Messina Nature Reserve
Basic information
Sample name: Messina Nature Reserve

Reference: E. C. J. Seamark and T. Kearney. 2008. Bats of Messina Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa. African Bat Conservation News 18:5-7 [ER 417]
Geography
Country: South Africa

State: Limpopo


Coordinate: 22° 24' 36" S, 30° 3' 0" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Geography comments: "on the Farm Prinzenhage 47 MT"

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Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Protection: nature reserve

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 22.1

CMT: 12.1

MAP: 508.0

Habitat comments: "Musina Mopane Bushveld"
climate data based on station 68174 (Polokwane)

Methods
Life forms: bats

Sampling methods: harp nets,mist nets

Sample size: 59 individuals

Years: 1996

Days: 5

Sampling comments: "two nights with mist nets, and three nights with a harp trap"

Metadata
Sample number: 762

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-04-07 10:12:44

Modified: 2014-04-24 10:35:33

Abundance distribution
6 species
1 singleton
total count 59
extrapolated richness: 8.9
Fisher's α: 1.670
geometric series k: 0.5065
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6566
Shannon's H: 1.3311
Good's u: 0.9836
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Register
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