Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Basic information
Sample name: Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Reference: B. M. Doube. 1983. The habitat preference of some bovine dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa. Bulletin of Entomological Research 73:357-371 [ER 325]
Geography
Country: South Africa
State: Natal
Coordinate: 28° 13' S, 31° 57' E
Geography comments: coordinate based on Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna
Protection: wildlife protected area
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 18.5
WMT: 25.9
CMT: 11.5
MAP: 791.0
Habitat comments: transect spans Acacia bushveld, open grassveld, and riverine forest
climate data based on Skowno et al. 1999 (Plant Ecology); MAP Is 671 to 910 mm in different areas of the park
climate data based on Skowno et al. 1999 (Plant Ecology); MAP Is 671 to 910 mm in different areas of the park
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sites: 1
Site length: 540
Sampling methods: line transect,pitfall traps
Sample size: 32229 individuals
Years: 1979
Days: 3
Nets or traps: 28
Net or trap nights: 84
Sampling comments: 28 pitfall traps spaced 20 apart on a transect that "were set on three consecutive days"
counts are broken down in all sorts of ways for common species but not at all for 21 rare species, so only grand totals are used
counts are broken down in all sorts of ways for common species but not at all for 21 rare species, so only grand totals are used
Metadata
Sample number: 642
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-28 21:18:13
Modified: 2015-09-30 04:10:03
Abundance distribution
70 species
8 singletons
total count 32229
geometric series index: 86.3
Fisher's α: 8.494
geometric series k: 0.8707
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7660
Shannon's H: 2.1502
Good's u: 0.9998
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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