List of invertebrates of the Falkland Islands
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | December 21, 2020, 10:04 (PST) |
| Created | January 30, 2020, 05:21 (PST) |
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Language | eng |
| Topic Category | Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment |
| Temporal Extent Start | 2004-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 2007-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2007 |
| Lineage | Numerous localities, ranging from sea level to the highest peak were sampled on the main islands of East and West Falkland; and on numerous smaller islands including Carcass, Steeple Jason, Grande Jason, Bird Island, Beauchene, New Island, Sea Lion, Kidney, and Pleasant Island. In addition to these archipelago wide surveys, three regions were identified as reference sites for more extensive sampling. These comprise the regions of: Stanley & Gypsy Cove on East Falkland, Hill Cove in West Falkland, and Carcass Island. These reference localities were chosen to allow comparison of invertebrate biodiversity of the main native habitat types across East and West Falkland, and a rodent free Island. Within each of these three regions, sites were surveyed in costal margin, oceanic heath and settlement habitats. A variety of sampling methods were employed appropriate to each site and habitat. These comprised: active collecting, including hand capture, sweep-netting, beating, and kick-sampling; trapping, including the use of Malaise traps, light trapping, and pitfall trapping; and laboratory Tullgren funnel extractions. The combined surveys collected tens of thousands of samples comprising anything between 1 and thousands of individual specimens (in the case of mites!). Of these approximately 150,000 individual insects were examined. More details can be found in A. Jones, 2007, "Falkland Islands invertebrate conservation project " Volume 1 and 2, Falklands Conservation. |
| West Longitude | -61.4548 |
| South Latitude | -52.9257 |
| East Longitude | -57.6865 |
| North Latitude | -50.9992 |
| Spatial Reference System | WGS84 |
| Responsible Organisation Name | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Contact Mail Address | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Responsible Party Role | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Access Limitations | Open access |
| Use Constraints | Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply |
| Resource Reference | Cite data source as: A. Jones, 2007, Falkland Islands invertebrate conservation project, Volume 1 and 2, Falklands Conservation |
| Data Format | |
| Update Frequency | unknown |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| Resource Type | Dataseries |
| Original Title | Hidden (internal use only) |
| Metadata Date | 2015-12-02 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-FC-246 |