Messina Nature Reserve
Basic information
Sample name: Messina Nature Reserve
Reference: E. C. J. Seamark and T. Kearney. 2008. Bats of Messina Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa. African Bat Conservation News 18:5-7 [ER 417]
Geography
Country: South Africa
State: Limpopo
Coordinate: 22° 25' 36" S, 30° 3' 0" E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: "on the Farm Prinzenhage 47 MT"
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna
Protection: nature reserve
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 22.1
CMT: 12.1
MAP: 508.0
Habitat comments: "Musina Mopane Bushveld"
climate data based on station 68174 (Polokwane)
climate data based on station 68174 (Polokwane)
Methods
Life forms: bats
Sampling methods: harp nets, mist nets
Sample size: 59 individuals
Years: 1996
Days: 5
Net or trap nights: 0
Sampling comments: "two nights with mist nets, and three nights with a harp trap"
Metadata
Sample no: 762
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-04-07 10:12:44
Modified: 2014-04-24 10:35:33
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
6 species
1 singleton
total count 59
geometric series index: 8.9
Fisher's α: 1.67
geometric series k: 0.5818
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6566
Shannon's H: 1.3311
Good's u: 0.9836
Register
| Scotophilus dinganii | 5 | 24.3 g |
| Neoromicia capensis | 2 | 5.0 g |
| Neoromicia zuluensis | 7 | |
| Pipistrellus rusticus | 14 | 3.8 g |
| Nycticeinops schlieffeni | 30 | 8.0 g |
| Rhinolophus hildebrandtii | 1 | 25.4 g |