DOI: 10.5061/dryad.m0cfxppg5
title: Sampling locations for a rapid biological inventory of the Acarai-Corentyne Corridor of southern Guyana

description: In November 2024 a mutlidisciplinary group of scientists and local experts
 sampled plants, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals at three
 sites in the Acarai-Corentyne Corridor of southern Guyana. This dataset
 includes information on the geographic location and other characteristics
 of fish sampling stations, camera trap stations, bird audio recorder
 sites, bat audio recorder sites, and eDNA sampling sites. The full report
 of the rapid inventory was published in 2025 as: Pitman, N., C. Rutt, L.
 S. de Souza, R. E. Oakley, F. Carrasco-Rueda, S. Picq, and J. M. Campbell,
 eds. 2025. Guyana: Acarai-Corentyne Corridor. Rapid Biological and Social
 Inventories Report 32. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
description: # Sampling locations for a rapid biological inventory of the
 Acarai-Corentyne Corridor of southern Guyana Dataset DOI:
 [10.5061/dryad.m0cfxppg5](10.5061/dryad.m0cfxppg5) ## Description of the
 data and file structure This dataset consists of 19 maps showing locations
 where biodiversity was sampled by a large team of scientists during a
 rapid inventory of Guyana’s Acarai-Corentyne Corridor on 6–24 November
 2024. The expedition was co-led by the Field Museum and Guyana’s Protected
 Areas Commission, with support from local experts from three neighboring
 Amerindian communities. All maps in the dataset refer to the three
 campsites visited during the inventory: two along the upper Essequibo
 River and one at the juncture of the New and Corentyne rivers. The three
 campsites, all temporary sites with no long-term infrastructure, were:
 Camp Amuku (Essequibo watershed; 5-11 November 2024): 01° 49'
 36.95" N 58° 32' 33.8" W Camp Monkey Jump (Essequibo and
 New watersheds; 11-16 November 2024): 02° 07' 47.8" N 58°
 18' 38.2" W Camp New River (New watershed; 17-23 November
 2024): 03° 19' 10.89" N 57° 36' 51.79" W Sampling
 locations shown in the maps in this dataset are for fish sampling stations
 (Amerindian fish traps and poison vine, gill, hand and cast nets, drag
 seines, and environmental DNA); bird audio recording stations; bat audio
 recording stations; bat mist nets; camera traps; and environmental DNA.
 This dataset was assembled in May 2025.  A full report on the expedition
 is to be published in June 2025. The citation of the report is:  Pitman,
 Nigel, Cameron Rutt, Lesley S. de Souza, R. Elliott Oakley, Farah
 Carrasco-Rueda, Sophie Picq, and Jeremy M. Campbell, eds. 2025. *Guyana:
 Acarai-Corentyne Corridor*. Rapid Biological and Social Inventories Report
 32. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. The report will be digitally
 accessible on the Biodiversity Heritage Library
 ([https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org)) and the Field Museum's rapid inventory program webpage ([https://www.rapidinventories.fieldmuseum.org](https://www.rapidinventories.fieldmuseum.org)). For questions about these data please contact Lesley de Souza ([ldesouza@fieldmuseum.org](mailto:ldesouza@fieldmuseum.org)) or Nigel Pitman ([npitman@fieldmuseum.org](mailto:npitman@fieldmuseum.org)). ### Files and variables #### File: RI\_32\_C3\_CampNewRiver\_FC\_113024.pdf **Description:** A map of the trail systems at Camp New River, with a false-color satellite image as the base map. False-color images publicly available at [https://etsin.fairdata.fi/dataset/1b32feb8-e297-4113-b91f-c58fff275039](https://etsin.fairdata.fi/dataset/1b32feb8-e297-4113-b91f-c58fff275039) and described in Van doninck, Jasper, and Hanna Tuomisto. 2019. ”Amazonian Landsat TM/ETM+ composite July-September 2000-2009”. [http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:71ba2590-7112-4669-a4b3-a427c85c7a86](http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:71ba2590-7112-4669-a4b3-a427c85c7a86) #### File: RI\_32\_C1\_Amuku\_FC\_102924.pdf **Description:** A map of the trail systems at Camp Amuku, with a false-color satellite image as the base map. False-color images publicly available at [https://etsin.fairdata.fi/dataset/1b32feb8-e297-4113-b91f-c58fff275039](https://etsin.fairdata.fi/dataset/1b32feb8-e297-4113-b91f-c58fff275039) and described in Van doninck, Jasper, and Hanna Tuomisto. 