Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Basic information
Sample name: Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

Reference: D. G. S. Ramos, A. L. T. Melo, T. F. Martins, A. S. Alves, T. A. Pacheco, L. B. Pinto, J. B. Pinho, M. B. Labruna, V. Dutra, D. M. Aguiar, and R. C. Pacheco. 2015. Rickettsial infection in ticks from wild birds from Cerrado and the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso, midwestern Brazil. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 6:836-842 [ER 2752]
Geography
Country: Brazil

State: Mato Grosso

Coordinate: -15.359° S, -55.898° W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "Chapada dos Guimarães National Park" (basis of coordinate)

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "Cerrado" and specifically "four distinct phytophysiognomies... typical cerrado... dense cerrado... drain cerrado... and gallery forest"

Methods
Life forms: birds

Sampling methods: no design, mist nets

Sample size: 164 captures or sightings

Years: 2012 - 2014

Days: 40

Nets or traps: 10

Net or trap nights: 400

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "10 mist nets (10 m long, 3 m wide, 1 cm mesh) were left open for 5 days from 6:00 am to 11:00 am" twice each in "spring, summer, autumn, and winter" resulting in "8 collections"
counts are apparently of captures

Metadata
Sample no: 2938

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2018-04-27 15:54:55

Modified: 2018-04-27 05:54:55

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
18 species
3 singletons
total count 164
geometric series index: 25.8
Fisher's α: 5.157
geometric series k: 0.8113
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8985
Shannon's H: 2.5265
Good's u: 0.9818
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