Bothong District
Basic information
Sample name: Bothong District

Reference: W. Rodkvamtook, T. Ruangareerate, J. Gaywee, A. L. Richards, P. Jeamwattanalert, D. Bodhidatta, N. Sangjun, A. Prasartvit, A. Jatisatienr, and C. Jatisatienr. 2011. Isolation and characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi from rodents captured following a scrub typhus outbreak at a military training base, Bothong District, Chonburi Province, central Thailand. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 84(4):599-607 [ER 907]
Geography
Country: Thailand

State: Chonburi


Coordinate: 13° 17' N, 101° 26' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "six military training areas" on the same base in the Bothong district (basis of coordinate)

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: secondary forest

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "palmaceous, para rubber, shrubby, and abandoned rice field terrains"; photos suggested dry secondary forests

Methods
Life forms: rodents,other small mammals

Sites: 6

Sampling methods: no design,baited,Sherman traps

Sample size: 135 individuals

Sampling comments: "Rodents were captured using Sherman traps (3 in. × 3 in. × 10 in.) baited with banana, corn, and cucumber"

Metadata
Sample number: 1356

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-02-23 20:47:04

Modified: 2015-02-23 09:47:04

Abundance distribution
10 species
1 singleton
total count 135
geometric series index: 14.9
Fisher's α: 2.494
geometric series k: 0.6073
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5391
Shannon's H: 1.2809
Good's u: 0.9928
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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