2019. ”Amazonian Landsat TM/ETM+ composite July-September 2000-2009”. [http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:71ba2590-7112-4669-a4b3-a427c85c7a86](http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:71ba2590-7112-4669-a4b3-a427c85c7a86) #### File: RI\_32\_C1\_Amuku\_DEM\_102924.pdf **Description:** A map of the trail systems at Camp Amuku, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C2\_CampMonkeyJump\_DEM\_110524.pdf **Description:** A map of the trail systems at Camp Monkey Jump, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C3\_CampNewRiver\_DEM\_102924.pdf **Description:** A map of the trail systems at Camp New River, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C2\_CampMonkeyJump\_FC\_110524.pdf **Description:** A map of the trail systems at Camp Monkey Jump, with a false-color satellite image as the base map. False-color images publicly available at [https://etsin.fairdata.fi/dataset/1b32feb8-e297-4113-b91f-c58fff275039](https://etsin.fairdata.fi/dataset/1b32feb8-e297-4113-b91f-c58fff275039) and described in Van doninck, Jasper, and Hanna Tuomisto. 2019. ”Amazonian Landsat TM/ETM+ composite July-September 2000-2009”. [http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:71ba2590-7112-4669-a4b3-a427c85c7a86](http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:71ba2590-7112-4669-a4b3-a427c85c7a86) #### File: RI\_32\_C3\_CampNewRiver\_camera\_recorders.jpg **Description:** A map of camera trap stations and audio recorder stations along the trail system at Camp New River, with a digital elevation model as the base map and altitudinal profiles of each trail. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C1\_Amuku\_camera\_recorders2.jpg **Description:** A map of camera trap stations and audio recorder stations along the trail system at Camp Amuku, with a digital elevation model as the base map and altitudinal profiles of each trail. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C2\_MonkeyJump\_camera\_recorders2.jpg **Description:** A map of camera trap stations and audio recorder stations along the trail system at Camp Monkey Jump, with a digital elevation model as the base map and altitudinal profiles of each trail. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C3\_CampNewRiver\_mistnets2.jpg **Description:** A map of mist net stations along the trail system at Camp New River, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C2\_MonkeyJump\_mistnets2.jpg **Description:** A map of mist net stations along the trail system at Camp Monkey Jump, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C1\_Amuku\_mistnets.jpg **Description:** A map of mist net stations along the trail system at Camp Amuku, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C1\_Amuku\_eDNA2.pdf **Description:** A map of environmental DNA sampling sites at Camp Amuku, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C2\_MonkeyJump\_eDNA2.pdf **Description:** A map of environmental DNA sampling sites at Camp Monkey Jump, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: RI\_32\_C3\_CampNewRiver\_eDNA.pdf **Description:** A map of environmental DNA sampling sites at Camp New River, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: ACC\_FishTeam\_Map.pdf **Description:** A map of fish sampling stations at the three campsites in the Acarai-Corentyne Corridor during the 2024 rapid inventory (blue), as well as fish sampling stations sampled in a separate 2007 expedition by Philip Willink et al. (magenta), with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. #### File: Birds\_RI\_32\_C2\_MonkeyJump.jpg **Description:** A map of bird audio recorder stations at Camp Monkey Jump, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: Birds\_RI\_32\_C3\_CampNewRiver.jpg **Description:** A map of bird audio recorder stations at Camp New River, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum. #### File: Birds\_RI\_32\_C1\_Amuku.jpg **Description:** A map of bird audio recorder stations at Camp Amuku, with a digital elevation model as the base map. Source of DEM: ASF DAAC 2010_2011, ALOS PALSAR_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_high_res; Includes Material Jaxa/METI 2024, obtained and publicly available at https://search.asf.alaska.edu/#/. All other information generated by the Field Museum.