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


Coordinate: 42° 15' 30" N, 72° 34' 30" W
Coordinate 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

Sampling comments: drift fences were "ca. 2-5 m from the shore"

Metadata
Sample number: 499

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-03-20 15:15:03

Modified: 2014-04-26 07:38:02

Abundance distribution
10 species
1 singleton
total count 764
geometric series index: 12.1
Fisher's α: 1.625
geometric series k: 0.5229
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6988
Shannon's H: 1.4659
Good's u: 0.9987
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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