Hong Kong (pitfall traps)
Basic information
Sample name: Hong Kong (pitfall traps)
Reference: Y.-H. Sung, N. E. Karraker, and B. C. H. Hau. 2011. Evaluation of the effectiveness of three survey methods for sampling terrestrial herpetofauna in south China. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(3):479-489 [ER 197]
Geography
Country: China
State: Hong Kong
Coordinate: 22° 18' N, 114° 12' E
Coordinate basis: based on political unit
Geography comments: four separate parks scattered around Hong Kong (basis of coordinate)
all sites "were below 400" in elevation
all sites "were below 400" in elevation
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Altered habitat: secondary forest
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 28.1
CMT: 16.0
MAP: 2120.0
Habitat comments: each park includes "plantations [of Lophostemon confertus] and secondary forests"
climate based on station 45004 (Hong Kong)
climate based on station 45004 (Hong Kong)
Methods
Life forms: lizards,snakes,frogs,salamanders
Sampling methods: pitfall traps
Sample size: 400 individuals
Years: 2008 - 2010
Metadata
Sample number: 418
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-15 22:05:46
Modified: 2021-07-11 05:35:29
Abundance distribution
12 species
5 singletons
total count 400
geometric series index: 24.9
Fisher's α: 2.329
geometric series k: 0.5923
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.3548
Shannon's H: 0.8386
Good's u: 0.9875
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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