Sample name: Motichur Sanctuary (1998 - 99, Site 4)

Sample aka: Rajaji National Park

Reference: P. C. Joshi. 2007. Community structure and habitat selection of butterflies in Rajaji National Park, a moist deciduous forest in Uttaranchal, India. Tropical Ecology 48(1):119-123 [ER 2246]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: plantation

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: grazing

MAP: 1005.0

Habitat comments: "subtropical with distinct summer, winter and rainy seasons. The annual precipitation was 1060 mm and 950 mm in the first and second year of study, respectively... Site 4: Plantation of Tectona grandis and some other species, about 15 years old. Very sparse ground vegetation dominated by weeds and forbs... Highly disturbed by Gujjars and their cattle"

Life forms: butterflies

Sampling methods: no design,sweep nets

Sample size: 170 individuals

Years: 1998, 1999

Sampling comments: "Sampling of insects was done using systematic net sweeps at 15 days interval" (length of study interval is unclear)

Sample number: 2302

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-10-20 20:39:03

Modified: 2016-10-20 09:39:03