Birds Hill (Plot 1, 1979)
Basic information
Sample name: Birds Hill (Plot 1, 1979)
Reference: V. I. Burachynsky and T. D. Galloway. 1985. Seasonal dynamics and distribution of American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say), larvae and nymphs at Birds Hill Park, Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Zoology 63:2748-2755 [ER 1595]
Geography
Country: Canada
State: Manitoba
Coordinate: 50° 2' N, 96° 53' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: "adjoining the southern boundary of Birds Hill Provincial Park... approximately 30 km northeast of Winnipeg" (coordinate based on Birds Hill Provincial Park)
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 2.6
MAP: 514.0
Habitat comments: "Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) was the dominant tree species... Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa MIchx.) was sporadically interspersed"; the plot included "forest, field, and ecotone... the field habitat consisted of grasses and shrubs not higher than 0.75 m"
climate data are for the area of the park and are from Boone et al. (2004, Tree-Ring Research)
climate data are for the area of the park and are from Boone et al. (2004, Tree-Ring Research)
Methods
Life forms: rodents,other small mammals
Site area: 1.44
Sampling methods: quadrat,baited,Tomahawk traps
Sample size: 105 individuals
Years: 1979
Days: 26
Nets or traps: 49
Net or trap nights: 1274
Sampling comments: "Plot 1 was 120 m x 120 m... each plot covered an area of 1.44 ha" it was "arranged in 7 x 7" station grid; "Stations were 20 m apart. A 7.5 x 7.5 x 25 cm box-type [Tomahawk] live trap... was placed... within 2 m of each station... Traps were set between 0700 and 1000 for 2 consecutive days every week... Bait consisted of a mixture of rolled oats and peanut butter; carrots were added during hot weather to provide a source of water"
Metadata
Sample number: 1822
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-12-12 15:54:51
Modified: 2016-01-06 10:29:52
Abundance distribution
7 species
1 singleton
total count 105
extrapolated richness: 9.0
Fisher's α: 1.688
geometric series k: 0.5739
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7957
Shannon's H: 1.6887
Good's u: 0.9905
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