Corbet’s Gap (cardamom plantation)
Basic information
Sample name: Corbet’s Gap (cardamom plantation)

Reference: B. Dhakal, M. A. Pinard, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, H. M. S. P. M. Weerasinghe, A. L. S. Dharmaparakrama, and D. F. R. P. Burslem. 2012. Impacts of cardamom cultivation on montane forest ecosystems in Sri Lanka. Forest Ecology and Management 274:151-160 [ER 2460]
Geography
Country: Sri Lanka


Coordinate: 7° 19' N, 80° 36' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Geography comments: "in the Knuckles Forest Reserve... elevation range 1020–1340 m"

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: plantation

Protection: forest reserve

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 21.0

MAP: 2776.0

Habitat comments: "natural forest planted with cardamom"
MAP stated in text
MAT is for Knuckles Forest Reserve "above 915 m" and is from Samarawickrama et al. (2012, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation)

Methods
Life forms: trees

Sites: 10

Site area: 0.4

Sampling methods: quadrat

Sample size: 157 individuals

Years: 2007

Size min: 5

Sampling comments: "Ten 20 x 20 m plots were selected randomly in each forest type at each site"

Metadata
Sample number: 2731

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2017-10-14 15:48:43

Modified: 2018-06-30 11:30:22

Abundance distribution
27 species
9 singletons
total count 157
geometric series index: 53.5
Fisher's α: 9.393
geometric series k: 0.8554
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8352
Shannon's H: 2.5032
Good's u: 0.9428
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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