Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Basic information
Sample name: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Reference: A. L. Everette, T. J. O'Shea, L. E. Ellison, L. A. Stone, and J. L. McCance. 2001. Bat use of a high-plains urban wildlife refuge. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29(3):967-973 [ER 631]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Colorado

County: Adams

Coordinate: 40° 50' 0" N, 105° 51' 30" W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "16 km northeast of Denver" (coordinate based on Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge)

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Environment
Habitat: temperate savanna

Protection: wildlife protected area

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 22.8

CMT: -0.6

MAP: 381.0

Habitat comments: "primarily remnant short-grass prairie or non-native grassland"
climate data based on station 72469 (Aurora)

Methods
Life forms: bats

Sampling methods: no design, mist nets

Sample size: 176 captures or sightings

Years: 1997, 1998

Days: 53

Net or trap nights: 371

Sampling comments: 371 "6-m net nights" over 51 days (nets ranged from 6-18 m)

Metadata
Sample no: 934

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-05-17 19:23:12

Modified: 2014-05-17 09:23:12

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
3 species
0 singleton
total count 176
geometric series index: 3.2
Fisher's α: 0.514
geometric series k: 0.3355
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.2482
Shannon's H: 0.4977
Good's u: 1
Register
Eptesicus fuscus (big brown bat)151
Lasiurus cinereus (hoary bat)17
Lasionycteris noctivagans 8