Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary (primary forest)
Basic information
Sample name: Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary (primary forest)

Reference: S. Boonrotpong, S. Sotthibandhu, and C. Pholpunthin. 2004. Species composition of dung beetles in the primary and secondary forests at Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary. Science Asia 30:59-65 [ER 305]
Geography
Country: Thailand

State: Songkhla

Coordinate: 16° 58' N, 99° 50' E
Geography comments: coordinate based on ranges given in text
"less than 300 m above sea level"

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Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Protection: wildlife protected area

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 32.4

CMT: 24.3

MAP: 1071.0

Habitat comments: "tropical rain forest"
climate based on station 48400 (Nakhon Sawan)

Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles

Sampling methods: line transect, baited, pitfall traps

Sample size: 29810 individuals

Years: 1999, 2000

Days: 21

Nets or traps: 60

Net or trap nights: 1260

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: one end each of three 2 km line transects with pig dung baited 1-litre pitfall traps spaced 50 m apart (i.e., 60 traps) left out for 3 days every two months over 14 months for a total of 21 days

Metadata
Sample no: 611

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-03-27 20:30:04

Modified: 2015-09-28 10:31:36

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
20 species
0 singleton
total count 29810
geometric series index: 20.1
Fisher's α: 2.091
geometric series k: 0.8042
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8749
Shannon's H: 2.3353
Good's u: 1
Register
Microcopris reflexus 95
Copris carinicus 1028
Copris spinator 751
Oniticellus tessellatus 99
Tiniocellus sarawacus 335
Onthophagus babirussoides 5970
Onthophagus incisus 561
Onthophagus mulleri 1564
Onthophagus aff. pilularius 140
Onthophagus rugicollis 4601
Onthophagus rutilans 161
Onthophagus taeniatus 239
Onthophagus ventralis 143
Onthophagus sp. 1 2538
Onthophagus sp. 2 592
Onthophagus sp. 3 91
Onthophagus sp. 4 305
Paragymnopleurus maurus 1645
Sisyphus thoracicus 4648
Sisyphus sp. 1 4304