Calling Lake (control)
Basic information
Sample name: Calling Lake (control)
Reference: C. S. Machtans, M.-A. Villard, and S. J. Hannon. 1996. Use of riparian buffer strips as movement corridors by forest birds. Conservation Biology 10(5):1366-1379 [ER 1224]
Geography
Country: Canada
State: Alberta
Coordinate: 55° 15' N, 114° 35' W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Altered habitat: secondary forest
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 0.0
WMT: 16.0
CMT: -20.0
MAP: 424.0
Habitat comments: "in the boreal mixed-wood forest region... The forests... range in age from 90 to over 140 years"
climate data are based on Hogg and Lieffers (1991)
climate data are based on Hogg and Lieffers (1991)
Methods
Life forms: birds
Sites: 2
Sampling methods: line transect, mist nets
Sample size: 300 individuals
Years: 1994 - 1995
Days: 32
Nets or traps: 16
Net or trap nights: 512
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "Each net lane had eight 12 × 2m nets (30-mm mesh) strung consecutively" and there were two lanes at different sites; nets were opened "once every 10 days" between "the last week of May" and June and then "once every 5 days" in July and August, i.e., for approximately 4 + 12 = 16 days per year over two years
Metadata
Sample no: 1764
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-09-17 19:22:29
Modified: 2016-12-11 23:56:03
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
37 species
8 singletons
total count 300
geometric series index: 61.5
Fisher's α: 11.101
geometric series k: 0.8986
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9291
Shannon's H: 3.0165
Good's u: 0.9735
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