Description
The Sipaliwini Savanna expedition in 1997 was carried out from 10-16 April and then a second expedition took place from 15-28 April 2014. The first team consisted of Paul Ouboter, Helen Hiwat-van Laar, Anielkoemar Gangadien and Shamita Sahdew. The amphibian and reptile team of 2014 consisted of Antoine Fouquet, Jean-Piere Vacher, Paul Ouboter and Vanessa Kadosoe. Jerome Murienne investigated harvestmen and Piero Delprete and Gunovaino Marjanom worked on plants. From the Sipaliwini Airstrip the team split up in three groups, one group (AP and J-PV) went to Apalagadi Mt., the other (PO, VK and JM) to the Sipaliwini Savanna, while the plant group (PD and GM) stayed at the airstrip. The amphibians and reptiles included in the dataset are from the savanna area and forest bordering the savanna in the North.
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 90 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.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Ouboter P, Ouboter D, Kadosoe V (2019): NZCS Sipaliwini Savanna Expeditions 1997/2014. v1.1. National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=nzcs-sipaliwini-savanna-expeditions-1997-2014&v=1.1
Rights
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GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: a239b32e-e90d-4902-ac9f-6f72a78769d2. 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; Anura; Gymnophiona; Lepidoptera; Sipaliwini Savanna; Expeditions; 1997; 2014; Suriname; Specimen; Anura; Gymnophiona; Lepidoptera
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
The geographic coverage for the Sipaliwini Savanna Expeditions 1997/2014 encompasses the Northern Sipaliwini Savanna and the forest area bordering the Siplaiwini Savanna to the North.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [2.024, -56.174], North East [2.18, -56.081] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
All specimens from these expeditions were identified either to family, genus or species level.
| Order | Anura (Amphibians), Gymnophiona (Caecilians), Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Moths) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1997-04-10 / 1997-04-16 |
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| Start Date / End Date | 2017-04-15 / 2017-04-28 |
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Project Data
The Sipaliwini Savanna expedition in 1997 was carried out from 10-16 April and then a second expedition took place from 15-28 April 2014. The first team consisted of Paul Ouboter, Helen Hiwat-van Laar, Anielkoemar Gangadien and Shamita Sahdew. The amphibian and reptile team of 2014 consisted of Antoine Fouquet, Jean-Piere Vacher, Paul Ouboter and Vanessa Kadosoe. Jerome Murienne investigated harvestmen and Piero Delprete and Gunovaino Marjanom worked on plants. From the Sipaliwini Airstrip the team split up in three groups, one group (AP and J-PV) went to Apalagadi Mt., the other (PO, VK, JM) to the Sipaliwini Savanna, while the plant group (PD and GM) stayed at the airstrip. The amphibians and reptiles included in the dataset are from the savanna area and forest bordering the savanna in the North.
| Title | Biography and Pace of Diversification in the Guiana Shield |
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| Identifier | BID-CA2016-0006-REG |
| Funding | French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) |
| Study Area Description | Savanna on rolling hills while most of the valleys are grass swamps. The area north of the Sipaliwini Savanna consists of Mesophytic rainforest on slopes. This area is the southern part of the Eilerts de Haan Mountain with the highest peak within the area, being the Apalagadi Mountain. |
| Design Description | Areas were sampled for harvestmen, amphibians and reptiles during the day and in the evening while using line transects and random sampling. For plants mostly active sampling was used for collecting. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Principal Investigator
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Sampling Methods
The sampling methods were specific to the taxonomic groups and included transect walks, random sampling, hand sampling and active insect collecting.
| Study Extent | The Sipaliwini Savanna, Apalagadi and the Sipaliwini Airstrip were sampled twice. |
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| Quality Control | The data was identified with the use of field guides and or amphibian call libraries. In some cases the identification of specimens was rechecked by foreign experts. |
Method step description:
- 1. The amphibians were collected using line transects and vocal recordings during night and day surveys. Reptiles were collected by hand when encountered. The harvestmen were collected by active sampling. Plants were collected by random sampling. 2. The specimens were labeled in the field and after identification a collection number was assigned to each specimen. 3. Tissue samples were collected for DNA analysis. 4. The specimens were first preserved in formaldehyde and then transferred into 70% Ethanol. 5. 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 Insecten Collectie |
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| Parent Collection Identifier | NZCS Invertebraten Collectie |
| Specimen preservation methods | Alcohol, Pinned |
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| Curatorial Units | Between 1 and 3 Dried specimens/Pinned , Between 80 and 87 Jars |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | a239b32e-e90d-4902-ac9f-6f72a78769d2 |
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| https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=nzcs-sipaliwini-savanna-expeditions-1997-2014 |