Shasha Forest Reserve Sample Plot 4
Basic information
Sample name: Shasha Forest Reserve Sample Plot 4
Reference: P. W. Richards. 1939. Ecological studies on the rain forest of southern Nigeria: I. The structure and floristic composition of the primary forest. Journal of Ecology 27(1):1-61 [ER 2]
Geography
Country: Nigeria
State: Osun
Coordinate: 7° 9' N, 4° 30' E
Basis of coordinate: stated in text as range
Geography comments: "on the Olomitutu stream about W mile (0-8 km.) west of the Oni and about 8 miles (13 km.) north-east of the Oni-Shasha junction. The neighbouring country consisted of hills, the highest perhaps 200 ft. (61 m.) high"
coordinate and altitude are based on Akinyemi and Oke (2014, Not Sci Biol)
coordinate and altitude are based on Akinyemi and Oke (2014, Not Sci Biol)
Climate and habitat
Habitat: tropical/subtropical wetland
Protection: forest reserve
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: selective logging
MAT: 25.5
MART: 3.0
MAP: 1421.0
Dry months: 3
Habitat comments: "fresh-water swamp forest"
the dry season comprises December, January and February
MAP is based on Akinyemi and Oke (2014, Not Sci Biol)
the dry season comprises December, January and February
MAP is based on Akinyemi and Oke (2014, Not Sci Biol)
Methods
Life forms: trees
Sites: 1
Site area: 1.486
Sampling methods: belt transect
Sample size: 295
Minimum size: 4.0inches dbh
Sampling comments: JA: apparently a single 400 x 400 ft plot
Metadata
Sample: 9
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2013-01-23 14:14:22
Modified: 2017-11-11 20:15:41
Abundance distribution
34 species
12 singletons
total count 295
extrapolated richness: 54.7
Fisher's α: 9.928
geometric series k: 0.8731
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8779
Shannon's H: 2.7015
Good's u: 0.9594
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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