Sample name: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

Reference: M. K. Arya, P. C. Joshi, and V. P. Badoni. 2015. Species composition, abundance, density and diversity of grasshoppers (Insecta: Orthoptera) in a protected forest ecosystem in the Western Himalayas, India. International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies 2(5):42-46 [ER 2153]

Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Protection: biosphere reserve

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "mixed temperate forest, sub alpine forest, alpine meadows, several highest peaks and glaciers"

Life forms: orthopterans

Sites: 6

Sampling methods: no design,sweep nets

Sample size: 1269 individuals

Days: 24

Seasons: winter,summer,wet or monsoon

Sampling comments: "net sweeps were carried to collect the insect" and nets had "a diameter of 30 cm at mouth and a beg length of 60 cm"; "Sampling was done at random and at an interval of 15 days" over apparently one entire year, i.e., on approximately 24 days (year not indicated)

Sample number: 2148

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-07-26 16:35:53

Modified: 2016-07-26 06:35:53