Table 1: Dinoponera nest field survey data.
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| Nest |
No. of Nest Openings |
Nest Site Plant Description |
- Scientific
- Name
|
Local Plant Name |
- Plant
- Family
|
Survey Baseline Station (m) |
Relative Position Lf or Rt (m) |
Inter-Nest Spacing (m) |
| D-1 |
21 |
Base 5 cm diam tree + misc herbs |
unidentified |
|
unknown |
off line |
|
|
| D-9 |
8 |
Base 8 cm diam tree and base 1 m tall herb |
Calathea? sp 2
Heliconia
|
|
Marantacea
Musaceae
|
48.8
-
|
1.2 Lf
-
|
|
| D-19 |
9 |
Base + buttress root 62 cm diam tree |
unidentified sp 1 |
|
Burseraceae |
79.9 |
7.9 Lf |
31.1 |
| D-20 |
12 |
Base 8 cm diam tree |
unidentified sp 2 |
|
Annonaceae |
99.7 |
6.1 Lf |
19.8 |
| D-2 |
5 |
Under fallen, rotten 21 cm diam tree |
indeterminate |
|
unknown |
119.8 |
1.5 Lf |
20.1 |
| D-17 |
5 |
Base 15 cm diam tree |
unidentified sp 3 |
lanza huayo |
Melasto-mataceae? |
188.4 |
2.1 Rt |
68.6 |
| D-21 |
11 |
Base 1 m tall hat palm |
unidentified sp 4 |
|
Cyclanthaceae |
203.0 |
8.2 Lf |
14.6 |
| D-3 |
10 |
Base 2 cm diam sapling |
Rinorea |
yutubanco |
Violaceae |
248.7 |
1.2 Rt |
45.7 |
| D-16 |
7 |
Base 60 cm tall unifoliolate palm |
Geonoma? |
|
Arecaceae |
318.2 |
7.3 Lf |
69.5 |
| D-4 |
11 |
Adjacent base 1 m tall palm and adjacent grass |
Jessenia
Pariana
|
ungurahui
shacapa
|
Arecaceae
Poaceae
|
371.2
-
|
1.5 Lf
-
|
53.0 |
| D-5 |
18 |
Adj 3 cm diam saplings (& misc herbs) |
unidentified sp 5 |
cumala |
Myristicaceae |
403.6 |
2.1 Lf |
32.3 |
| D-22 |
13 |
Base 3 cm diam sapling (& misc herbs) |
unidentified sp 6 |
tortugilla |
Annonaceae |
422.8 |
8.8 Rt |
19.2 |
| D-15 |
30 |
Base and prop root 30 cm diam tree to base 1 m tall sapling |
unidentified sp 7
Calathea sp 1
|
|
unknown
Marantaceae
|
439.8
-
|
6.1 Lf
-
|
17.1 |
| D-14 |
13 |
Under long buttress root giant tree |
Ficus |
renaco |
Moraceae |
461.8 |
6.1 Rt |
21.9 |
| D-13 |
14 |
Among prop roots large stilt palm |
Socratea |
|
Arecaceae |
514.2 |
3.4 Lf |
52.4 |
| D-12 |
16 |
Base 15 cm diam bipinnate legume tree |
unidentifed sp 8 |
pashaco |
Mimosaceae |
559.0 |
4.9 Rt |
44.8 |
| D-11 |
12 |
Base 1 m tall seedling |
Scheelea sp 1 |
shapaja |
Arecaceae |
596.2 |
2.7 Lf |
37.2 |
| D-10 |
11 |
Bases 15 cm diam tree and base large palm |
Unonopsis
Scheelea sp 2
|
catirina |
Annonacea
Arecaceaee
|
617.2
-
|
4.6 Lf
-
|
21.0 |
| D-23 |
8 |
Base 14 cm diam palm |
Scheelea sp? |
|
Arecaceae |
644.0 |
5.2 Rt |
26.8 |
| D-18 |
6 |
Base 38 cm diam tree |
Inga |
shimbillo |
Mimosaceae |
667.5 |
3.0 Rt |
23.5 |
| D-6 |
11 |
Under prop roots 18 cm diam tree |
unidentified sp 9 |
|
unknown |
724.8 |
1.2 Lf |
57.3 |
| D-8 |
2 |
Adjacent 10 cm diam tree |
Theobroma |
sacha cocao |
Sterculiaceae |
774.5 |
1.8 Lf |
49.7 |
| D-7 |
1 |
Between two clumps 30 cm tall grass |
unidentified sp 10 |
|
Poaceae |
788.5 |
1.2 Lf |
14.0 |
| |
| Total = 23 Nests |
Range = 1 - 30
Avg = 11.0
|
|
Total = 24+ Species |
|
Total = 12+ Families |
|
|
Range = 14.0 - 69.5
Avg = 35.2
|
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