Niamey
Basic information
Sample name: Niamey
Reference: M. Garba, M. Kane, S. Gagare, I. Kadaoure, R. Sidikou, J.-P. Rossi, and G. Dobigny. 2014. Local perception of rodent-associated problems in Sahelian urban areas: a survey in Niamey, Niger. Urban Ecosystems 17:573-584 [ER 917]
Geography
Country: Niger
Coordinate: 13° 31' N, 2° 6' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: coordinate based on Niamey
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna
Altered habitat: inhabited area
Protection: unprotected
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 29.0
MAP: 515.0
Habitat comments: "within the typical Sahelian region"
MAP stated in text; MAT is for Niamey and is based on Peugeot et al. (2003)
MAP stated in text; MAT is for Niamey and is based on Peugeot et al. (2003)
Methods
Life forms: rodents
Sites: 18
Sampling methods: no design,baited,cage traps,Sherman traps
Sample size: 557 individuals
Years: 2009 - 2011
Net or trap nights: 7576
Sampling comments: "both Sherman and locally made wire mesh traps which were baited with a mixture of peanut butter and traditionally prepared 'soumbala' powder (pounded grain of Parkia biglobosa)... A total of 18 intra-urban popular 'districts' were sampled" and there was "a total of 170 sampling units" where "at least 50 traps" were set "for four consecutive nights... for a total of 7,576 night-traps"
Metadata
Sample number: 1378
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-02-25 10:04:15
Modified: 2020-01-14 04:50:38
Abundance distribution
3 species
0 singletons
total count 557
extrapolated richness: 3.1
Fisher's α: 0.417
geometric series k: 0.2540
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.2865
Shannon's H: 0.5524
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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Current reference:
Huckleberry et al. 2001 (ER 3215)