Big Desert
Basic information
Sample name: Big Desert
Reference: J. C. Z. Woinarski. 1989. The vertebrate fauna of broombush Melaleuca uncinata vegetation in north-western Victoria, with reference to effects of broombush harvesting. Australian Wildlife Research 16:217-238 [ER 990]
Geography
Country: Australia
State: Victoria
Coordinate: 35° 29' S, 141° 18' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: "Nine sites were in the Big Desert, and one each in the Little Desert and Sunset Country" (coordinate based on Big Desert Wilderness Park)
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Substrate: ground surface
MAP: 325.0
Habitat comments: broombush-dominated "mallee vegetation"
MAP 300 to 350 mm
MAP 300 to 350 mm
Methods
Life forms: rodents, other small mammals, birds, lizards, snakes, frogs
Sites: 11
Sampling methods: line transect, baited, cage traps, Elliott traps, pitfall traps
Sample size: 361 individuals
Years: 1985
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "17 trap-lines" including large and small pitfall traps "connected by 15-20 cm high flywire driftlines, and with a spacing of 4-5 m between traps. Separated from this, by at least 10 m, was a line of baited Elliot (9 by 9 by 32 cm) and cage (16 by 20 by 36 cm) traps" (number of traps and trap nights unclear)
Metadata
Sample no: 1479
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-03-04 12:07:08
Modified: 2015-03-04 01:11:26
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
31 species
4 singletons
total count 361
geometric series index: 43.2
Fisher's α: 8.123
geometric series k: 0.8729
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9295
Shannon's H: 2.9498
Good's u: 0.989
Register
| Limnodynastes dumerilii | 7 | |
| Neobatrachus pictus | 17 | |
| Neobatrachus sudelli | 3 | |
| Pseudophryne bibronii | 2 | |
| Diplodactylus vittatus | 21 | |
| Lucasium damaeum | 5 | |
| Phyllodactylus marmoratus | 10 | |
| Delma australis | 3 | |
| Pygopus lepidopodus | 1 | |
| Amphibolorus nobbi | 1 | |
| Amphibolorus norrisi | 5 | |
| Ctenophorus fordi | 24 | |
| Ctenophorus pictus | 13 | |
| Pogona vitticeps | 1 | |
| Ctenotus brooksi | 2 | |
| Ctenotus robustus | 2 | |
| Ctenotus uber | 11 | |
| Lerista bougainvillii | 11 | |
| Menetia greyii | 5 | |
| Morethia obscura | 36 | |
| Tiliqua occipitalis | 1 | |
| Trachydosaurus rugosus | 24 | |
| Ramphotyphlops australis | 3 | |
| Unechis nigriceps | 5 | |
| Sminthopsis murina (slender-tailed dunnart) | 4 | |
| Cercartetus concinnus (western pygmy possum) | 15 | |
| Cercartetus lepidus (Tasmanian pygmy possum) | 30 | |
| Mus musculus | 59 | |
| Notomys mitchellii | 18 | |
| Pseudomys apodemoides | 18 | |
| Drymodes brunneopygia | 4 | 36.7 g |