Huatulco, Mexico
Huatulco, Oaxaca State, Mexico. Dry deciduous tropical forest.
Site name:
Bahias de Huatulco National Park
Latitude/Longitude:
The park is located at the Pacific coast in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico (15.714°N 96.195°W). The park was established in 1998 and comprises 11890 ha. Around 85% of the ~750 mm of yearly rain occurs from July to November. Vegetation mainly consists of tropical deciduous and tropical semi-deciduous forests.
Site name:
Bahias de Huatulco National Park
Latitude/Longitude:
The park is located at the Pacific coast in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico (15.714°N 96.195°W). The park was established in 1998 and comprises 11890 ha. Around 85% of the ~750 mm of yearly rain occurs from July to November. Vegetation mainly consists of tropical deciduous and tropical semi-deciduous forests.
Project lead:
Status of project:
Malaise trap sampling along a disturbance gradient, including sites within and at the periphery of Huatulco NP, collected bi-weekly in 2021 and 2022.
Available specimens and data:
- Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón. Head Curator of the National Collection of Insects (CNIN), Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IB UNAM).
- Alfried Vogler, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences. Imperial College London.
- Pilar Benites, Postdoctoral Fellow, IB-UNAM
Status of project:
Malaise trap sampling along a disturbance gradient, including sites within and at the periphery of Huatulco NP, collected bi-weekly in 2021 and 2022.
Available specimens and data:
- Images of Coleoptera at https://www.flickr.com/photos/site-100/collections/72157721038002056/
- Ca. 500 morphospecies DNA extracted for individuals and bulk extractions