Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Tropical
Biome: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Central latitude: 18.300000
Central longitude: -65.800000
Duration: 4 years, from 1993 to 1997

3268 records

304 distinct species

Across the time series imonia sp1 is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

Plants to be collected were measured and removed from the substrate. For the main data set [1993-1997] 20 plants were sampled on most occasions from each site at each sampling. To assess any change over a period of time 10 plants were sampled from the same areas in 2010.For 2010. 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. Unit of abundance = IndCountInt, Unit of biomass = NA

Citation(s)

Richardson, B.A. (1999) The bromeliad microcosm and the assessment of faunal diversity in a neotropical forest. Biotropica, 31, 321-336.