Naukuchiatal (1986 - 1987)
Basic information
Sample name: Naukuchiatal (1986 - 1987)

Reference: B. R. Kaushal and P. C. Joshi. 1991. Energy dynamics of grasshopper populations in a temperate grassland community in India. Australian Journal of Ecology 16:295-300 [ER 2156]
Geography
Country: India

State: Uttarakhand


Coordinate: 29° 20' N, 79° 35' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Geography comments: "at Naukuchiatal"

Environment
Habitat: temperate savanna

Substrate: ground surface

MAP: 1819.0

Habitat comments: "5 ha of grassland completely protected from human activity and grazing by livestock... The can be divided into 3 seasons, rainy (July-October), winter (November-February) and spring (March-June)"

Methods
Life forms: orthopterans

Sampling methods: no design,cage traps

Sample size: 112 individuals

Years: 1986 - 1987

Seasons: winter,spring,wet or monsoon

Nets or traps: 5

Sampling comments: sampling overall was between March 1986 and February 1988, with these data pertaining to March 1986 through February 1987, and "The population density of orthopterans was estimated by the removal-trapping method (Kaushal & Vats 1984), Cages, each with an area of 1 m2, were constructed with an entrance of 80 cm X 40 cm on one side 10 cm above ground level. Wire gauze (5 meshes cm-1) was fixed on all sides except on the ground surface... Five cages were used at each sampling date. Sampling was done every 15 days, except in winter, when it was done monthly'

Metadata
Sample number: 2153

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-07-28 11:06:15

Modified: 2016-07-28 01:11:51

Abundance distribution
11 species
0 singletons
total count 112
extrapolated richness: 13.8
Fisher's α: 3.023
geometric series k: 0.7393
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8060
Shannon's H: 1.9845
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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