Occurrence dataset Registered October 09, 2018
NZCS Oelemarie River Expedition 1998
Description
The Oelemari River Expedition was carried out between March 29th and May 2nd 1998. The team landed at Kawemhakan (Anapaike) and from there traveled upstream the Lawa River and Oelemari River all the way into the Oranje gebergte (Oranje Mts.). On the way 6 camps were constructed. The team consisted of Paul Ouboter (expedition leader, herpetologist), Bart De Dijn (entomologist), Anielkoemar Gangadien (entomological assistant), Shamita Sahdew (vertebrate assistant) and Stanley Ramanand (ichthyological assistant). Habitats: clear water river with many rapids, creeks and brooklets, tropical rainforest, also some swampy areas.
Geographic scope
- Description
The geographic coverage for the Oelemari Expedition 1998 encompasses the area of Kawemhakan (Anapaike), upstream of the Lawa River and Oelemari River all the way into the Oranje gebergte (Oranje Mts.).
- Latitude
- From 2.873 to 3.411
- Longitude
- From -54.542 to -54.027
Temporal scope
- range
- March 29, 1998 - May 02, 1998
Taxonomic scope
- Description
All specimens from this expedition were identified either to family, genus or species level.
- Coverage
- ReptiliaReptilesAmphibiaAmphibians
OdonataDragonfliesOrthopteraGrasshoppers, Locust, Crickets, KatydidsHemipteraTrue Bugs
Methodology
- Sampling
The sampling methods were specific to the taxonomic groups and included transect walks, hand sampling, seining and using insect traps and active insect collecting.
- Study extent
The Oelemarie River area was sampled once.
- Quality control
In some cases the identification of specimens was rechecked by foreign experts.
- Method steps
- The amphibians were collected using line transects during night surveys. Reptiles were collected by hand when encountered. Insects were collected using various methods (insect traps, active sampling).
Fishes were collected using gill nets and seining.The specimens were labeled in the field and after identification a collection number was assigned to each specimen.The specimens were first preserved in formaldehyde and then transferred into 70% Ethanol.All specimens were identified to species using literature and keys.
Metrics
Contacts
- Organization
- NZCS
- Position
- Director of NZCS
- Address
- Leysweg #86
- Roles
- Originator
Metadata author
Administrative point of contact - Phone
- Organization
- NZCS
- Position
- Database Assistant
- Address
- Leysweg #86
- Roles
- Originator
Custodian steward - Phone
- Organization
- NZCS
- Position
- Assistant Vector Entomology
- Address
- Leysweg #86
- Roles
- Originator
Metadata author
Distributor
Administrative point of contact - Phone
- Organization
- NZCS
- Position
- Director of NZCS
- Address
- Leysweg #86
- Roles
- Principal investigator
- Phone
GBIF registration
- Registration date
- October 09, 2018
- Metadata last modified
- April 24, 2019
- Publication date
- April 24, 2019
- Hosted by
- GBIF Secretariat
- Installation
- BID IPT
- Endpoints
- Darwin Core Archive
- EML
- Preferred identifier
- 10.15468/ooo9oa
- Alternative identifiers