Blackbeard Island
Basic information
Sample name: Blackbeard Island

Reference: G. T. Fincher. 1975. Dung beetles of Blackbeard Island (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 29(4):319-320 [ER 290]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Georgia


County: McIntosh


Coordinate: 31° 29' N, 81° 13' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: coordinate based on Blackbeard Island

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 28.7

CMT: 10.8

MAP: 1330.0

Habitat comments: "forested mainly with live oaks"
climate data based on station 72207 (Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport)

Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles

Sampling methods: pitfall traps

Sample size: 19203 individuals

Years: 1970

Days: 4

Nets or traps: 146

Net or trap nights: 584

Sampling comments: "Ninety-six feces-baitedpit traps were placed throughout the island near roadways during the first visit (July 6-9), and 50 traps were placed during the second visit (September 21-24). Swine feces was used as bait, and the traps wereemptiedand baited twice daily"

Metadata
Sample number: 587

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-03-27 09:49:18

Modified: 2015-09-28 07:32:06

Abundance distribution
19 species
1 singleton
total count 19203
geometric series index: 21.4
Fisher's α: 2.081
geometric series k: 0.6234
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8195
Shannon's H: 1.9183
Good's u: 0.9999
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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