Ankarafa Forest
Basic information
Sample name: Ankarafa Forest

Sample aka: Sahamalaza-Iles Radama National Park

Reference: M. S. N. Volampeno, G. Randriatahina, and C. T. Downs. 2013. Structure and composition of Ankarafa Forest, Sahamalaza-Iles Radama National Park, Madagascar: implications for the frugivorous endemic blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons). South African Journal of Wildlife Research 43(2):91-102 [ER 2812]
Geography
Country: Madagascar

Coordinate: 14° 23' S, 48° 46' E
Latlng basis: stated in text

Geography comments: a "234.23" forest
latitude erroneously given as 14ยบ22'64.2"S
elevation 0 to 355 m

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Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

MAP: 1824.0

Habitat comments: "dry, deciduous forest" that is "both protected and managed, and timber and wildlife harvesting is not permitted"

Methods
Life forms: trees

Sites: 30

Site area: 1.2

Sampling methods: quadrat

Sample size: 848 individuals

Years: 2008

Net or trap nights: 0

Size min: 5.0

Basal area status: per ha is

Basal area: 11.73

Sampling comments: "Plots measuring 20 x 20 m were established... with 15 within 10 m of the forest edge and 15 within the forest core... spaced approximately 100 m apart"
individual BA values are given for each species; these were apparently calculated in cm2/ha2 and then mistakenly multiplied by 0.00001 instead of 0.0001 to get m2/ha values

Metadata
Sample no: 3053

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2018-07-15 17:10:55

Modified: 2018-07-15 07:10:55

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
42 species
6 singletons
total count 848
geometric series index: 57.0
Fisher's α: 9.28
geometric series k: 0.8801
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9116
Shannon's H: 2.9419
Good's u: 0.9929
Register
Mangifera indica 188
Garcinia pauciflora 97
Grangeria porosa 57
Mascarenhasia arborescens 48
Sorindeia madagascariensis 68
Erythroxylum platycladum 31
Poaceae indet.49
bamboo
Albizia spp. 11
Diospyros spp. 13
Hymenaea verrucosa 41
Grewia spp. 14
Antidesma petiolare 3
Burasaia madagascariensis 6
Harungana madagascariensis 13
Olax sp. 3
Canarium madagascariense 12
"Canarium madagascariensis"
Bridelia pervilleana 11
Dypsis lutescens 8
Treculia perrieri 16
Millettia aurea 6
Petalodiscus platyrachis 16
Macphersonia gracilis 9
Poupartia silvatica 1
Campylosperm umanceps 9
Ziziphus jujuba 1
"Zizyphus jujuba"
Dalbergia spp. 7
Macaris ialanceolata 24
Terminalia perrieri 10
Strychnos madagascariensis 7
Brachylaena perrieri 5
Gardenia rutenbergiana 6
Homalium axillare 28
Bosqueia spp. 11
Ficus tiliaefolia 2
Albizia gummifera 1
Mammea punctata 2
Mammea vatoensis 1
Scolopia madagascariensis 1
Brachylaena ramiflora 1
Canthium spp. 6
Cedrelopsis grevei 3
Aphloia theiformis 2