Tombigbee National Forest (Site 1)
Basic information
Sample name: Tombigbee National Forest (Site 1)
Reference: J. A. MacGown and R. L. Brown. 2006. Survey of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Tombigbee National Forest in Mississippi. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 79(4):325-340 [ER 528]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Mississippi
Coordinate: 34° 60' 32" N, 89° 55' 3" W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: "on the south side of Highway 25" (coordinate based on Tombigbee National Forest)
elevation 91 to 183 m
elevation 91 to 183 m
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Protection: national/state forest
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 27.6
CMT: 6.2
MAP: 1426.0
Habitat comments: "a mixture of deciduous trees and pines" and specifically "old-growth forest" at this site
climate data based on station 72332 (Tupelo Regional Airport), which is at a comparable altitude
climate data based on station 72332 (Tupelo Regional Airport), which is at a comparable altitude
Methods
Life forms: ants
Sample size: 2317 individuals
Years: 1999, 2000
Days: 381
Nets or traps: 5
Net or trap nights: 1905
Sampling comments: five pitfall traps checked weekly over 54 weeks and left out for a total of 381 days
Metadata
Sample no: 899
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-05-03 16:54:50
Modified: 2014-05-03 07:27:32
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
24 species
2 singletons
total count 2317
geometric series index: 29.6
Fisher's α: 3.731
geometric series k: 0.7471
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.826
Shannon's H: 2.1961
Good's u: 0.9991
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