Paloemeu River Expedition 1993

Paul Ouboter1, Dimitri Ouboter2, Vanessa Kadosoe1

1 NZCS, Leysweg #86, Paramaribo, Suriname; 2 NCS, Leysweg #86, Paramaribo, Suriname

Corresponding author(s): Paul Ouboter (p.ouboter@uvs.edu)Dimitri Ouboter (d.a.ouboter@gmail.com)Vanessa Kadosoe (vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu)

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Resource Citation

Ouboter P, Ouboter D, Kadosoe V (2018): Paloemeu River Expedition 1993. v1.1. National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=paloemue-river-expedition-1993&v=1.1

Abstract

The Paloemeu River Expedition was carried out between 20 Februari – 4 March 1993. The team landed at Paloemeu village and from there traveled upstream the Paloemeu River in dugout canoes to the Kasikasima Mt. that was climbed. On the way 4 camps were constructed where the team stayed overnight for for 1 to 3 nights. The team consisted of Paul Ouboter (expedition leader, herpetologist), Bart De Dijn (entomologist), and Michael Overman (preparator). Habitats: clear water river with many rapids, small brooklets, rock savanna vegetation on inselberg and tropical rainforest.

Keywords: Occurrence, Actinopterygii, Reptilia, null, Insecta, Paloemeu, Expedition, 1993, Suriname, Specimen, Actinopterygii, Reptilia, Amphibia, Insecta

Project details

Project title: Exploring a new eco-tourist route to Kasikasima Mountain
Personnel: Paul Ouboter, Bart De Dijn
Funding: METS Travel and Tours
Study area descriptions/descriptor: The Kasikasima Mountain is an inselberg (granite outcropping) with a height of  and surrounded by pristine tropical rainforest. Habitats: clear water river with many rapids, small brooklets, rock savanna vegetation on inselberg and tropical rainforest.
Design description: Sampling took place during exploration for new eco-tourism trails and also around the camp site. Predominantly active sampling was used.

Data published through GBIF: https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=paloemue-river-expedition-1993

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: All specimens from this expedition were identified either to family, genus or species level.
Taxonomic ranks
Class: Amphibia, Arachnida, Reptilia, Actinopterygii
Order: Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Homoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Thysanoptera
Common names: Amphibians, Beetles, Flies and Mosquitoes, True Bugs, Leaf hoppers, Plant hoppers, Tree hoppers, Bees, Wasps, Ants, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Grasshoppers, Locust, Crickets, Katydids, Thrips, Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks, Mites, Reptiles, Fishes

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The geographic coverage for the Paloemeu Expedition 1991 encompasses
Coordinates: 2°58'48''N and 3°25'55.2''N Latitude; 55°27'3.6''W and 55°23'31.2''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: February 20, 1993 - March 4, 1993

Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: NZCS Vertebraten Collectie
Collection name: Amfibieën Collectie
Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: NZCS Invertebraten Collectie
Collection name: Insecten Collectie
Specimen preservation method: Alcohol
Specimen preservation method: Dried
Curatorial unit: 3 with an uncertainty of 1 (Jars)

Methods

Method step description: 1. The amphibians were collected using line transects during day time surveys. 
2. Insects were collected using various methods (passive sampling, active sampling).
3. The specimens were labeled in the field and after identification a collection number was assigned to each specimen. 
4. The specimens were first preserved in formaldehyde and then transferred into 70% Ethanol. 
5. All specimens were identified to species using literature and identification keys.
Study extent description: The Paloemeu area was sampled once from the mouth of the Paloemeu River upstream to the KasiKasima River.
Sampling description: The sampling methods were specific to the taxonomic groups and included transect walks, hand sampling and using insect traps and active insect collecting.
Quality control description: In some cases the identification of specimens was rechecked by foreign experts.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Paloemeu River Expedition 1993
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/archive.do?r=paloemue-river-expedition-1993
Publication date of data: 2018-10-30
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-05-21
Hierarchy level: Dataset