Upper Hunter Catchment (unplanted)
Basic information
Sample name: Upper Hunter Catchment (unplanted)

Reference: J. R. Gollan, C. A. M. Reid, P. B. Barnes, and L. Wilkie. 2011. The ratio of exotic-to-native dung beetles can indicate habitat quality in riparian restoration. Insect Conservation and Diversity 4:123-131 [ER 355]
Geography
Country: Australia

State: New South Wales


Coordinate: 32° 34' S, 151° 10' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: three sites scattered across the Upper Hunter River drainage (coordinate based on Singleton, which is very near the first)

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: pasture

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: selective logging

WMT: 23.0

CMT: 12.0

MAP: 1095.0

Habitat comments: "cleared of all native vegetation" and dominated by "exotic herbs and pasture grasses"
climate data based on station 94776 (Williamtown RAAF)

Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles

Sites: 3

Sampling methods: no design,baited,pitfall traps

Sample size: 644 individuals

Years: 2005

Days: 2

Nets or traps: 30

Net or trap nights: 60

Sampling comments: 10 pig dung-baited pitfall traps at each of three sites "positioned at least 10 m apart" and "collected after 48 h" (apparently one on occasion during the month of November)

Metadata
Sample number: 1279

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-02-18 13:11:49

Modified: 2015-10-03 00:17:12

Abundance distribution
12 species
2 singletons
total count 644
geometric series index: 15.3
Fisher's α: 2.093
geometric series k: 0.6088
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7841
Shannon's H: 1.8052
Good's u: 0.9969
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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