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Biodiversity Processing Center Site Number 516

Date of Collection 

2002-09-01

Latitude 

47.602N

Longitude 

102.581E

Altitude (m) 

1354.23

Locality 

Mongolia, Arkhangay aimag, Orhon (Orkhon) Gol (River) valley, north of Kharkhorin (Harhorin), northwest

Habitat 

puddles in river bed, no river, wide grassy field, 1 ppt, 24°C

Collector 

R. Wetzer, S. L. Boyce, N. D. Pentcheff

Collecting Method 

63 µm mesh net

Preservation Fixative 

95% ethanol

Comments 

aquatic vegetation, fish, snails, ostracods, amphipods, big snails, swimming beetles?, dead beetle floating on water collected; digital images DSCN0538-542 cladoceran, gastropod, calanoid copepod, collembola, ostracod, amphipod, ephemeropteran, acari, hemipteran; amphipods removed and sent to Keith Crandall (GWU) Nov2013 for genetics.

Station Data 

GPS#103, Mongolia Expedition 2002, collecting permit on file

NHMLAC Accession Number 

F.P.2.2002-24

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