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Montagne des Français
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Basic information
Sample name: Montagne des Français

Reference: J. E. Robinson, N. C. D'Cruze, J. S. Dawson, and K. E. Green. 2006. Bat survey in Montagne des Français, Antsiranana, northern Madagascar (6 April - 14 December 2005). African Bat Conservation News 9:8-12 [ER 388]
Geography
Country: Madagascar


Coordinate: 12° 19' 47" S, 49° 21' 10" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Geography comments: coordinate is median of three reported figures
altitude 100 to 450 m

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 26.6

CMT: 23.0

MAP: 980.0

Habitat comments: "dry bioclimatic zone" with "very marked seasonal variation... The annual precipitation of this location is most likely higher than... 980 mm" and the vegetation "is transitional between mid-altitude rainforest and dry deciduous western forest"
CMT and WMT based on station 67009 (Antisiranana)

Methods
Life forms: bats

Sites: 3

Sampling methods: no design,mist nets,hand capture

Sample size: 34 individuals

Years: 2005

Sampling comments: mist nets and "long handled hand nets"

Metadata
Sample number: 727

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-04-04 10:33:21

Modified: 2014-04-24 23:22:42

Abundance distribution
7 species
2 singletons
total count 34
extrapolated richness: 12.6
Fisher's α: 2.673
geometric series k: 0.6813
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7754
Shannon's H: 1.6630
Good's u: 0.9429
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register
Current reference: Buss and Smith 1966 (ER 2040)