Sample name: Naukuchiatal (1987 - 1988)

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]

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)"

Life forms: orthopterans

Sampling methods: no design,cage traps

Sample size: 196 individuals

Years: 1987 - 1988

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 1987 through February 1988, 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'

Sample number: 2154

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-07-28 11:10:16

Modified: 2016-07-28 01:11:37