Coapilla
Basic information
Sample name: Coapilla
Reference: Y. del Rocío Balam-Ballote and J. L. León-Cortés. 2010. Forest management and biodiversity: a study of an indicator insect group in southern Mexico. Interciencia 35(7):526-533 [ER 836]
Geography
Country: Mexico
State: Chiapas
Coordinate: 17° 8' 6" N, 93° 9' 5" W
Latlng basis: stated in text as range
Geography comments: coordinate is the midpoint of ranges stated in text
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: selective logging
WMT: 28.8
CMT: 22.4
MAP: 1800.0
Habitat comments: "warm and humid with heavy summer rains... mostly cloud forest habitats, but... 16%... has now been converted into forest stands that include different successional stages, which mostly result from logging"
MAP stated in text; CMT and WMT based on station 76741 (Coatzacoalcos), which has almost the same MAP
MAP stated in text; CMT and WMT based on station 76741 (Coatzacoalcos), which has almost the same MAP
Methods
Life forms: butterflies
Site length: 8500.0
Sampling methods: line transect, butterfly nets, visual
Sample size: 9413 individuals
Years: 2007
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: 12 transects in 9 forest stands totalling 8500 m; sampling effort not stated
mostly visual but some species caught with "aerial nets"
mostly visual but some species caught with "aerial nets"
Metadata
Sample no: 1185
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-10-02 20:14:58
Modified: 2014-10-02 10:14:58
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
142 species
33 singletons
total count 9413
geometric series index: 228.1
Fisher's α: 23.722
geometric series k: 0.9396
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.514
Shannon's H: 1.7426
Good's u: 0.9965
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