La Trobe University Bundoora (test tube traps)
Basic information
Sample name: La Trobe University Bundoora (test tube traps)
Reference: A. Borgelt and T. R. New. 2005. Pitfall trapping for ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in mesic Australia: the influence of trap diameter. Journal of Insect Conservation 9:219-221 [ER 705]
Geography
Country: Australia
State: Victoria
Coordinate: -37.70° S, 145.06° E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: coordinate based on Bundoora
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 19.2
CMT: 9.6
MAP: 544.0
Habitat comments: "open grassy woodland"
climate data based on station 94865 (RAAF Williams Laverton Base)
climate data based on station 94865 (RAAF Williams Laverton Base)
Methods
Life forms: ants
Sampling methods: quadrat,pitfall traps
Sample size: 1657 individuals
Years: 2003
Nets or traps: 32
Net or trap nights: 256
Sampling comments: four sites each with eight traps spaced 10 m apart in a grid opened for 48 hours four times
Metadata
Sample number: 1021
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-07-31 21:26:43
Modified: 2014-07-31 11:26:43
Abundance distribution
25 species
2 singletons
total count 1657
geometric series index: 32.2
Fisher's α: 4.177
geometric series k: 0.7645
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8032
Shannon's H: 2.0946
Good's u: 0.9988
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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