Description
In 2013 we undertook an ant survey of Kiritimati Island in the Line Islands in Kiribati ** Thank you to GBIF and the BID programme for their support in mobilizing this dataset ** Publication of this dataset was funded by the European Union
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 15 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:
Gruber M, Pierce R (2018): Ants on Kiritimati Island Atoll in March 2013. v1.3. Centre for Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology, Victoria University of Wellington. Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=cbre_vuw_kiritimatiants2013&v=1.3
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Centre for Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology, Victoria University of Wellington. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: efd8e007-c9ae-4a60-abfc-060c2d760821. Centre for Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology, Victoria University of Wellington publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
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Geographic Coverage
Kiritimati Island, Line Islands, Kiribati
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [1.689, -157.577], North East [2.062, -157.148] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Family | Formicidae (ants) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date | 2018-03-14 |
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Project Data
Data Collection Project: Survey of ants on Kiritimati Island, Kiribati in March 2013 The purpose of the ant survey was to provide a baseline inventory of ants at key risk areas, and to identify any risk species present on Kiritimati.
| Title | Regional and national alien and invasive species data mobilization and capacity building in the Pacific |
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| Identifier | BID-PA2016-0005-REG |
| Funding | The Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF) |
| Study Area Description | Kiritimati Island |
| Design Description | standard pitfall trapping and luring (peanut butter and sugar water) |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
standard pitfall trapping and luring
| Study Extent | Surveys in February-March 2013 around inhabited areas and transit points (higher risk biosecurity areas) |
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Method step description:
- standard pitfall trapping and luring
Bibliographic Citations
- Gruber MAM and Pierce R. 2013. Survey of ants on Kiritimati Island, Kiribati in February – March 2013. Unpublished report for Kiritimati Administration, Pacific Invasives Initiative and Conservation International
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | efd8e007-c9ae-4a60-abfc-060c2d760821 |
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| https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=cbre_vuw_kiritimatiants2013 |