Welder Wildlife Refuge (1985)
Basic information
Sample name: Welder Wildlife Refuge (1985)

Reference: H. F. Howden and C. H. Scholtz. 1986. Changes in a Texas dung beetle community between 1975 and 1985 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 40(4):313-316 [ER 297]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Texas

County: San Patricio

Coordinate: 28° 11' N, 98° 31' W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "17 km N. north of Sinton" (coordinate extrapolated from Sinton)

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Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Protection: wildlife protected area

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 29.2

CMT: 14.2

MAP: 982.0

Habitat comments: apparently a savanna with prickly pear cactuses based on photos
MAP based on average of 1965-1974 and 1975-1984 figures given in text; CMT and WMT based on climate station 72251 (Corpus Christi International Airport)

Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles

Sampling methods: no design, baited, pitfall traps

Sample size: 844 individuals

Years: 1974, 1975

Days: 6

Seasons: spring

Nets or traps: 5

Net or trap nights: 30

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "Five traps were set, one each in all types of habitats... The traps were each run for two three-day periods"
traps were baited with "feces"

Metadata
Sample no: 598

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-03-27 13:55:10

Modified: 2015-09-28 09:04:18

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
15 species
4 singletons
total count 844
geometric series index: 22.2
Fisher's α: 2.591
geometric series k: 0.6823
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8236
Shannon's H: 1.9326
Good's u: 0.9953
Register
Onthophagus pennsylvanicus 105
Onthophagus hecate 23
Onthophagus oklahomensis 16
Onthophagus alluvius 211
Digitonthophagus gazella 200
"Onthophagus gazella"
Onthophagus medorensis 28
Onthophagus shaefferi 1
Phanaeus difformis 137
Canthon imitator 97
Canthon vigilans 10
Canthon pilularius 1
Ateuchus histeroides 11
Boreocanthon ebenus 1
Melanocanthon bispinatus 1
Glaphyrocanthon viridis 2