Upper Hunter Catchment (unplanted)
Basic information
Sample name: Upper Hunter Catchment (unplanted)
Reference: J. R. Gollan, C. A. M. Reid, P. B. Barnes, and L. Wilkie. 2011. The ratio of exotic-to-native dung beetles can indicate habitat quality in riparian restoration. Insect Conservation and Diversity 4:123-131 [ER 355]
Geography
Country: Australia
State: New South Wales
Coordinate: 32° 34' S, 151° 10' E
Basis of coordinate: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: three sites scattered across the Upper Hunter River drainage (coordinate based on Singleton, which is very near the first)
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Climate and habitat
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Altered habitat: pasture
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: selective logging
WMT: 23.0
CMT: 12.0
MAP: 1095.0
Habitat comments: "cleared of all native vegetation" and dominated by "exotic herbs and pasture grasses"
climate data based on station 94776 (Williamtown RAAF)
climate data based on station 94776 (Williamtown RAAF)
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sites: 3
Sampling methods: no design, baited, pitfall traps
Sample size: 644
Years: 2005
Days: 2
Nets or traps: 30
Net or trap nights: 60
Sampling comments: 10 pig dung-baited pitfall traps at each of three sites "positioned at least 10 m apart" and "collected after 48 h" (apparently one on occasion during the month of November)
Metadata
Sample: 1279
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-02-18 13:11:49
Modified: 2015-10-03 10:17:12
Abundance distribution
12 species
2 singletons
total count 644
Fisher's α: 2.093
geometric series k: 0.6088
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7841
Shannon's H: 1.8052
Good's u: 0.9969
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