South Hadley (pitfall traps)
Basic information
Sample name: South Hadley (pitfall traps)
Reference: C. L. Jenkins, K. McGarigal, and L. R. Gamble. 2003. Comparative effectiveness of two trapping techniques for surveying the abundance and diversity of reptiles and amphibians along drift fence arrays. Herpetological Review 34(1):39-42 [ER 245]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Hampshire
Coordinate: 42° 16' 30" N, 73° 35' 30" W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: coordinate based on South Hadley
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Substrate: water edge
WMT: 23.3
CMT: -1.5
MAP: 1198.0
Habitat comments: climate data based on station 72508 (Bradley International Airport)
Methods
Life forms: snakes, frogs, salamanders
Sampling methods: drift fences, pitfall traps
Sample size: 764 individuals
Days: 103
Net or trap nights: 0
Sampling comments: drift fences were "ca. 2-5 m from the shore"
Metadata
Sample no: 499
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-20 15:15:03
Modified: 2014-04-26 07:38:02
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
10 species
1 singleton
total count 764
geometric series index: 12.1
Fisher's α: 1.625
geometric series k: 0.5908
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6988
Shannon's H: 1.4659
Good's u: 0.9987
Register
| Lithobates sylvaticus | 19 | |
| "Rana sylvatica" | ||
| Anaxyrus americanus | 16 | |
| "Bufo americanus" | ||
| Hyla crucifer | 1 | |
| Ambystoma opacum | 342 | |
| Plethodon cinereus | 47 | |
| Notophthalmus viridescens | 207 | |
| Hemidactylium scutatum | 10 | |
| Ambystoma maculatum | 113 | |
| Eurycea bilineata | 6 | |
| Thamnophis sirtalis | 3 | |