Upper Hunter Catchment (mature native woodland)
Basic information
Sample name: Upper Hunter Catchment (mature native woodland)
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)
Climate and habitat
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: selective logging
WMT: 23.0
CMT: 12.0
MAP: 1095.0
Habitat comments: "mature tall woody native vegetation" that was somewhat disturbed in the past, and "probably selectively logged"
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: 491
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: 683
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-31 15:19:34
Modified: 2015-10-03 10:18:10
Abundance distribution
15 species
1 singleton
total count 491
Fisher's α: 2.924
geometric series k: 0.6893
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7877
Shannon's H: 1.8938
Good's u: 0.9980
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