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)
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
extrapolated richness: 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
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| Urosaurus inornata | 22 | |
| Aspidoscelis tigris | 3 | |
| "Cnemidophorus tigris" | ||
| Aspidoscelis sonorae | 70 | |
| "Cnemidophorus sonorae" | ||
| Sceloporus undulatus | 1 | |
| Crotalus atrox | 1 | |
| Terrapene ornata | 2 | |
| Spea hammondii | 1 | |