Cerrito
Basic information
Sample name: Cerrito
Sample aka: San Cristobal de las Casas
Reference: J. L. León-Cortés, U. Caballero, I. D. Miss-Barrera, and M. Girón-Intzin. 2019. Preserving butterfly diversity in an ever-expanding urban landscape? A case study in the highlands of Chiapas, México. Journal of Insect Conservation 23:405-418 [ER 3287]
Geography
Country: Mexico
State: Chiapas
Coordinate: 16° 43' 12" N, 92° 38' 17" W
Basis of coordinate: stated in text
Geography comments: "in the Municipality of San Cristobal de las Casas" at Alcanfores
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Altered habitat: pasture
Protection: unprotected
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 15.0
MAP: 1186.0
Habitat comments: "temperate sub-humid with summer rains, with an average precipitation and temperature of 1186 mm and 15 °C, respectively... The surrounding (suburban) vegetation includes a mosaic of successional stages associated with oak, pine-oak, and in upper parts, with cloud forest"
the site was "characterized by heavily intensified agriculture practices and agrochemical inputs, as well as by the presence of early-stage pine-oak forest regeneration" (this may mean pasture or crops because both are mentioned, but there is high cover by "grasses", and specifically 42.5% with 26% canopy cover, so pasture is a better fit)
the site was "characterized by heavily intensified agriculture practices and agrochemical inputs, as well as by the presence of early-stage pine-oak forest regeneration" (this may mean pasture or crops because both are mentioned, but there is high cover by "grasses", and specifically 42.5% with 26% canopy cover, so pasture is a better fit)
Methods
Life forms: butterflies
Sites: 1
Site length: 500.000
Site width: 500.000
Sampling methods: line transect, visual
Sample size: 573
Years: 2006, 2008
Seasons: spring, summer, autumn
Sampling comments: a 500 x 500 m site
"All 500-m sites were surveyed in April–October 2006 and resurveyed in August–October 2008" (apparently using Pollard walks)
some voucher specimens were taken
35 transects in 2006 and 10 in 2008
"All 500-m sites were surveyed in April–October 2006 and resurveyed in August–October 2008" (apparently using Pollard walks)
some voucher specimens were taken
35 transects in 2006 and 10 in 2008
Metadata
Sample: 3650
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2020-06-03 14:45:04
Modified: 2020-06-03 14:45:04
Abundance distribution
34 species
12 singletons
total count 573
extrapolated richness: 55.1
Fisher's α: 7.915
geometric series k: 0.8591
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8675
Shannon's H: 2.4437
Good's u: 0.9791
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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