Torre Paterno
Basic information
Sample name: Torre Paterno
Sample aka: Castelporziano Presidential Estate
Reference: G. M. Carpaneto, A. Mazziotta, and P. Maltzeff. 2011. Are mist nets a menace for threatened insects? A first attempt to gather quantitative data. Journal of Insect Conservation 15:833-837 [ER 3044]
Geography
Country: Italy
Coordinate: 42° 41' 48" N, 12° 24' 40" E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: "in the Castelporziano Presidential Estate... Locality: Torre Paterno"
Environment
Habitat: Mediterranean woodland
Protection: unprotected
Substrate: ground surface
Habitat comments: "Nets were placed in a large clearing within a mosaic of Mediterranean evergreen scrub and deciduous lowland forest... Domestic livestock is lacking in the study area"
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Site length: 2005.0
Sampling methods: no design, mist nets
Sample size: 386 individuals
Years: 2005
Days: 31
Seasons: spring
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "captured by the mist nets which were used in 2005 by ornithologists for ringing birds... The sampling activity lasted 30 days (from April 23rd to May 23rd, 2005)"
Metadata
Sample no: 3301
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-03-24 19:56:12
Modified: 2019-03-24 08:56:12
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
6 species
1 singleton
total count 386
geometric series index: 8.0
Fisher's α: 1.008
geometric series k: 0.4428
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5153
Shannon's H: 0.8986
Good's u: 0.9974
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