Purple Springs Grazing Reserve C
Basic information
Sample name: Purple Springs Grazing Reserve C
Reference: N. Kadiri, J.-P. Lumaret, and K. D. Floate. 2014. Functional diversity and seasonal activity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) on native grasslands in southern Alberta, Canada. Canadian Entomologist 146(3):291-305 [ER 345]
Geography
Country: Canada
State: Alberta
Coordinate: 50° 51' 56" N, 112° 53' 21" W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Environment
Habitat: temperate savanna
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 18.8
CMT: -8.6
MAP: 368.0
Habitat comments: "short grass prairie"
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sampling methods: baited, pitfall traps
Sample size: 72922 individuals
Years: 2008 - 2010
Days: 504
Nets or traps: 5
Net or trap nights: 2520
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: five dung-baited pitfall traps "operated from 19 May to 17 October 2008, 20 April to 9 October 2009, and 20 April to 15 October 2010" (i.e., over 504 days)
Metadata
Sample no: 672
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-31 09:49:44
Modified: 2015-10-01 11:01:03
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
12 species
0 singleton
total count 72922
geometric series index: 12.0
Fisher's α: 1.079
geometric series k: 0.6059
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6349
Shannon's H: 1.3092
Good's u: 1
Register
| Canthon pilularius | 2147 | |
| Canthon praticola | 457 | |
| Onthophagus nuchicornis | 35904 | |
| Colobopterus erraticus | 4532 | |
| Aphodius fimetarius | 2404 | |
| Planolinellus vittatus | 642 | |
| Calamosternus granarius | 941 | |
| Chilothorax distinctus | 24887 | |
| Melinopterus prodromus | 583 | |
| Teuchestes fossor | 105 | |
| Pseudagolius coloradensis | 145 | |
| Otophorus haemorrhoidalis | 175 | |