Makerere University Biological Field Station (dung beetles)
Basic information
Sample name: Makerere University Biological Field Station (dung beetles)
Sample aka: Kibale National Park
Reference: A. Chao, R. Simon-Freeman, and G. Grether. 2013. Patterns of niche partitioning and alternative reproductive strategies in an East African dung beetle assemblage. Journal of Insect Behavior 26:525-539 [ER 3045]
Geography
Country: Uganda
Coordinate: 0° 27' 0" N, 30° 25' 30" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text as range
Geography comments: "within Kibale National Park... 0º13' to 0º41' N and 0º19' to 30º32' E" (sic)
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Protection: national/state park
Substrate: ground surface
MAP: 1670.0
Habitat comments: "a medium-altitude moist forest that is a mosaic of tall evergreens, swamp, thickets and grasslands... two rainy seasons, in March to May and September to November"
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sampling methods: no design,hand capture
Sample size: 567 individuals
Years: 2009
Days: 18
Seasons: dry
Sampling comments: "This study was conducted from the 6th to the 23rd of February, 2009, which coincides with the end of the dry season... Roughly 60 ml of human faeces... was placed in the center of a circular clearing (approximate radius 30 cm)" and beetles were collected by excavating near the "dung pads"
Metadata
Sample number: 3302
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-03-24 20:25:55
Modified: 2019-03-24 09:25:55
Abundance distribution
11 species
0 singletons
total count 567
geometric series index: 12.1
Fisher's α: 1.935
geometric series k: 0.6529
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7919
Shannon's H: 1.8579
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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