Cockscomb Basin Forest Reserve (moist, closed woodland)
Basic information
Sample name: Cockscomb Basin Forest Reserve (moist, closed woodland)
Reference: M. J. Konecny. 1989. Movement patterns and food habits of four sympatric carnivore species in Belize, Central America. In Advances in Neotropical Mammalogy (eds. K. H. Redford, J. F. Eisenberg), pp. 243-264 [ER 3679]
Geography
Country: Belize
Coordinate: 16.72° N, -88.66° W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: the basin is "about 250 square kilometers"
coordinate based on Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
elevation 0 to 600 m
coordinate based on Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
elevation 0 to 600 m
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Protection: forest reserve
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: agriculture,hunting,selective logging
MAP: 2500.0
Habitat comments: "subclimax moist, tropical forest, maintained by irregular hurricanes"
there was "Selective timbering throughout much of this century" and the Maya practiced "milpa agriculture and hunting" through 1985
there was "Selective timbering throughout much of this century" and the Maya practiced "milpa agriculture and hunting" through 1985
Methods
Life forms: rodents
Sampling methods: line transect,Sherman traps
Sample size: 19 individuals
Years: 1985, 1986
Days: 7
Nets or traps: 36
Sampling comments: "line transects" of unspecified lengths included 36 Sherman traps "baited daily with oatmeal and peanut butter and checked twice daily for one week in each habitat"
Metadata
Sample number: 3843
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2021-12-31 12:41:18
Modified: 2021-12-31 01:41:18
Abundance distribution
2 species
0 singletons
total count 19
geometric series index: 2.3
Fisher's α: NULL
geometric series k: 0.4615
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.4006
Shannon's H: 0.6237
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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