Description
The Zuid River Expedition was carried between February 6th and 19th 1988, with the main purpose to investigate the ecology of caimans in the area. However, during the expeditions fish, amphibians and reptiles were also collected. The team consisted of Paul Ouboter (expedition leader, herpetologist), Jan Mol (ichthyologist) and Jan Toto (preparator). The base camp was established at Kayser Airstrip. Habitats: Zuid river is a clear water river with many rapids and the shore vegetation is principally Tropical Rainforest. However, some small savannas occur east of the airstrip as well.
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 72 records.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Ouboter P, Ouboter D, Kadosoe V (2018): NZCS Zuid River Expedition 1988. v1.2. National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=zuid-river-expedition-1988&v=1.2
Rights
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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: 885a0b69-3f54-4d79-aabf-cc68df89533d. 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; Reptilia; Amphibia; Insecta; Arachnida; Zuid River; Kayser Airstrip; 1988; Suriname; Specimen; Reptilia; Amphibia; Insecta; Arachnida
Contacts
- Principal Investigator
- Custodian Steward ●
- Originator
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator ●
- Distributor ●
- Point Of Contact
- Principal Investigator
Geographic Coverage
The geographic coverage for the Zuid River Expedition 1988 encompasses the area of Kayser Airstrip and some small savannas east from the airstrip. In addition an area bordering the Zuid River to the West and to the East of Kayser Airstrip.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [3.028, -56.647], North East [3.239, -56.308] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
All specimens from this expedition were identified either to family, genus or species level.
| Class | Reptilia (Reptiles), Amphibia (Amphibians), Insecta (Insects), Arachnida (Scorpions, Spiders) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1988-02-06 / 1988-02-19 |
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Project Data
The project was executed between 1986-1996 as a PhD thesis of Paul Ouboter. The project was carried out in different study areas in Suriname and was focused on the occurrence, habitat and food of the three species of caiman that occurs in Suriname. The field work was organized by the National Zoological Collection of Suriname. During field trips for this research project other taxonomic groups were also collected.
| Title | Sympatry and Competition in Three species of Caimans in Suriname |
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| Identifier | BID-CA2016-0006-REG |
| Funding | WOTRO (Stichting voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek in de Tropen) is a Dutch organization whom funds projects in Suriname. |
| Study Area Description | Mostly clear water rivers with many rapids and black water rivers in Suriname, the habitat of caimans. These rivers are usually surrounded by tropical rainforest. |
| Design Description | Areas were visited to carry out night surveys on rivers to investigate caiman ecology, while during the day time the terrestrial and aquatic habitats were sampled for other taxonomic groups. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Principal Investigator
- Principal Investigator
Sampling Methods
The sampling methods were specific to the taxonomic groups and included transect walks, hand sampling and seining.
| Study Extent | The Zuid River area was sampled once. |
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| Quality Control | In some cases the identification of specimens was rechecked by foreign experts. |
Method step description:
- 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). Fishes were collected using gill nets and seining. 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 (fishes), while insects were preserved in 90% Ethanol. 4. All specimens were identified to species using literature and identification keys.
Collection Data
| Collection Name | NZCS Vissen Collectie |
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| Parent Collection Identifier | NZCS Vertebraten Collectie |
| 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 |
| 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 | Count 45 +/- 1 Jars , Count 3 +/- 1 Dried specimens/Pinned |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 885a0b69-3f54-4d79-aabf-cc68df89533d |
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| https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=zuid-river-expedition-1988 |