Maricopa Road (MR-238)
Basic information
Sample name: Maricopa Road (MR-238)
Reference: T. R. Jones, R. D. Babb, F. R. Hensley, C. Liwanpo, and B. K. Sullivan. 2011. Sonoran desert snake communities at two sites: concordance and effects of increased road traffic. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(1):61-71 [ER 195]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Arizona
Coordinate: 33° 0' N, 112° 23' W
Geography comments: road between Gila Bend, Maricopa County and Maricopa, Pinal County (coordinate is the average of the two)
elevation between 230 and 450 m
elevation between 230 and 450 m
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 34.7
CMT: 13.2
MAP: 225.0
Habitat comments: climate data based on station 72278 (Phoenix airport)
Methods
Life forms: snakes
Sampling methods: line transect,road kill
Sample size: 397 individuals
Years: 1982 - 2006
Sampling comments: road cruising
Metadata
Sample number: 413
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-15 17:45:49
Modified: 2014-04-27 03:03:13
Abundance distribution
16 species
1 singleton
total count 397
geometric series index: 20.2
Fisher's α: 3.344
geometric series k: 0.7211
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8308
Shannon's H: 2.1529
Good's u: 0.9975
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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