Sample name: Gangotri National Park

Reference: . Bhardwaj. 2011. High-altitude butterfly fauna of Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand: patterns in species, abundance composition and similarity. ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife and Protected Areas 14(1):38-48 [ER 1149]

Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "1. Himalayan moist temperate forest 2. Himalayan dry temperate forest 3. Sub-alpine forest 4. Moist alpine scrub 5. Dry alpine scrub" (most individuals were sighted in forests)

Life forms: butterflies

Sites: 29

Sampling methods: line transect,sweep nets,visual

Sample size: 1639 captures or sightings

Sampling comments: "A total of 29 random forest trails/transects were established to sample butterflies during April-November 2008, across three seasons (spring, summer and autumn)... All transects lengths were 500 m, and transects were traversed on foot within 45 min. We recorded all butterflies seen during each transect walk in an imaginary 5 × 5 × 5 (m3) box around the observer... Butterflies that could not be readily identified visually were either photographed or captured using a hand-held sweep net and were released after identification"

Sample number: 1675

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-07-04 10:18:46

Modified: 2015-07-04 00:18:46