San Martín Volcano (forest-pasture edges)
Basic information
Sample name: San Martín Volcano (forest-pasture edges)
Reference: A. Díaz, E. Galante, and M. E. Favila. 2010. The effect of the landscape matrix on the distribution of dung and carrion beetles in a fragmented tropical rain forest. Journal of Insect Science 10(81):1-16 [ER 335]
Geography
Country: Mexico
State: Veracruz
Coordinate: 18° 29' 4" N, 95° 13' 28" W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Altered habitat: fragment
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 26.0
MAP: 4500.0
Habitat comments: "forest-pasture" edges near two forest fragments
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sites: 2
Site length: 280.0
Sampling methods: line transect, baited, pitfall traps
Sample size: 358 individuals
Years: 2001, 2002
Days: 84
Nets or traps: 16
Net or trap nights: 1344
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: human dung and fish carrion "baited pitfall traps arranged along transects" set "monthly for six days and six nights... between July and September in 2001 and 2002" (i.e., over 84 days and nights); there were two transects each with eight traps separated by 20 m
Metadata
Sample no: 1272
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-02-18 11:28:51
Modified: 2015-10-02 21:50:21
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
17 species
4 singletons
total count 358
geometric series index: 27.6
Fisher's α: 3.712
geometric series k: 0.7317
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.768
Shannon's H: 1.8766
Good's u: 0.9889
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