Olympic Dam (run-off)
Basic information
Sample name: Olympic Dam (run-off)
Reference: J. L. Read. 2002. Experimental trial of Australian arid zone reptiles as early warning indicators of overgrazing by cattle. Austral Ecology 27:55-66 [ER 247]
Geography
Country: Australia
State: South Australia
Coordinate: 30° 26' S, 136° 57' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 26.4
CMT: 11.7
MAP: 166.0
Habitat comments: "chenopod shrubland" on a "stony plain" with "orange sand dunes"
precip was measured "8 km west of the study site"
CMT and WMT based on climate station 94659 (Woomera), which has similar MAP
precip was measured "8 km west of the study site"
CMT and WMT based on climate station 94659 (Woomera), which has similar MAP
Methods
Life forms: lizards,snakes
Sites: 10
Sampling methods: drift fences,pitfall traps
Sample size: 634 individuals
Years: 1994 - 1997
Metadata
Sample number: 502
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-20 20:43:30
Modified: 2014-04-26 07:34:41
Abundance distribution
23 species
5 singletons
total count 634
extrapolated richness: 34.4
Fisher's α: 4.678
geometric series k: 0.8004
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8889
Shannon's H: 2.4321
Good's u: 0.9921
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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