North of Roxby Downs
Basic information
Sample name: North of Roxby Downs
Reference: J. L. Read. 1995. Subhabitat variability: A key to the high reptile diversity in chenopod shrublands. Australian Journal of Ecology 29:494-501 [ER 205]
Geography
Country: Australia
State: South Australia
Coordinate: 30° 29' S, 137° 53' E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: coordinate given in text
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Altered habitat: pasture
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 26.4
CMT: 11.7
MAP: 160.0
Habitat comments: "interdunal swale dominated by... perennial shrubs"
MAP stated in text; CMT and WMT based on climate station 94659 (Woomera)
MAP stated in text; CMT and WMT based on climate station 94659 (Woomera)
Methods
Life forms: lizards, snakes, frogs
Sampling methods: quadrat, pitfall traps
Sample size: 1832 individuals
Years: 1990 - 1993
Net or trap nights: 0
Sampling comments: 401 pitfall traps on a grid
Metadata
Sample no: 428
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-16 15:30:19
Modified: 2014-05-04 06:27:28
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
28 species
2 singletons
total count 1832
geometric series index: 33.4
Fisher's α: 4.69
geometric series k: 0.7984
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8786
Shannon's H: 2.4747
Good's u: 0.9989
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