CSIRO and North Australian Tropical Transect (NATT) - Ant data (1996-1997)

In this survey, ant species richness and composition was sampled using pitfall traps on three occasions at 1-ha sand, loam and clay sites at each of five locations along the 600 km Northern Australian Tropical Transect (NATT) to determine species diversity. Study locations are located along a bioclimatic gradient of increasing latitude and decreasing rainfall in the Australian tropical savannas, from 12°50' S (1400 mm mean annual rainfall) to 17°21' S (650 mm). The collected data could be re-used to model biodiversity responses to climate change and disturbance, using ants as an indicator taxon. This project froms part of the North Australian Tropical Transect (NATT) Please use the following URL to access the dataset: http://aekos.org.au/collection/csiro/natt/ants9697