Northeastern Tochigi Prefecture
Basic information
Sample name: Northeastern Tochigi Prefecture

Reference: O. Imura, N. Morimoto, K. Shi, and H. Sasaki. 2014. Landscape diversity of pasture dung beetle communities in the central region of mainland Japan and implications for conservation management. Biodiversity and Conservation 23:597-616 [ER 665]
Geography
Country: Japan

Coordinate: 37° 48' N, 140° 56' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: sites are clustered around Yaita (basis of coordinate)
altitude is median for 17 sites

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Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Altered habitat: pasture

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 12.3

MAP: 1883.0

Habitat comments: 17 "grazing pastures" with two sites in one pasture
MAT and MAP are medians of values for 17 sites

Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles

Sites: 18

Site length: 360.0

Sampling methods: baited, pitfall traps

Sample size: 47387 captures or sightings

Years: 1999 - 2001

Days: 63

Nets or traps: 54

Net or trap nights: 1134

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: three "dung baited basket traps" spaced 10 m apart on transects and laid out for one week at each site over three years (= 51 weeks) during three-week seasons

Metadata
Sample no: 971

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-06-25 11:44:05

Modified: 2014-08-22 03:14:26

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
25 species
2 singletons
total count 47387
geometric series index: 27.6
Fisher's α: 2.542
geometric series k: 0.6639
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7827
Shannon's H: 1.9464
Good's u: 1.0
Register
Phelotrupes auratus 167
Phelotrupes laevistriatus 36
Copris acutidens 8
Copris pecuarius 1
Liatongus minutus 569
Caccobius jessoensis 435
Onthophagus ater 135
Onthophagus atripennis 161
Onthophagus fodience 155
Onthophagus lenzii 5860
Onthophagus nitidus 6
Aphodius breviusculus 284
Aphodius comatus 359
Aphodius eccoptus 133
Aphodius elegans 65
Aphodius pratensis 587
Aphodius pusillus 2564
Aphodius quadratus 4311
Aphodius rectus 8484
Aphodius rugosostriatus 347
Aphodius sordidus 184
Aphodius sublimbatus 3051
Aphodius uniplagiatus 910
Aphodius urostigma 18574
Myrhessus samurai 1