Mtunzini (non-riparian)
Basic information
Sample name: Mtunzini (non-riparian)

Reference: B. Maritz and G. J. Alexander. 2007. Herpetofaunal utilisation of riparian buffer zones in an agricultural landscape near Mtunzini, South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 56(2):163-169 [ER 210]
Geography
Country: South Africa

State: KwaZulu-Natal


Coordinate: 28° 58' S, 31° 44' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Geography comments: coordinate stated in text

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Altered habitat: plantation

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 24.6

CMT: 16.9

MAP: 1010.0

Habitat comments: sugarcane and Eucalyptus plantations
climate data based on station 68588 (Durban airport)

Methods
Life forms: lizards,snakes,frogs

Sampling methods: drift fences,funnel traps,pitfall traps

Sample size: 31 individuals

Years: 2006

Sampling comments: three trap arrays of eight funnel traps, five pitfall traps, and drift fences

Metadata
Sample number: 435

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-03-16 20:50:53

Modified: 2014-04-26 23:57:52

Abundance distribution
15 species
10 singletons
total count 31
geometric series index: 65.1
Fisher's α: 11.444
geometric series k: 0.8702
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8742
Shannon's H: 2.3860
Good's u: 0.6817
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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