National Botanical Gardens
Basic information
Sample name: National Botanical Gardens

Reference: A. N. Suh and M. J. Samways. 2005. Significance of temporal changes when designing a reservoir for conservation of dragonfly diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 14:165-178 [ER 1085]
Geography
Country: South Africa

State: KwaZulu-Natal


Coordinate: 29° 35' S, 30° 25' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Geography comments: in Pietermaritzburg

Environment
Habitat: temperate upland river

Altered habitat: inhabited area

Protection: unprotected

Substrate: water edge

Habitat comments: "an impounded stream with an inlet and outlet, forming a small reservoir with a 550 m circumference"

Methods
Life forms: odonates

Sites: 31

Sampling methods: quadrat,visual

Sample size: 4111 captures or sightings

Years: 2001

Sampling comments: "Adult male Odonata were recorded by walking the 20 m SUs [= sampling units] and noting in 6min all male individuals patrolling or perching within each SU"

Metadata
Sample number: 1598

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-05-25 20:25:58

Modified: 2020-01-14 05:30:05

Abundance distribution
28 species
0 singletons
total count 4111
geometric series index: 30.8
Fisher's α: 4.043
geometric series k: 0.8178
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9249
Shannon's H: 2.7394
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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