Northeastern Tochigi Prefecture
Basic information
Sample name: Northeastern Tochigi Prefecture
Reference: O. Imura, N. Morimoto, K. Shi, and H. Sasaki. 2014. Landscape diversity of pasture dung beetle communities in the central region of mainland Japan and implications for conservation management. Biodiversity and Conservation 23:597-616 [ER 665]
Geography
Country: Japan
Coordinate: 36° 48' N, 139° 56' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: sites are clustered around Yaita (basis of coordinate)
altitude is median for 17 sites
altitude is median for 17 sites
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Altered habitat: pasture
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 12.3
MAP: 1883.0
Habitat comments: 17 "grazing pastures" with two sites in one pasture
MAT and MAP are medians of values for 17 sites
MAT and MAP are medians of values for 17 sites
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sites: 18
Site length: 360
Sampling methods: baited,pitfall traps
Sample size: 47387 captures or sightings
Years: 1999 - 2001
Days: 63
Nets or traps: 54
Net or trap nights: 1134
Sampling comments: three "dung baited basket traps" spaced 10 m apart on transects and laid out for one week at each site over three years (= 51 weeks) during three-week seasons
Metadata
Sample number: 971
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-06-25 11:44:05
Modified: 2014-08-22 03:14:26
Abundance distribution
25 species
2 singletons
total count 47387
extrapolated richness: 27.6
Fisher's α: 2.542
geometric series k: 0.6639
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7827
Shannon's H: 1.9464
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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