GCE Dataset Summary

Accession:

BUG

Theme:

Insect

Data Set Title:

Weekly light-trap insect census on BCI. Jan 1971 to Dec 1993

Originator:

Steven Paton

Study Type:

Monitoring

Study Period:

Jan 1, 1972 to Dec 31, 1993

Abstract:

Weekly light-trap insect census on BCI. Light traps are located suspended by by rope at heights of 2m and 30m. Insects are stored in alcohol and sorted and identified later by a technician.

Not all orders are currently identified and unidentified insects remain in storage.

Locations:

STRI -- BCI, Republic of Panama

Barro Colorado Island, Republic of Panama, (9°10'N, 79°51'W)

Data Columns:

Column	Name	Description	Type
1	Date	Census data (ww/yyyy)	text
2	Year	year (yyyy)	integer
3	Week	Census week #	integer
4	Species	4-letter code	text
5	Upper	Number of captures in upper trap	integer
6	Lower	Number of captures in lower trap	integer
7	Total	Number of captures in both traps	integer

Table Size:

1535500 records

Review Status:

reviewed by ESP

Public Release:

Mar 25, 2002

Public File Downloads:

Data available upon request to: Steven Paton

T-ESP Data Set Summary