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Survey 200 Arthropod Sweepnet Samples
Identifier:267_1
Publication date:2005
Author(s):
Nancy McIntyre
Abstract:
Sweepnet samples of Arthropods were made on three plants per site
and then analysed for number of individuals.
Keywords:
Phoenix, Arizona, Sonoran Desert, caplter, Central Arizona Phoenix Longterm Ecological Research, urban, metropolitan area, Survey 200, arthropods, Long Term Monitoring, Populations, caplter created, Project id 27, caplter core monitoring
Temporal Coverage:
1999-02-01 - 2005-06-30
Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description:Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, USA
Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-112.794316 to -111.566698
Latitude:33.838010 to 33.198342
Contact:
Data Manager,
Global Institute of Sustainability,Arizona State University,POB 875402,Tempe
caplter.data@asu.edu
Methods used in producing this dataset:
Arthropods Sweep net sample
1) Take 3 sweep net samples. Identify plant to species where possible.
2) At each site, select plant species on which to conduct sweeps by: (a) including the dominant plant species in at least one of the sweep sets, and (b) selecting additional species so as to facilitate comparisons of communities on the same plant in different habitat types. This can be accomplished by preferentially sweeping on the following species where they occur, and particularly in the following landscape types:
Bougainvillea spp. (in mesic and xeric residential neighborhoods)
Citrus spp. (in mesic yards and in orchards, i.e. agriculture)
Encelia farinosa (in desert sites and xeric yards)
Larrea tridentata (in desert sites and xeric yards).
Nerium oleander (commercial sites, mesic yards, xeric yards)
Cupressus (commercial sites, mesic yards)
Olea (commercial sites, mesic yards)
Prosopis spp. (agriculture, desert, mesic, xeric)
3) The following items should ALWAYS be specifically noted:
a) When a single plant species was used more than once at a site
b) If less than three sweep sets were conducted
c) If no arthropods were collected
d) if 3b) or 3c) apply, provide a comment re: why
4) The following items should be kept in mind for data entry:
(a) In cases where same plant species was used more than 1 time, we need to be able to differentiate the sweep sets in the archival computer files
(b) If no arthropods were collected at a site, we need a way to have zeroes entered into the database. This time I had to notice the absence of any listed zeroes, and hunt them down via the paper records.
(c) Any notes from 3) above should be entered electronically.
Entities:
Table Name: 27_sweep_net_arthropods_1.csv
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Attributes:
Attribute:samp_date
Description:Sample Date
Attribute:site_id
Description:Site Name
Attribute:plant_name
Description:Description of where the sample was found
Attribute:arth_class
Description:Arthropod class
Attribute:arth_order
Description:Arthorpod Order
Attribute:arth_family
Description:Arthropod family
Attribute:arth_genus_subgenus
Description:Arthropod genus_subgenus
Attribute:individual_count
Description:Count of the individual arthropod specimens found at the site
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