Baishuijiang Natural Reserve
Basic information
Sample name: Baishuijiang Natural Reserve
Sample aka: Bifeng Valley
Reference: X.-S. Li, Y.-L. Zhang, J.-H. Fang, O. Schweiger, and J. Settle. 2011. A butterfly hotspot in western China, its environmental threats and conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation 15:617-632 [ER 682]
Geography
Country: China
State: Gansu
Coordinate: 33° 46' 30" N, 105° 52' 30" E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: coordinate is midpoint of values given in text
altitude 600 to 1800 m
altitude 600 to 1800 m
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Protection: nature reserve
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 15.6
MAP: 895.0
Habitat comments: "forest, scrubland, farmland, grassland"
there is no nearby climate station; climate data based on Li 2006 (Acta Ecologica Sinica)
there is no nearby climate station; climate data based on Li 2006 (Acta Ecologica Sinica)
Methods
Life forms: butterflies
Site length: 7000.0
Site width: 5.0
Sampling methods: belt transect, sweep nets
Sample size: 2552 individuals
Years: 2001 - 2003
Days: 90
Net or trap nights: 0
Sampling comments: sampling was during "about 30 days per year" and involved walking a 7 km-long, 5 m-wide transect; most specimens were caught using sweep nets
Metadata
Sample no: 990
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-07-02 22:02:53
Modified: 2014-07-02 12:02:53
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
184 species
48 singletons
total count 2552
geometric series index: 320.2
Fisher's α: 45.491
geometric series k: 0.969
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9619
Shannon's H: 4.0448
Good's u: 0.9812
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