Ants on the Falkland Islands?

The Falkland Islands constitute a remote archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean that is about 450 km east of continental South America. The invertebrate fauna of the Falkland Islands is poorly known, and thus far no ants have been reported. We conducted surveys for ants on East Falkland Island during the austral summer 2019. No ants were found during our surveys, such that East Falkland Island is one of few oceanic islands that lack native and non-native ants.

Data and Resources

Collection Site Data for the Falkland Islands.xlsx
Site data for sites samples. There are two types of sampling, by hand and...
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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	July 16, 2024, 04:15 (PDT)
Created	July 16, 2024, 04:11 (PDT)
Region	Falkland Islands
Language	eng
Topic Category	Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start	2019-02-02
Temporal Extent End	2019-02-08
Dataset Reference Date	2024
Lineage	Field collection
West Longitude	-59.208333
South Latitude	-51.97
East Longitude	-57.778833
North Latitude	-51.489
Spatial Reference System	WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name	Arizona State University
Contact Mail Address	Robert.Johnson4@asu.edu
Responsible Party Role	Resource Provider
Access Limitations	Open access
Use Constraints	Open
Resource Reference	Johnson, R.A., Overson, R.P. & Wilson, E.O. (2024) E.O. Wilson's last quest: are there ants on the Falkland Islands? Dugesiana, 31: 125-128.
Data Format	excel
Update Frequency	Not Planned
Accuracy	<20m
Resource Type	Database
Original Title	Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date	2019-02-19
Metadata Point of Contact	datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent	Contact details published
Research Permit Application ID	Hidden (internal use only)

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