Bonham Creek (L1, pitfall traps)
Basic information
Sample name: Bonham Creek (L1, pitfall traps)

Reference: J. H. Graham, H. H. Hughie, S. Jones, K. Wrinn, A. J. Krzysik, J. J. Duda, D. C. Freeman, J. M. Emlen, J. C. Zak, D. A. Kovacic, C. Chamberlin-Graham, and H. Balbach. 2004. Habitat disturbance and the diversity and abundance of ants (Formicidae) in the Southeastern Fall-Line Sandhills. Journal of Insect Science 4(30):1-15 [ER 484]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Georgia


Coordinate: 32° 24' 43" N, 84° 45' 39" W
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Geography comments: elevation "from about 100 m to more than 150 m"

Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Altered habitat: secondary forest

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 27.8

CMT: 8.6

MAP: 1184.0

Habitat comments: a "low disturbance site" in secondary forest disturbed by agriculture "prior to the 1940s"
climate based on station 72217 (Middle Georgia Regional Airport)

Methods
Life forms: ants

Sampling methods: no design,pitfall traps

Sample size: 2870 individuals

Years: 2000 - 2003

Days: 1

Nets or traps: 275

Net or trap nights: 275

Sampling comments: in each of three sites (2000, 2002, and 2003) or two sites (2001), from four to six five-trap clusters depending on the year (i.e., 3, 2, 3, and 3 x 5 x 5 = traps) each set out "for 24 hours duration"

Metadata
Sample number: 848

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-04-19 13:52:10

Modified: 2015-10-03 23:11:24

Abundance distribution
29 species
3 singletons
total count 2870
geometric series index: 36.5
Fisher's α: 4.488
geometric series k: 0.7748
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7495
Shannon's H: 1.9342
Good's u: 0.9990
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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