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Microclimatic measurements in neotropical forest, grassland and desert, with faunal observations

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Air temperatures and relative humidities were recorded at a height of about 2 m above ground, at ground level and under fallen leaves, rocks, or down holes in rainforest, montane forest, grassland and desert in Central and tropical South America, during August and September, 1983. The results are compared with similar results previously obtained in tropical Africa. Measurements were also made down the burrows of tarantulas in Panama; and the influence of radiation on the activities of leaf-cutting ants was noted.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Birkbeck College, Uiversity of London, Malet Street, WC1E 7HX, London, England

    J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson

  2. Berry Street Studies, EC1V 0AA, London, England

    A. Cloudsley

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Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L., Cloudsley, A. Microclimatic measurements in neotropical forest, grassland and desert, with faunal observations. Int J Biometeorol 28, 293–302 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188556

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