A Contribution to the Ecology of a Grassland Community on Guadalcanal Island, British Solomon Islands Protectorate

An ecological survey was made of the fauna of a grass plain dominated by Themeda australis and Imperata cylindrica, on one of the southern Solomon Islands. The climate is tropical, with an average rainfall of about 76 in. and an average temperature of about 80 degrees F. The variations are small. Th...

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Published in:The Journal of animal ecology 1937-11, Vol.6 (2), p.291-297
Main Author: Lever, R. J. A. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal ecology
Animal wings
Bees
Butterflies
Grasses
Insect ecology
Moths
Plains
Rain
Synecology
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Summary:An ecological survey was made of the fauna of a grass plain dominated by Themeda australis and Imperata cylindrica, on one of the southern Solomon Islands. The climate is tropical, with an average rainfall of about 76 in. and an average temperature of about 80 degrees F. The variations are small. The fauna included 1 mammal, 2 birds, 2 lizards, 100 insects (mainly Orthoptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera), 5 spiders, 1 snail, and 1 wood-louse. Over 100 species were collected. These have not all been finally determined, the collections being deposited in the Imperial Institute of Entomology.
ISSN:0021-8790
1365-2656
DOI:10.2307/1185