Mkogodo Forests
Basic information
Sample name: Mkogodo Forests
Reference: C. N. Lange and J. Mugambi. 2006. The butterflies of Mkogodo forests, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology 44:286-289 [ER 832]
Geography
Country: Kenya
Coordinate: 0° 5' N, 37° 40' E
Latlng basis: based on political unit
Geography comments: "Laikipia district" (coordinate based on Laikipia County)
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 24.0
MAP: 637.0
Habitat comments: "dry land" habitat with many "savannah" butterflies
climate data are for Laikipia East District and are based on Huho et al. (2012)
climate data are for Laikipia East District and are based on Huho et al. (2012)
Methods
Life forms: butterflies
Sites: 3
Site area: 30.0
Sampling methods: sweep nets
Sample size: 888 individuals
Years: 2004
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "sweep-netting" in "10 blocks of 100 x 100 m" in each of three forest fragments; number of netting days is not indicated
Metadata
Sample no: 1181
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-10-01 16:02:40
Modified: 2014-10-01 06:02:40
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
97 species
24 singletons
total count 888
geometric series index: 160.6
Fisher's α: 27.739
geometric series k: 0.9611
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9766
Shannon's H: 4.0275
Good's u: 0.973
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