Edwards Air Force Base
Basic information
Sample name: Edwards Air Force Base

Reference: M. J. O'Farrell, W. A. Clark, F. H. Emmerson, S. M. Juarez, F. R. Kay, T. M. O'Farrel, and T. Y. Goodlett. 1994. Use of a mesh live trap for small mammals: are results from Sherman live traps deceptive?. Journal of Mammalogy 75(3):692-699 [ER 972]
Geography
Country: United States

State: California


Coordinate: 34° 54' N, 117° 53' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: coordinate based on Edwards Air Force Base

Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 18.1

MAP: 112.0

Habitat comments: climate data are based on Webb et al. (2009, Journal of Wildlife Management)

Methods
Life forms: rodents

Sites: 3

Sampling methods: baited,cage traps,Sherman traps

Sample size: 386 individuals

Years: 1992

Days: 4

Nets or traps: 240

Net or trap nights: 960

Sampling comments: "live traps custom-made of hardware cloth" and Sherman traps both baited with "a mixture of crimped oats, wild-bird seed, and peanut butter"; sampling was on three "6 by 10-station grids with 20-m spacing" over four days, apparently with only 40 traps per grid per type

Metadata
Sample number: 1459

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-03-02 16:33:23

Modified: 2015-10-09 06:28:59

Abundance distribution
4 species
0 singletons
total count 386
geometric series index: 4.1
Fisher's α: 0.622
geometric series k: 0.3620
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.4991
Shannon's H: 0.8971
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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