Botany Glen (Plot 3)
Basic information
Sample name: Botany Glen (Plot 3)
Reference: A. L. Stonehouse, K. S. Badger, D. G. Ruch, and P. E. Rothrock. 2003. A floristic inventory and description of the structure and composition of the plant communities of Botany Glen, Grant County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 112(2):135-159 [ER 2502]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Indiana
County: Grant
Coordinate: 40.47° N, -85.58° W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: an "18 ha parcel" within a 77 ha former "homestead" in "south-central Grant County" within "SE 3 Sec. 11 and NE 3 Sec. 14, R8E, T23N"
the average elevation of the county is "approximately 845 feet" based on Hurst et al. (Soil Survey of Grant County)
the average elevation of the county is "approximately 845 feet" based on Hurst et al. (Soil Survey of Grant County)
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Altered habitat: fragment
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 10.5
WMT: 23.4
CMT: -3.1
MAP: 917.0
Dry months: 10
Habitat comments: climate data are for Marion in Grant County and are from Hurst et al. (Soil Survey of Grant County)
MAT, CMT (February), and WMT (July) are 26.4, 74.2, and 50.9ยบ F; MAP Is 36.12 inches; rainfall is more than 3.94 inches (= 100 mm) in May and June only
MAT, CMT (February), and WMT (July) are 26.4, 74.2, and 50.9ยบ F; MAP Is 36.12 inches; rainfall is more than 3.94 inches (= 100 mm) in May and June only
Methods
Life forms: trees
Sites: 4
Site area: 0.283
Sampling methods: quadrat
Sample size: 238 individuals
Years: 2001 - 2002
Size min: 5
Basal area: 29.3
Sampling comments: "four circular subplots arranged linearly with center points 40 m apart" that were sampled "within 15 m of the plot centers" (i.e., a total of 2827.433 m2 was inventoried)
Metadata
Sample number: 2787
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2017-11-18 11:26:47
Modified: 2017-11-18 00:26:47
Abundance distribution
22 species
5 singletons
total count 238
geometric series index: 36.0
Fisher's α: 5.915
geometric series k: 0.8098
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8277
Shannon's H: 2.2744
Good's u: 0.9791
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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