Cumberland Island
Basic information
Sample name: Cumberland Island

Reference: G. T. Fincher and R. E. Woodruff. 1979. Dung beetles of Cumberland Island, Georgia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 33(1):69-70 [ER 291]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Georgia

Coordinate: 31° 51' N, 81° 27' W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: coordinate based on Cumberland Island
"half the island is less than 10 feet above sea level"

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Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 28.3

CMT: 12.9

MAP: 1416.0

Habitat comments: mostly "forested uplands (oak-pine communities)" plus salt marshes and sand dunes
climate data based on station 72206 (Jacksonville International Airport)

Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles

Sampling methods: baited, pitfall traps

Sample size: 71074 individuals

Years: 1976

Days: 1

Nets or traps: 100

Net or trap nights: 100

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: 100 pig feces-baited pit traps laid out for one day

Metadata
Sample no: 588

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-03-27 09:53:46

Modified: 2015-09-28 07:30:56

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
17 species
0 singleton
total count 71074
geometric series index: 17.1
Fisher's α: 1.587
geometric series k: 0.6445
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6128
Shannon's H: 1.3312
Good's u: 1
Register
Onthophagus tuberculifrons 40650
Ateuchus lecontei 14741
Phanaeus igneus 8874
Onthophagus oklahomensis 1992
Onthophagus taurus 1038
Aphodius campestris 1016
Canthon pilularius 755
Boreocanthon depressipennis 673
Onthophagus pennsylvanicus 409
Canthon chalcites 243
Aphodius lividus 212
Copris minutus 134
Onthophagus hecate 121
Deltochilum gibbosum 81
Geotrupes egeriei 80
Melanocanthon bispinatus 36
Phanaeus vindex 19