Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (butterflies)
Basic information
Sample name: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (butterflies)
Reference: T. H. Ricketts, G. C. Daily, and P. R. Ehrlich. 2002. Does butterfly diversity predict moth diversity? Testing a popular indicator taxon at local scales. Biological Conservation 103:361-370 [ER 1034]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
Coordinate: 39° 40' N, 107° 1' W
Latlng basis: based on political unit
Geography comments: coordinate based on Gunnison County
elevation based on Shaw et al. (2000, Plant Ecology)
elevation based on Shaw et al. (2000, Plant Ecology)
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 13.4
CMT: -12.5
MAP: 500.0
Habitat comments: subalpine "meadows, aspen forests, and conifer forests"
climate data are for the station and are from Hayes (1981, Oecologia)
climate data are for the station and are from Hayes (1981, Oecologia)
Methods
Life forms: butterflies
Sites: 19
Sampling methods: no design, butterfly nets, visual
Sample size: 716 individuals
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "time-constrained searches, netting each observed butterfly or identifying them on the wing if possible. Butterfly sampling occurred between 10:00 and 12:00 h"
Metadata
Sample no: 1531
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-05-09 15:08:32
Modified: 2016-12-13 08:22:08
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
29 species
7 singletons
total count 716
geometric series index: 42.6
Fisher's α: 6.068
geometric series k: 0.8277
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8737
Shannon's H: 2.5504
Good's u: 0.9902
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