Abiriw
Basic information
Sample name: Abiriw
Sample aka: Bosompra Forest Protected Area
Reference: B. T. Nganso, R. Kyerematen, and D. Obeng-Ofori. 2012. Diversity and abundance of butterfly species in the Abiriw and Odumante sacred groves in the eastern region of Ghana. Research in Zoology 2(5):38-46 [ER 3257]
Geography
Country: Ghana
Coordinate: 6° 48' N, 0° 6' W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: an "isolated" forest fragment "in the Akwapim North" District also called the Bosompra Forest Protected Area that is "under the jurisdiction of local traditional councils"
"The sacred groves range in size from 400 m2 to 250 m2" (assumed to mean 400 to 250 ha)
"The sacred groves range in size from 400 m2 to 250 m2" (assumed to mean 400 to 250 ha)
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Altered habitat: disturbed forest
Protection: other protected area
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: agriculture, selective logging
Habitat comments: "in the Moist Semi-Deciduous Forest Zone... completely surrounded by an anthropogenically derived farm bush savannah matrix" and there has been "logging, fuel wood harvesting, farming etc."
Methods
Life forms: butterflies
Sampling methods: line transect, baited, other traps, visual
Sample size: 784 captures or sightings
Seasons: dry, wet or monsoon
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "Typical fruit-baited charaxes traps and transect walk-and-counts were used... One transect of 250 m was established from the edge of the forest to the forest interior and 5 charaxes traps were hung in each sacred site. Individual traps within areas were separated from each other by at least 50 m and by no more than 250 m... Sampling was carried out monthly during the rainy season (June, July and October) and dry season (December, January and February)... Sampling at a given site consisted of baiting the charaxes traps with mashed, fermenting or rotting banana with beer and retrieving trap collections after 4 days... All butterflies seen within 2.5 m on either side of the transect route and edge of sacred grove and up to 5 m in front of the observer were recorded"
Metadata
Sample no: 3598
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2020-04-24 18:34:55
Modified: 2020-04-24 08:34:55
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
83 species
12 singletons
total count 784
geometric series index: 117.0
Fisher's α: 23.454
geometric series k: 0.9534
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9765
Shannon's H: 4.0286
Good's u: 0.9847
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