Description
As part of an ESIA for bauxite mining for BHP Billiton, baseline studies were carried out for several key taxonomic groups. The study on amphibians and reptiles was carried out by a team consisting of Paul Ouboter, Rawien Jairam, Gwendolyn Landburg and Gaitrie Satnarain, whom visited the area in November 2005, January and May 2006 and June 2008.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 144 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Ouboter P, Ouboter D, Kadosoe V (2019): NZCS Bakhuis Mountains Baseline Studies 2005/2006/2008. v1.3. National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=bakhuis-mountains-baseline-study-2005-2006&v=1.3
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: d9390fcc-b612-472d-bfea-a0047cd6d8c8. National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; Squamata; Amphibia; Bakhuis Mountains; Baseline studies; 2005; 2006; 2008; Suriname; Specimen; Squamata; Amphibia
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
The geographic coverage for the Bakhuis Mountains Baseline Studies 2005-2006 encompasses the northern part of the Bakhuis Mountains.
Bounding Coordinates | South West [4.55, -56.904], North East [4.788, -56.655] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
All specimens from this expedition were identified either to family, genus or species level.
Class | Amphibia (Amphibians) |
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Order | Squamata (Snakes, Lizards) |
Temporal Coverage
Start Date / End Date | 2005-10-12 / 2005-11-04 |
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Start Date / End Date | 2006-01-13 / 2006-02-02 |
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Start Date / End Date | 2006-05-13 / 2006-07-01 |
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Start Date / End Date | 2008-06-05 / 2008-07-02 |
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Project Data
As part of an ESIA for bauxite mining for BHP Billiton, baseline studies were carried out for several key taxonomic groups.
Title | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment: proposed by Bakhuis Bauxiet Mining Project, Herpetology Baseline Study |
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Identifier | BID-CA2016-0006-REG |
Funding | BHP Billiton |
Study Area Description | Mostly xerophytic rainforest on bauxiet plateau's and mesophytic rainforest in river valleys. Streams are clear with many rapids. Transects were 1000m long and cross the gradient from the plateau to the creek valley. |
Design Description | Surveys were conducted from the various camps along the river during day and night. |
The personnel involved in the project:
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Sampling Methods
The sampling methods were specific for amphibians and reptiles, which included transect walks, hand sampling and seining.
Study Extent | Bakhuis Mountains were sampled five times. |
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Quality Control | The data was identified with the use of field guides and or amphibian call libraries. |
Method step description:
- 1. The amphibians were collected using line transects during night and day surveys. Reptiles were collected by hand when encountered. 2. The specimens were labeled in the field and after identification a collection number was assigned to each specimen. 3. The specimens were first preserved in formaldehyde and then transferred into 70% Ethanol. 4. All specimens were identified to species using literature and keys.
Collection Data
Collection Name | NZCS Amfibieën Collectie |
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Parent Collection Identifier | NZCS Vertebraten Collectie |
Collection Name | NZCS Reptielen Collectie |
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Parent Collection Identifier | NZCS Vertebraten Collectie |
Specimen preservation methods | Alcohol |
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Curatorial Units | Between 120 and 144 Jars |
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Additional Metadata
Alternative Identifiers | d9390fcc-b612-472d-bfea-a0047cd6d8c8 |
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https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=bakhuis-mountains-baseline-study-2005-2006 |