Nouragues Research Station (November 2007)
Basic information
Sample name: Nouragues Research Station (November 2007)
Reference: F. Feer and O. Boissier. 2015. Variations in dung beetle assemblages across a gradient of hunting in a tropical forest. Ecological Indicators 57:164-170 [ER 1141]
Geography
Country: French Guiana
Coordinate: 4° 5' N, 53° 40' W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: elevation 60 to 200 m
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 27.0
MAP: 2690.0
Habitat comments: "The climate is of equatorial type and is characterized by one dry (August–November) and one wet season (December–July)" and the habitat is "20–35 m high forest with closed canopy and open understorey"
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sampling methods: baited, pitfall traps
Sample size: 584 individuals
Years: 2007
Days: 4
Nets or traps: 10
Net or trap nights: 40
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: pitfall traps "were baited with c. 40 g of fresh human faeces... Twelve traps (ten in Nouragues) were placed at each site, separated by 40–50 m along a linear transect... Traps were operated for 2 × 48 h periods"
Metadata
Sample no: 1663
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-07-01 19:35:19
Modified: 2015-07-01 09:35:19
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
33 species
7 singletons
total count 584
geometric series index: 52.9
Fisher's α: 7.572
geometric series k: 0.8585
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8726
Shannon's H: 2.5171
Good's u: 0.988
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