South of Busselton (dung bait)
Basic information
Sample name: South of Busselton (dung bait)
Reference: T. J. Ridsdill Smith, T. A. Weir, and S. B. Peck. 1983. Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae) active in forest habitats in southwestern Australia during winter. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22:307-309 [ER 309]
Geography
Country: Australia
State: Western Australia
Coordinate: 33° 39' S, 115° 11' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: south of Busselton and west of the Stirling Range
the stated latitude seems right but the longitude puts the coordinate NNE of the Stirling Range and nowhere near Busselton, so I have used the Busselton coordinate instead
the stated latitude seems right but the longitude puts the coordinate NNE of the Stirling Range and nowhere near Busselton, so I have used the Busselton coordinate instead
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 24.6
CMT: 13.2
MAP: 761.0
Habitat comments: tall open karri forest, open jarrah forest, and heath (including woodland)
climate data based on station 94610 (Perth Airport)
climate data based on station 94610 (Perth Airport)
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sites: 37
Sampling methods: pitfall traps
Sample size: 20274 individuals
Days: 5
Nets or traps: 370
Net or trap nights: 1850
Sampling comments: 10 traps at each of 37 sites "left for an average of 5 d"
Metadata
Sample number: 618
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-28 10:28:25
Modified: 2015-09-28 10:46:53
Abundance distribution
17 species
1 singleton
total count 20274
geometric series index: 19.1
Fisher's α: 1.825
geometric series k: 0.5616
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6640
Shannon's H: 1.4657
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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