 
Weather data
A large number of automatic weather stations has been implemented in the frame of the BIOTA AFRICA project by the Namibian National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) and the Group "Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology" (BEE) of the University of Hamburg. The website offers hourly updates of data and graphs of a large number of weather parameters.
|
Metadata database
Metadata introduction
Ants (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) of the Kakamega Forest
 Download PDF document
Last update: 2010-01-26 Done by: Marcell Peters
 Copy dataset as template
| Dataset metadata |
| Description | The data file lists the current known species of ants from the Kakamega Forest. The ant fauna comprises ca. 300 species. This species richness is the second highest reported from the Afrotropical zoogeographical region. The observed ant fauna can be divided into a larger group of forest habitat species and a smaller group of open habitat specialists. |
| Purpose |
Summary of ant diversity of Kakamega Forest |
| Main theme(s) |
ants, checklist, ant inventory, taxonomy, Kakamega Forest |
| Subtheme(s) |
species richness, species diversity, biodiversity |
| Biome(s) |
tropical rainforest |
| Country(ies) |
Kenya |
| Administration unit(s) |
Kakamega Forest |
| Locality(ies) |
Kakamega Forest and surrounding farmland |
| BIOTA Observatory(ies) |
|
| Period(s) |
2002-2010 |
| Sampling method(s) |
- pitfall trapping
- leaf litter sampling + Winkler extraction
- hand collection
|
| Responsible person(s) |
Marcell Peters; Francisco Hita Garcia; Georg Fischer |
| Regional networks(s) |
BIOTA East Africa |
| Related subprojects / workpackages / topics |
E16 |
| Copyright holder |
Marcell Peters; Francisco Hita Garcia; Georg Fischer |
| Restrictions of dissemination |
none |
| Start time of protection |
none |
| Duration of protection |
none |
| Rationale / notes |
|
| Data |
| Format |
MS Excel |
| File name(s) / size(s) |
Kakamega_Ant_species_List.xls |
| Software requirements |
|
| Documentation |
|
| Format |
|
| File name(s) |
|
| Status |
|
| Notes |
|
| Related publications |
Hita Garcia F, Fischer G, Snelling RR, Peters MK, Wägele J-W (2009). A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Kakamega Forest and the surrounding area in Western Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 98:147-165. |
| Contact person |
Peters, Dr. Marcell
Zoological Research Museum A. Koenig
Adenauerallee 160-162
53113 Bonn
Germany
Phone: 0228 9122 283
 m.peters.zfmk@uni-bonn.de
|
|
|
Go to the WeatherNet