Status: 

Completed

Title

Bromeliad invertebrates at different elevations in Dominica
Summary

DOI: 

10.6073/pasta/974b660ed5ef713aabc174708277f3ea

Short name: 

LUQMetadata161

Data set ID: 

161

Abstract: 

Collection details of bromeliads collected for invertebrate community and diversity analysis from 3 localities in Dominica. Dates, location, plant size, amounts, pH and temp. of contained water, weights of debris retained by the bromeliads, and counts of organisms, identified to species or morphospecies, collected from each plant.

Dates
Date Range: 
2002-02-14 00:00:00 to 2002-02-23 00:00:00

Publication Date: 

2011-06-07 00:00:00
People

Owner/Creator: 

Barbara A. Richardson

Contact: 

Barbara A. Richardson

Additional Project roles: 

Name: Eda Melendez-Colom Role: Data Manager
Methodology

Methods: 

Plants to be collected were measured and removed from the substrate. Ten plants were collected from each of the three forests. Retained water and litter was collected and measured. Plants were dismantled in the laboratory and all animals from plants, water, and retained litter were recovered and preserved, and subsequently counted and identified. For details see Richardson, B.A. 1999. The bromeliad microcosm and the assessment of faunal diversity in a neotropical forest. Biotropica 31:321-336.

Status: 

Completed

Time Period: 

Short-Term
Related

Related publications: 

Differences Between Epigeic Worm Populations in Tank Bromeliads from Puerto Rico and Dominica

Related sites: 

Dominica Research Area Tabonuco forest on Morne Trois Pitons Bromeliad invertebrates study
Dominica Research Area mid-elevational montane thicket at Boeri Lake
Dominica Research area cloud (elfin) forest on Morne Diablotins
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Table 4 Long-Term Classification: 

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Program: 

EML is valid: 

Yes

EML Link: 

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Variables Descriptions Data File Date Rangesort ascending
Dominica bromelia invertebrates data File Dominica2002BromeliaInvertebrates.csv 2002-02-14 to 2002-02-23