The Ecological Register: Delta Marsh

Delta Marsh

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Basic information

Sample name: Delta Marsh

Reference: R. M. R. Barclay. 1984. Observations on the migration, ecology and behaviour of bats at Delta Marsh, Manitoba. Canadian Field-Naturalist 98(3):331-336 [ER 2847]

Geography

Country: Canada

State: Manitoba

Coordinate: 50° 12' N, 98° 12' W

Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "at the University of Manitoba Field Station, Delta Marsh" (coordinate based on Delta Marsh)

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Environment

Habitat: temperate wetland

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "large open bays, narrow channels and wet meadows"

Methods

Life forms: bats

Sampling methods: no design,harp nets

Sample size: 239 individuals

Years: 1981 - 1983

Seasons: spring,summer,autumn

Net or trap nights: 204

Sampling comments: "during August and September 1981 and April through September 1982 and 1983... Bats were caught in Tuttle (harp) traps... set along a dirt road" and banded before release
number of traps is unclear, but trap nights are reported

Metadata

Sample number: 3077

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2018-08-18 16:36:21

Modified: 2018-08-18 06:36:21

Abundance distribution

4 species

0 singletons

total count 239

extrapolated richness: 4.1

Fisher's α: 0.682

geometric series k: 0.6871

Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6862

Shannon's H: 1.2756

Good's u: 1.0000

Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.

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Current reference: Sainz-Borgo 2016 (ER 2762)