Gouli Region
Basic information
Sample name: Gouli Region

Reference: A. Xu, Z. Jiang, C. Li, J. Guo, S. Da, Q. Cui, S. Yu, and G. Wu. 2008. Status and conservation of the snow leopard Panthera uncia in the Gouli Region, Kunlun Mountains, China. Oryx 42(3):460-463 [ER 1757]
Geography
Country: China

State: Qinghai


Coordinate: 36° 18' N, 98° 5' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "in the south of Dulan County, Qinghai Province... a part of East Burhanbuda Mountain in the Kunlun Mountains" (coordinate based on Dulan County)
altitude 4000 to 4700 m

Environment
Habitat: montane grassland

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 3.5

WMT: 15.2

CMT: -9.4

MAP: 218.0

Habitat comments: "The climate is typical continental, characterized by dry, cold winters, frequent strong winds, strong solar radiation, and a short frost-free period. Dominant vegetation is alpine meadow and steppe"
climate data are for Dulan and are from Yin et al. (2016, Trees)

Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals

Focal species: Panthera uncia

Sampling methods: no design,automatic cameras

Sample size: 1667 captures or sightings

Years: 2006

Days: 76

Nets or traps: 6

Camera type: unclear

Cameras paired: unclear

Sampling comments: "During 1 March–15 May 2006 we conducted an extensive field survey... We used 10 auto-triggered cameras of which only six functioned" (trap nights not stated and it is not 100% clear that cameras were in operation throughout the survey, but this is assumed)

Metadata
Sample number: 1961

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-01-20 21:00:18

Modified: 2016-12-15 10:20:07

Abundance distribution
9 species
1 singleton
total count 1667
geometric series index: 10.6
Fisher's α: 1.251
geometric series k: 0.4055
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.3148
Shannon's H: 0.7340
Good's u: 0.9994
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register
Panthera uncia836 kg carnivore
Pseudois nayaur136933 kg grazer-browser
Procapra picticaudata15618 kg
Ovis ammon4776 kg browser-grazer
Cervus hanglu37
"Cervus elaphus": reassigned based on location
Cervus albirostris1
Vulpes ferrilata124.6 kg carnivore
Lepus oiostolus202.3 kg
Canis lupus1743 kg carnivore