ABC Ndangopuma hills event data_01-03-2006

Elizabeth Mwafongo1, Donald Mpalika1

1 National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi, P.O. Box 528, Zomba, Malawi

Corresponding author(s): Elizabeth Mwafongo (emwafongo@yahoo.com)

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Resource Citation

Mwafongo E (2018): ABC Ndangopuma hills event data_01-03-2006. v1.2. National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=abc_ndangopuma_hills_01032006&v=1.2

Abstract

The present dataset comes from a series of day trips carried out by some members of the technical committee of National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi to Ndangopuma Hills, Zomba. This dataset was collected on 01-03-2006.This hill is located on the Western part of Zomba town and has been visited several for plot sampling.

Keywords: Samplingevent, Ngangopuma Hill, Zomba, Malawi

General description

Additional information: The present dataset was collected by A.J. Salubeni, D. Mpalika and P. Nansongole

Project details

Project title: The African Biodiversity Challenge: unlocking data for sustainable development
Personnel: Elizabeth Mwafongo, Donald Mpalika
Funding: JRS Biodiversity Foundation
Study area descriptions/descriptor: This study covers the entire nation of Malawi
Design description: In this pjoct, Datasets for both plants and animals are being mobilized and digitized into Darwin Core Format.

Data published through GBIF: http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=abc_ndangopuma_hills_01032006

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The dataset consists of members of two plant classes, Liliopsida and Magnoliopsida
Taxonomic ranks
Class: Liliopsida, Magnoliopsida

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Ndangopuma Hills is located on the Eastern side of Zomba City
Coordinates: 15°28'12''S and 15°17'42''S Latitude; 35°17'16.8''E and 35°39'21.6''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: March 1, 2006

Methods

Method step description: A 10m by 10m quadrat was laid out along the transect and the distance between quadrats was 50m. In each quatrat, coordinates and altitude were captured using a hand held GPS. This was done at the middle of each quadrat. Plant species present within the quadrat were recorded
Study extent description: The present collection is from Ndangopuma Hills in Zomba district
Sampling description: A single transect was laid from the starting point with the aid of a hand held which help with directions of the transect. 10m by 10m quadrats were laid out along the transect at a distance of 50m between each transect. In each plot, coordinates and altitude were captured using a hand held GPS. This was done at the middle of each plot. Plant species present within the quadrat were recorded.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive ABC Ndangopuma hills event data_01-03-2006
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/archive.do?r=abc_ndangopuma_hills_01032006
Publication date of data: 2022-05-31
Language: English
Licences of use: Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-11-16
Hierarchy level: Dataset