Hastings Natural History Reservation

28 Sep, 12 AM - 28 Sep, 08 AM

The purpose of this visit is to conduct preliminary data collection on ant diversity and richness at the UC Hastings reserve site. Collections are to be taken at different sites representing a variety of elevations and ecosystems. The ultimate goal of the project is to assess the native ant diversity in this area as a means of monitoring ecosystem health. A secondary goal of this project is to monitor the spread of the Argentine ant. Preliminary exploration of the area will reveal if the invasive Argentine ant is present at the Reserve. The presence of this species would enable research on invasion dynamics. Ants will be collected using two methods; pitfall traps and hand collection using an aspirator. The specimens will be mounted and catalogued creating an archive collection.

Visit #1944 @Hastings Natural History Reservation

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Under Project # 1562 | Research

Monitoring of native ant diversity at UC Hastings

graduate_student - University of California, Berkeley

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Jennifer Hernandez Sep 28, 2003 (1 days)

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Day Use Only 1 Sep 28 (8 hours)