MCSP Monarch and Plant Monitoring - SOP 6 Red-imported Fire Ant Mound Data

Description

This record contains counts and measurements of red-imported fire ant (RIFA) collected with belt-transects (following SOP 6; ServCat record 103385) during 2017 at custom GRTS draw sites within select monitoring areas for monitoring monarch butterfly and plants. These data were collected as part of the Monarch Conservation Science Partnership (MCSP) monarch butterfly and habitat monitoring trial. Final verified data file includes measurements of length, width and height of mounds along with activity classification and presence of broods. Areas monitored included Balcones Canyonlands (TX), Hagerman (TX), NWRs in Legacy Region 2.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
8 Final original data file of RIFA mound counts and measurements spring 2017 https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/DownloadFile/215785?Reference=144271
8 Comma delimited file for SAS input for estimating RIFA abundance spring 2017 at Balcones Canyonlands and Hagerman NWR https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/DownloadFile/215787?Reference=144271
53 Excel version of the SAS input file for estimating RIFA abundance spring 2017 https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/DownloadFile/215786?Reference=144271

Tags

  • general-biology-species-invertebrates
  • red-imported-fire-ants
  • general-biology-species-plants
  • sop-6
  • monarch-butterfly
  • density
  • general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-grassland-herbaceous
  • red-imported-fire-ant
  • sampling-variation
  • mcsp-monitoring-trial
  • mounds
  • solenopsis-invicta
  • general-biology-species-pollinators
  • biomass
  • immp
  • general-management-monitoring

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