Sample name: Mayaro

Reference: J. S. Beard. 1946. The Mora Forests of Trinidad, British West Indies. Journal of Ecology 33(2):173-192 [ER 4]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 27.4

CMT: 25.4

MAP: 1720.0

Dry months: 5

Habitat comments: The year is divided into a dry and a rainy season, January-May and June-December respectively. The dry season is never absolutely rainless, and there are frequently at least 5 cm. of rain a month while it is in progress.
JA: climate data based on station 78970 (Piarco International Airport)

Life forms: trees

Sites: 1

Site area: 40.469

Site length: 20116.801

Site width: 20.117

Sampling methods: belt transect

Sample size: 12552 individuals

Net or trap nights: 0

Size min: 12.0

Basal area status: not stated

Sampling comments: see table 1
counts are based on "1000 chains (20.1 km) of belt transect records" = 66, 000 feet = 20.1168 km (p. 174) and I believe the transect is 1 chain = 66 feet wide because an acre is 1 chain on each side and the total area is apparently 100 acres = 40.469 ha (see p. 179)

Sample no: 20

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2013-01-23 14:52:37

Modified: 2014-07-15 05:43:29