Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve (wet woodland)
Basic information
Sample name: Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve (wet woodland)
Reference: J. M. Medlock and A. G. C. Vaux. 2015. Seasonal dynamics and habitat specificity of mosquitoes in an English wetland: implications for UK wetland management and restoration. Journal of Vector Ecology 40(1):90-106 [ER 2287]
Geography
Country: United Kingdom
Coordinate: 52° 27' N, 0° 11' W
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Geography comments: "Field sampling was conducted at Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve... and the adjacent farmland that forms part of the 3,700 ha Great Fen"
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Protection: nature reserve
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 9.6
MAP: 613.0
Habitat comments: "willow carr"
climate data are for East Anglia and are from Dent (2012, Weather)
climate data are for East Anglia and are from Dent (2012, Weather)
Methods
Life forms: mosquitoes
Sampling methods: no design,baited,other traps
Sample size: 4788 individuals
Years: 2010
Days: 56
Seasons: spring,summer,autumn
Nets or traps: 1
Net or trap nights: 56
Sampling comments: "Adult females were trapped over four nights every two weeks for up to 14 weeks from April to October, 2010 using the Liberty Plus Mosquito Magnet trap (Midgetech). This trap produces CO2 and heat and is baited with an octenol-based lure... One trap was placed in each of the six communities, with adult mosquitoes collected after each four-night sampling period"
Metadata
Sample number: 2392
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2016-12-26 12:47:01
Modified: 2016-12-26 01:47:01
Abundance distribution
15 species
4 singletons
total count 4788
geometric series index: 22.6
Fisher's α: 1.917
geometric series k: 0.5776
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6736
Shannon's H: 1.3720
Good's u: 0.9992
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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