Boutazarte
Basic information
Sample name: Boutazarte

Reference: A. El Keroumi, K. Naamani, H. Soummane, and A. Dahbi. 2012. Seasonal dynamics of ant community structure in the Moroccan Argan forest. Journal of Insect Science 12(94):1-19 [ER 668]
Geography
Country: Morocco


Coordinate: 31° 20' N, 9° 48' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: near Sidi Kaouki (basis of coordinate)

Environment
Habitat: Mediterranean woodland

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 20.5

CMT: 14.3

MAP: 314.0

Habitat comments: "an arid to semi-arid Mediterranean climate"
CMT, WMT, and MAP based on climate station 60220 (Essaouira)

Methods
Life forms: ants

Sampling methods: pitfall traps

Sample size: 3338 individuals

Years: 2006, 2007

Days: 4

Nets or traps: 70

Net or trap nights: 280

Sampling comments: seven pitfall trees within a 6 m circle around each of 10 trees, each left out for 24 hours during four sampling dates

Metadata
Sample number: 974

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-06-25 21:03:36

Modified: 2014-06-25 11:03:36

Abundance distribution
13 species
0 singletons
total count 3338
geometric series index: 14.6
Fisher's α: 1.717
geometric series k: 0.5757
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.4885
Shannon's H: 0.9853
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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