Bunduki Forest Reserve (cold season)
Basic information
Sample name: Bunduki Forest Reserve (cold season)

Reference: C. Werema and K. M. Howell. 2016. Seasonal variation in diversity and abundance of understorey birds in Bunduki Forest Reserve, Tanzania: evaluating the conservation value of a plantation forest. Ostrich 87(1):89-93 [ER 2742]
Geography
Country: Tanzania

Coordinate: 7° 1' S, 38° 38' E
Latlng basis: stated in text

Geography comments: altitudinal range 1220 to 1540 m

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: plantation

Protection: forest reserve

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "mainly a plantation of several exotic species, such as Pinus sp., Eucalyptus sp., Cupressus spp., and Grevillea robusta. The latter is the dominant species"

Methods
Life forms: birds

Sampling methods: no design, mist nets

Sample size: 241 captures or sightings

Years: 2011

Days: 3

Seasons: dry

Nets or traps: 15

Net or trap nights: 45

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: the study used "mist nets (12 m, 16 mm mesh, four tier)... during the hot season (February 2011) and cold season (July 2011). During each season 15 mist nets were erected forming a T-shaped net line for 36 daylight hours and were operated from dawn (6:00) to dusk (18:00) for three consecutive days. The nets were located more than 100 m from the forest edge"

Metadata
Sample no: 2912

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2018-04-23 16:52:08

Modified: 2018-04-23 06:52:08

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
26 species
9 singletons
total count 241
geometric series index: 49.7
Fisher's α: 7.4
geometric series k: 0.8507
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8745
Shannon's H: 2.4747
Good's u: 0.9628
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