Nouragues Research Station (liana forest)
Basic information
Sample name: Nouragues Research Station (liana forest)
Reference: S. Groc, J. H. C. Delabie, F. Fernândez, M. Leponce, J. Orivel, R. Silvestre, H. L. Vasconcelos, and A. Dejean. 2014. Leaf-litter ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a pristine Guianese rain-forest: stable functional structure versus high species turnover. Myrmecological News 19:43-51 [ER 536]
Geography
Country: French Guiana
Coordinate: 4° 4' 58" N, 52° 40' 28" W
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Geography comments: coordinate and altitude based on Groc et al. (2009, Insect Conservation and Diversity)
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 26.3
MAP: 2990.0
Habitat comments: climate data based on Vlasakova (2013, Plant Ecol)
Methods
Life forms: ants
Sites: 1
Site length: 500
Sampling methods: line transect,Winkler apparatus,pitfall traps
Sample size: 1270 individuals
Years: 2006, 2009
Nets or traps: 100
Sampling comments: 50 sampling points "separated by 10 m intervals" with one pitfall trap and one Winkler sample during each of two field seasons; trap count applies to pitfalls only
Metadata
Sample number: 911
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-05-04 20:18:15
Modified: 2014-05-04 10:18:15
Abundance distribution
186 species
63 singletons
total count 1270
geometric series index: 369.6
Fisher's α: 60.039
geometric series k: 0.9762
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9800
Shannon's H: 4.4625
Good's u: 0.9504
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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