carried for each of the collection bags.
Results were recorded onto field sheets and entered into an Excel spreadsheet. Data where exported as comma separated file for deposit into the EIDC.
Results were recorded onto field sheets and entered into an Excel spreadsheet. Data where exported as comma separated file for deposit into the EIDC.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Santos Neto, C.R.; Baccaro, F.B.; Quesada, C.A. (2020). Litterfall ant genus and abundance in a fertiliser experiment area in Central Amazon, 2018-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/60e77fd4-7a24-4545-8d90-08e9dfcbd16a
© Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazônia
© Universidade Federal do Amazonas
© National Environment Resource Council
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Amazon Fertilization Experiment (AFEX) in Central Amazon, Brazil (2017-2020)
Correspondence/contact details
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3309-0714
Quesada, C.A.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazônia
Other contacts
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
Keywords
Amazon , Amazon Fertilization Experiment (AFEX) , Ant , Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) , Fertilisation experiment , Plot experiment , Wrinkler extractor
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/L007223/1
Last updated
01 March 2024 11:27