Palo Duro Canyon State Park (2006)
Basic information
Sample name: Palo Duro Canyon State Park (2006)
Reference: T. D. H. Riedle and R. S. Matlack. 2013. Bats of Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas: community composition, abundance, and seasonal activity. Western North American Naturalist 73(1):89-97 [ER 456]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Texas
Coordinate: 34° 57' N, 101° 40' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: coordinate based on Palo Duro Canyon
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Protection: national/state park
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 27.0
CMT: 4.5
MAP: 490.0
Habitat comments: "mesquite-juniper associations (Prosopis glandulosa–Juniperus spp.), grasses (Bouteloua spp.), and cacti (Opuntia spp.), with a riparian zone of cottonwood (Populus deltoides) and salt cedar (Tamarix ramosissima)"
CMT and WMT given in text; precip based on station 72363 (Amarillo International Airport)
CMT and WMT given in text; precip based on station 72363 (Amarillo International Airport)
Methods
Life forms: bats
Sampling methods: no design,mist nets
Sample size: 255 individuals
Years: 2006
Days: 13
Sampling comments: "An average of 2.92 nets were opened each night" over the entire study period of 2006 through 2009
Metadata
Sample number: 813
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-04-17 17:28:49
Modified: 2014-04-24 07:39:57
Abundance distribution
10 species
5 singletons
total count 255
geometric series index: 21.7
Fisher's α: 2.075
geometric series k: 0.5859
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6593
Shannon's H: 1.3111
Good's u: 0.9804
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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