Santa Rita Experimental Range (mesquite-free)
Basic information
Sample name: Santa Rita Experimental Range (mesquite-free)

Reference: D. J. Germano and C. R. Hungerford. 1981. Reptile population changes with manipulation of Sonoran desert shrub. Great Basin Naturalist 41(1):129-138 [ER 262]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Arizona



Coordinate: 31° 50' N, 110° 51' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: coordinate based on Santa Rita Experimental Range

Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Altered habitat: pasture

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: grazing

WMT: 31.1

CMT: 11.5

MAP: 310.0

Habitat comments: lightly grazed pastures with mesquite removed years before
precip 350 to 400 mm according to text; climate data based on station 722740 (Tucson International Airport)

Methods
Life forms: lizards

Sites: 4

Site length: 4800

Sampling methods: line transect,visual

Sample size: 122 individuals

Years: 1977, 1978

Sampling comments: four visually censused transect lines each 1200 m long

Metadata
Sample number: 530

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-03-22 13:29:21

Modified: 2014-04-26 03:57:51

Abundance distribution
8 species
3 singletons
total count 122
geometric series index: 15.8
Fisher's α: 1.920
geometric series k: 0.5450
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6014
Shannon's H: 1.2132
Good's u: 0.9755
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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