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NZCS Tafelberg Expeditions 2003/2005/2013
Paul
Ouboter
NZCS
Assistant Vector Entomology
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
465558 ext 2333
p.ouboter@uvs.edu
Dimitri
Ouboter
NZCS
Database assistant
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
465558 ext 2333
d.a.ouboter@gmail.com
Vanessa
Kadosoe
NZCS
Assistant Vector Entomology
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
465558 ext 2322
vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu
Paul
Ouboter
NZCS
Director of NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
465558 ext 2333
p.ouboter@uvs.edu
Vanessa
Kadosoe
NZCS
Assistant Vector Entomology
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
465558 ext 2322
vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu
Vanessa
Kadosoe
NZCS
Assistant Vector Entomology
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
465558 ext 2322
vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu
distributor
Paul
Ouboter
NZCS
Director of NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
+597 465558 ext 2333
p.a.ouboter@uvs.edu
principalInvestigator
Dimitri
Ouboter
NZCS
Database Assistant
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
+597 465558 ext 2333
d.a.ouboter@gmail.com
custodianSteward
2019-04-24
eng
The first expedition to Tafelberg was carried out in cooperation with the National Herbarium of Suriname between June 10 and June 28, 2003. From the Rudi Kappel Airstrip the team walked to the plateau of Tafelberg (Augustus Creek) in three days. Basecamp was established at Augustus Creek (580m altitude) and most collecting was done here. On the 19th the team moved to a second basecamp at Caiman Creek (700m altitude), to return to Basecamp I on the 24th. On the 26th helicopters picked the team up and dropped them at the airstrip. The 27th was spend collecting at the Rudi Kappel Airstrip. The collected specimens include plants, insects, fish, amphibians and reptiles. In addition, observations on birds and mammals were done.
The second expedition was executed between March 23rd and April 7, 2005. This was also a cooperation between NZCS and the National Herbarium of Suriname. Helicopters were used to reach Augustus Creek at the Tafelberg plateau and returning to the airstrip. Also, during this expedition Caiman Creek was visited for collecting, from March 30th, returning to basecamp on April 3rd. Collections during this expedition concern the same taxonomic groups as during the first expedition, but in addition observations on water quality and vegetation were done.
The teams carrying out the first and second expedition are as follows:
Dr. Paul E. Ouboter (1&2) Expedition leader/ichthyologist, herpetologist & ecologist/videographer (NZCS/CMO/IBER)
Shamita A. Sahdew (1) Assistant-curator Vertebrates (NZCS/IBER)
Rawien Jairam (1&2) Assistant Vertebrates (NZCS)
Gwendolyn Landburg (2) Limnologist (CMO)
Drs. Otte Ottema (1&2) Ornithologist (STINASU)
Foek Chin Joe (2) Assistant ornithologist
Ir. Helene Hiwat-van Laar (1&2) Entomologist (NZCS)
Anielkoemar Gangadin (1&2) Assistant-curator Invertebrates (NZCS)
Drs. Usha Raghoenandan † (1) Botanist (BBS)
Bart De Dijn Lcs. (2) Vegetation Scientist
Joelaika Behari-Ramdas (1&2) Assistant-curator Botany (BBS)
Frits van Troon (2) Tree specialist
Janice Bisambar (1) Student Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Technology
Adams Deel (1) Guide/foreman 1st expedition
Mani Titi (1) Field assistant
Tetijese Watiri (1) Field assistant/tree climber
Mariwehte Sowiwi (1) Field assistant/tree climber
Mr. Jacobi Guide/foreman 2nd expedition
Timothy (2) Field assistant/tree climber
Kumu (2) Field assistant
The third expedition was carried out in cooperation with Kansas University and the New York Botanical Garden. The team left by airplane and helicopter on the 12th of August, returned to Rudi Kappel Airstrip on August 23rd and returned to Paramaribo on August 26th. The team consisted of Andrew Short (water beetle specialist), Kevin Bloom (water beetles and fish), Paul Ouboter and Vanessa Kadosoe (amphibians and reptiles), Fabian Michelangeli (Neotropical plants), Julian Aguirre (Bromeliads). A team of 5 people helped with cooking, camp building and functioned as guides (Mr. Bert, Mr Spier, Miss Hermina, Mani and Oewawa) Collected specimens concerned plants, water beetles, fish, amphibians and reptiles.
Occurrence
Reptilia
Amphibia
Insecta
Tafelberg
Expeditions
2003
2005
2013
Suriname
GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml
Specimen
Reptilia
Amphibia
Insecta
GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml
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http://nzcs.uvs.edu
The geographic coverage for the Tafelberg Expeditions 2003, 2005 and 2013 encompasses the area of most of the plateau of Tafelberg and the areas south of the mountain, especially the Rudi Kappel Savanna.
