Ants on Tetiaroa atoll in October 2016

Description

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 252 records.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Gruber M, Russell J (2018): Ants on Tetiaroa atoll in October 2016. v1.3. Centre for Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology, Victoria University of Wellington. Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=cbre_vuw_tetiaroaants2016&v=1.3

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Geographic Coverage

Tetiaroa Atoll, Society Islands, French Polynesia

Taxonomic Coverage

All ants were identified to species

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

The goals of the ant work were to: 1) survey Tetiaroa ant fauna with a specific focus on identifying any problem invasive species, and recommend any applicable actions; 2) identify areas where biosecurity against invasive ants could be improved – primarily because little fire ants Wasmannia auropunctata are present in Tahiti, which is the main entry point to Tetiaroa.

The personnel involved in the project:

Sampling Methods

Pitfall trapping, visual surveys, hand collections, luring 9with peanut butter and sugar water) of ants on each motu of Tetiaroa atoll

Method step description:

1. standard sampling and identification of ants

Bibliographic Citations

1. Gruber MAM, Cooling M, Samaniego-Herrera A, and Russell J. 2016. Ant survey of Tetiaroa, French Polynesia. Pacific Biosecurity Report for University of Auckland and The Tetiaroa Society

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