Kibale National Park (MPF2 and MPF3)
Basic information
Sample name: Kibale National Park (MPF2 and MPF3)
Reference: M. Nyafwono, A. Valtonen, P. Nyeko, and H. Roininen. 2014. Fruit-feeding butterfly communities as indicators of forest restoration in an Afro-tropical rainforest. Biological Conservation 174:75-83 [ER 939]
Geography
Country: Uganda
Coordinate: 0° 28' 0" N, 39° 26' 30" E
Latlng basis: stated in text as range
Geography comments: "south Kibale National Park"
coordinate is the midpoint of ranges stated in the text
altitude 1000 to 1500 m
coordinate is the midpoint of ranges stated in the text
altitude 1000 to 1500 m
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Protection: national/state park
Substrate: ground surface
MAP: 1697.0
Habitat comments: "medium-altitude tropical rain forest" comprised of "moist evergreen forests, woodland thickets, swamps, grasslands, colonising shrubs and regenerating forests"
these two sites are in "primary forest"
these two sites are in "primary forest"
Methods
Life forms: butterflies
Sites: 15
Sampling methods: baited
Sample size: 5103 individuals
Years: 2011, 2012
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "single banana-baited white cylindrical butterfly trap, suspended 40–50 cm above the ground"; 5 traps were deployed in each of three areas (RS3, RS5, and RS8)
Metadata
Sample no: 1417
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-02-27 14:44:54
Modified: 2015-02-27 03:44:54
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
68 species
8 singletons
total count 5103
geometric series index: 88.0
Fisher's α: 11.086
geometric series k: 0.9013
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9024
Shannon's H: 2.9105
Good's u: 0.9984
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