-56.234
-56.149
3.951
3.785
2003-06-10
2003-06-28
2005-03-23
2005-04-07
2013-08-12
2013-08-26
All specimens from these expedition were identified either to family, genus or species level.
class
Reptilia
Reptiles
class
Amphibia
Amphibians
class
Insecta
Insects
unkown
Vanessa
Kadosoe
NZCS
Assistant Vector Entomology
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
465558 ext 2322
vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu
1. Plants were sampled using plots and by tree climbing; Amphibians and reptiles were collected using line transects during night and day surveys and were collected by hand when encountered; Insects were collected using various methods (insect traps, active sampling). Aquatic beetles were sampled with dip nets; Fishes were collected using dip nets and seining.
2. The specimens were labeled in the field and after identification a collection number was assigned to each specimen.
3. The vertebrate specimens were first preserved in formaldehyde and then transferred into 70% Ethanol. The invertebrate samples were preserved in ethanol or kept in envelopes and then pinned and dried. Plants were pressed, dried or preserved in ethanol.
4. All specimens were identified to species using literature and keys. Some specimens were identified abroad.
Tafelberg mountain and Rudi Kappel Airstrip, were sampled three times.
The sampling methods were specific to the taxonomic groups and included transect walks, plots, hand sampling, seining and using insect traps and active insect collecting.
In some cases the identification of specimens was rechecked by foreign experts.
Flora and fauna assessment at the Tafelberg Project SCF. 2002, T1.002 (1st & 2nd expedition); Water beetle and amphibians assessment at the Tafelberg Tepui, a grant by National Geographic Society (3rd expedition)
Paul
Ouboter
principalInvestigator
Adrew
Short
principalInvestigator
Bart
de Dijn
principalInvestigator
Otte
Ottema
principalInvestigator
Helene
Hiwat-van Laar
principalInvestigator
Usha
Raghoenandan
principalInvestigator
Fabian
Michelangeli
principalInvestigator
Shamita
Sahdew
curator
Rawien
Jairam
curator
Anielkoemar
Gangadien
curator
Joelaika
Behari-Ramdas
curator
Vanessa
Kadosoe
curator
The first expedition to Tafelberg was carried out in cooperation with the National Herbarium of Suriname between June 10 and June 28, 2003. From the Rudi Kappel Airstrip the team walked to the plateau of Tafelberg (Augustus Creek) in three days. Basecamp was established at Augustus Creek (580m altitude) and most collecting was done here. On the 19th the team moved to a second basecamp at Caiman Creek (700m altitude), to return to Basecamp I on the 24th. On the 26th helicopters picked the team up and dropped them at the airstrip. The 27th was spend collecting at the Rudi Kappel Airstrip. The collected specimens include plants, insects, fish, amphibians and reptiles. In addition, observations on birds and mammals were done.
The second expedition was executed between March 23rd and April 7, 2005. This was also a cooperation between NZCS and the National Herbarium of Suriname. Helicopters were used to reach Augustus Creek at the Tafelberg plateau and returning to the airstrip. Also, during this expedition Caiman Creek was visited for collecting, from March 30th, returning to basecamp on April 3rd. Collections during this expedition concern the same taxonomic groups as during the first expedition, but in addition observations on water quality and vegetation were done.
The third expedition was carried out in cooperation with Kansas University and the New York Botanical Garden. The team left by airplane and helicopter on the 12th of August, returned to Rudi Kappel Airstrip on August 23rd and returned to Paramaribo on August 26th. Collected specimens were plants, water beetles, fish, amphibians and reptiles.
Suriname Conservation Foundation (SCF)(1st & 2nd expedition); National Geographic Society (3rd expedition)
Mostly on the plateau of the Tafelberg Tepui, consisting of Tropical Rainforest, Mountain savanna forest and Rock savannas. Some of the forests are dominated by a single species of trees, e.g. Clusia forest. The Tafelberg mountain is the eastern most Tepui of the Guiana Shield which consists of sandstone and consequently has blackwater creeks.
Areas were sampled for insects, amphibians and reptiles during the day and in the evening while using line transects. Insects were collected also using traps (passive collecting) and sweep nets, dip nets (active collecting). For plants only plots were used for collecting. Fishes were collected using dip nets and seines.
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dataset
Ouboter P, Ouboter D, Kadosoe V (2018): NZCS Tafelberg Expeditions 2003/2005/2013. v1.3. National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=tafelberg-expedition-2003-2005-2013&v=1.3
NZCS Invertebraten Collectie
NZCS Insecten Collectie
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