Meshili
Basic information
Sample name: Meshili

Reference: A. D. Mhina, C. J. Kasanga, C. Sindato, E. D. Karimuribo, and L. E. G. Mboera. 2015. Rift Valley fever potential mosquito vectors and their infection status in Ngorongoro District in northern Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research 17(4):1-9 [ER 2232]
Geography
Country: Tanzania


Coordinate: -3.14° S, 35.41° E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map

Geography comments: "in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) in Ngorongoro district"

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Substrate: ground surface

MAP: 750.0

Habitat comments: "The vegetation consists mainly of various shrubs and Acacia bushes. The area experiences two rainy seasons: a short rainy season between October and December, and a long rainy season between February and May. Typically, the annual precipitation averages between 500 and 1,000 mm... The livestock species kept in the area are primarily cattle, goats, sheep and donkeys"

Methods
Life forms: mosquitoes

Sampling methods: baited,light traps

Sample size: 1832 individuals

Years: 2013

Nets or traps: 3

Sampling comments: "Adult mosquitoes were collected in May 2013 using CDC light traps baited with carbon dioxide. Three traps were set approximately 1.5m above the ground in proximity to potential breeding sites and cattle kraals"

Metadata
Sample number: 2277

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-10-16 14:13:21

Modified: 2016-10-16 03:19:31

Abundance distribution
9 species
0 singletons
total count 1832
geometric series index: 9.2
Fisher's α: 1.232
geometric series k: 0.6094
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6921
Shannon's H: 1.4816
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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