Simian Mountain Natural Reserve (Sample I)
Basic information
Sample name: Simian Mountain Natural Reserve (Sample I)

Reference: Q.-L. Yang, Y. Zeng, Y. Yang, and X.-C. Du. 2019. Butterfly diversity in different habitats in Simian Mountain Nature Reserve, China (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 47(188):1 [ER 3261]
Geography
Country: China

State: Chongqing


Coordinate: 28.321° N, 106.236° E
Coordinate basis: stated in text as range

Geography comments: "28.251~28.391 N, 106.221~106.251 E... in Jiangjin District, Chongqing"

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Protection: nature reserve

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: Jiangjin District has a "subtropical monsoon climate" according to Wikipedia

Methods
Life forms: butterflies

Site length: 2000

Site width: 5

Sampling methods: line transect,visual

Sample size: 670 captures or sightings

Years: 2016 - 2018

Seasons: spring,summer,autumn

Sampling comments: there were "five fixed-distance belt transects, i.e., sampling sites" of which this is one, and each "measures two kilometres long and five metres wide"
the butterflies "were observed or collected... and some photos were taken... Monthly field surveys were conducted from April to September in the five belt transects during 2016 to 2018. The intervals between two monthly observations were 20-30 days... A few individuals that could not be identified accurately in the field were captured"

Metadata
Sample number: 3604

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2020-04-25 13:54:41

Modified: 2020-04-25 03:54:41

Abundance distribution
83 species
26 singletons
total count 670
extrapolated richness: 154.9
Fisher's α: 24.947
geometric series k: 0.9449
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9499
Shannon's H: 3.6120
Good's u: 0.9612
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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