Viçosa (horse dung)
Basic information
Sample name: Viçosa (horse dung)
Reference: J. N. C. Louzada and P. R. Carvalho e Silva. 2009. Utilisation of introduced Brazilian pastures ecosystems by native dung beetles: diversity patterns and resource use. Insect Conservation and Diversity 2:45-52 [ER 315]
Geography
Country: Brazil
State: Minas Gerais
Coordinate: 20° 45' S, 42° 50' W
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Geography comments: altitude 600 to 800 m
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Altered habitat: pasture
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 19.0
MAP: 1341.0
Habitat comments: "sub-tropical and moderately humid" and zone Cwa
currently "cattle pastures"; original environment assumed to have been dry broadleaf forest based on precip and on location in far southeastern Minas Gerais near Rio de Janeiro (i.e., in the Zona da Mata)
currently "cattle pastures"; original environment assumed to have been dry broadleaf forest based on precip and on location in far southeastern Minas Gerais near Rio de Janeiro (i.e., in the Zona da Mata)
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sites: 12
Sampling methods: baited,pitfall traps
Sample size: 217 individuals
Years: 1994
Days: 2
Nets or traps: 24
Net or trap nights: 48
Sampling comments: two horse-dung baited pitfall traps in each of 12 pastures left out for 48 hours
Metadata
Sample number: 628
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-28 12:44:08
Modified: 2015-09-29 09:58:44
Abundance distribution
14 species
2 singletons
total count 217
extrapolated richness: 21.0
Fisher's α: 3.343
geometric series k: 0.6911
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6499
Shannon's H: 1.5957
Good's u: 0.9909
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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