Ñacuñán Biosphere Reserve
Basic information
Sample name: Ñacuñán Biosphere Reserve
Reference: M. Lareschi, R. Ojeda, and P. M. Linardi. 2004. Flea parasites of small mammals in the Monte Desert biome in Argentina with new host and locality records. Acta Parasitologica 49(1):63-66 [ER 2589]
Geography
Country: Argentina
State: Mendoza
Coordinate: 34° 2' S, 68° 58' W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: "200 km southeast of Mendoza city"
elevation is an average for the reserve
elevation is an average for the reserve
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Protection: biosphere reserve
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 24.4
CMT: 6.9
MAP: 326.0
Habitat comments: in the "Monte Desert Province" and specifically "in the Mesquite forest... dominated by open woodlands of Prosopis sp."
CMT and WMT are for Ñacuñán and are from Allegretti et al. (1997, J Arid Environ)
CMT and WMT are for Ñacuñán and are from Allegretti et al. (1997, J Arid Environ)
Methods
Life forms: rodents, other small mammals
Sampling methods: quadrat, baited, other traps
Sample size: 79 captures or sightings
Years: 2000
Days: 9
Nets or traps: 70
Net or trap nights: 630
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "captured during nine consecutive days in May of 2000 using a rectangular grid of 70 trap stations (7 x 10) 10 m apart. A live trap... was placed at each station. Traps were baited with an oiled apple... After recovering" individuals "were released" where captured
Metadata
Sample no: 2853
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2017-12-14 13:47:18
Modified: 2017-12-14 05:22:00
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
5 species
1 singleton
total count 79
geometric series index: 6.8
Fisher's α: 1.187
geometric series k: 0.6316
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6178
Shannon's H: 1.1977
Good's u: 0.9873
Register
| Akodon molinae | 44 | 30.0 g |
| Graomys griseoflavus | 15 | 54.5 g |
| Calomys musculinus | 12 | 12.7 g |
| Eligmodontia typus | 7 | 18.6 g |
| Thylamys pusillus | 1 | 19.9 g |