Tonopah Junction
Basic information
Sample name: Tonopah Junction

Reference: B. P. Kotler. 1985. Microhabitat utilization in desert rodents: a comparison of two methods of measurement. Journal of Mammalogy 66(2):374-378 [ER 984]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Nevada


Coordinate: 38° 23' N, 118° 7' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "12 km south of Mina" (coordinate based on Mina)

Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 12.1

MAP: 93.0

Habitat comments: none given
climate data are for Mina and are from Comstock and Ehleringer (1992, PNAS)

Methods
Life forms: rodents

Sampling methods: line transect,Sherman traps

Sample size: 103 individuals

Years: 1983

Days: 6

Nets or traps: 6

Net or trap nights: 240

Sampling comments: "40 Sherman live traps... arrayed in a large horseshoe configuration containing 20 trap stations with stations 20 m apart" (baiting not discussed)

Metadata
Sample number: 1473

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-03-03 15:23:20

Modified: 2015-12-02 09:31:00

Abundance distribution
4 species
0 singletons
total count 103
geometric series index: 4.3
Fisher's α: 0.828
geometric series k: 0.5061
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6336
Shannon's H: 1.1693
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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