Manas Range
Basic information
Sample name: Manas Range
Sample aka: Royal Manas National Park
Reference: T. Nidup, T. Dorji, and U. Tshering. 2014. Taxon diversity of butterflies in different habitat types in Royal Manas National Park. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2(6):292-298 [ER 3258]
Geography
Country: Bhutan
Coordinate: 26.8° N, 90.9° E
Latlng basis: estimated from map
Geography comments: "towards the east" in Royal Manas National Park, and shown directly north of Manas National Park on a major river (basis of coordinate)
the range "covers an area of 348.31 km 2 ranging from altitude 80 m [34] to 892 m above the sea level"
the range "covers an area of 348.31 km 2 ranging from altitude 80 m [34] to 892 m above the sea level"
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Protection: national/state park
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: agriculture
Habitat comments: "closed canopy, shrub land, crop field, along the roads and river/stream beds"
apparently in Köppen zone Cwa
apparently in Köppen zone Cwa
Methods
Life forms: butterflies
Sites: 5
Site length: 5000.0
Sampling methods: line transect, butterfly nets, visual
Sample size: 1319 captures or sightings
Years: 2014
Seasons: winter, spring
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: Pollard walks with "1000 meters transect... Each transect was visited once a month from January to March in 2014. Butterflies observed within five meters either side of transect line and five meters to the front of recorder were recorded... Butterfly capturing was done very safely by butterfly sweep net and release in the same area" and there were five transects
there were "59 individuals per hectare" and 1319 individuals in total
there were "59 individuals per hectare" and 1319 individuals in total
Metadata
Sample no: 3600
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2020-04-24 21:35:08
Modified: 2020-04-24 11:35:08
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
91 species
17 singletons
total count 1319
geometric series index: 135.3
Fisher's α: 22.185
geometric series k: 0.9491
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9643
Shannon's H: 3.759
Good's u: 0.9871
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