Noup
Basic information
Sample name: Noup

Reference: B. Maritz and G. J. Alexander. 2014. Namaqua Dwarf Adders are generalist predators. African Journal of Herpetology 63(1):79-86 [ER 1146]
Geography
Country: South Africa

State: Northern Cape


Coordinate: 30° 8' S, 17° 12' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "stable semi-vegetated, longitudinal aeolian dunes, dominated by sclerophyllous shrubs and succulents"

Methods
Life forms: rodents,other small mammals,lizards,frogs

Sampling methods: quadrat,pitfall traps

Sample size: 240 individuals

Seasons: winter,spring,summer,autumn

Nets or traps: 54

Net or trap nights: 4185

Sampling comments: "six pitfall trap-arrays... Each array consisted of nine 10-litre plastic buckets... Pitfall traps were installed in three rows of three pitfall traps, each separated from the nearest bucket by 10 m. We did not use drift fences... Traps were kept open for periods of between 10 and 15 days... Trap effort was not equal in all seasons, totalling 986 trap-days in spring (September to November), 1 710 trap-days in summer (December to February), 834 trap-days in autumn (March to May) and 655 trap- days in winter (June to August)"

Metadata
Sample number: 1672

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-07-03 12:11:46

Modified: 2015-07-03 02:11:46

Abundance distribution
9 species
0 singletons
total count 240
geometric series index: 10.2
Fisher's α: 1.846
geometric series k: 0.6484
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7646
Shannon's H: 1.7159
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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