Soutpansberg Mountain Range (woodland)
Basic information
Sample name: Soutpansberg Mountain Range (woodland)
Reference: T. C. Munyai and S. H. Foord. 2015. An inventory of epigeal ants of the western Soutpansberg Mountain Range, South Africa. Koedoe 57(1):1-12 [ER 1295]
Geography
Country: South Africa
State: Limpopo
Coordinate: 23° 58' S, 30° 35' E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: coordinate is the midpoint of four values stated in the text
sites are at 800, 1000, 1200, and 1400 m
sites are at 800, 1000, 1200, and 1400 m
Environment
Habitat: temperate savanna
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 17.1
MAP: 724.0
Habitat comments: "woodland (total tree cover 0.1% – 75%; shrub cover < 10%; mean crown-gap ratio > 0.1)"
climate data are for the Lajuma Research Centre and are from Willems et al. (2009, Behavioural Ecology)
climate data are for the Lajuma Research Centre and are from Willems et al. (2009, Behavioural Ecology)
Methods
Life forms: ants
Sites: 4
Sampling methods: quadrat, pitfall traps
Sample size: 38822 individuals
Days: 5
Nets or traps: 40
Net or trap nights: 200
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: at each of the four sites, "10 pitfall traps (ø 62 mm) laid out in a sampling grid (2 x 5) with 10 m spacing between traps. Pitfall traps were left open for 5 days"
Metadata
Sample no: 1784
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-10-04 15:44:58
Modified: 2015-10-04 05:26:48
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
92 species
11 singletons
total count 38822
geometric series index: 114.9
Fisher's α: 11.299
geometric series k: 0.9087
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9287
Shannon's H: 3.0556
Good's u: 0.9997
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