Southwest of Port Harcourt (pristine mangrove)
Basic information
Sample name: Southwest of Port Harcourt (pristine mangrove)
Reference: L. Luiselli and G. C. Akani. 2002. An investigation into the composition, complexity and functioning of snake communities in the mangroves of south-eastern Nigeria. African Journal of Ecology 40:220-227 [ER 285]
Geography
Country: Nigeria
State: Rivers
Coordinate: 4° 45' N, 6° 50' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: "between the rivers Nun and Brass, in the Niger Delta" (coordinate based on Rivers State)
Environment
Habitat: mangrove
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 27.8
CMT: 23.7
MAP: 2436.0
Habitat comments: "pristine arboreal mangrove"
climate data are for Port Harcourt and from Uko and Tamunobereton-Ari (2013): min/max CMT (June) 21.78/25.71, min/max WMT (Feb) 22.49/33.08
climate data are for Port Harcourt and from Uko and Tamunobereton-Ari (2013): min/max CMT (June) 21.78/25.71, min/max WMT (Feb) 22.49/33.08
Methods
Life forms: snakes
Sampling methods: timed,drift fences,pitfall traps,hand capture
Sample size: 69 individuals
Years: 1996 - 2000
Metadata
Sample number: 572
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-26 13:09:13
Modified: 2014-04-26 00:52:04
Abundance distribution
12 species
3 singletons
total count 69
geometric series index: 21.7
Fisher's α: 4.198
geometric series k: 0.7582
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8289
Shannon's H: 2.0411
Good's u: 0.9578
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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