Camp Creek Sandstone (capture-mark-release)
Basic information
Sample name: Camp Creek Sandstone (capture-mark-release)
Sample aka: Mitchell Plateau
Reference: A. J. Bradley, C. M. Kemper, D. J. Kitchener, W. F. Humphreys, and R. A. How. 1987. Small mammals of the Mitchell Plateau region, Kimberley, Western Australia. Australian Wildlife Research 14(4):397-413 [ER 853]
Geography
Country: Australia
State: Western Australia
Coordinate: 15° 44' S, 126° 44' E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna
Substrate: ground surface
MAP: 1521.0
Habitat comments: "Low Open Woodland and Hummock Grass"
lightly disturbed, although cats and "a few cattle" are present
MAP 1459 to 1583
lightly disturbed, although cats and "a few cattle" are present
MAP 1459 to 1583
Methods
Life forms: rodents, other small mammals
Sampling methods: quadrat, baited, Elliott traps
Sample size: 170 individuals
Years: 1981, 1982
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "a square consisting of 100 traps located at 15-m intervals" with "one small Elliott trap" baited with peanut paste, rolled oats, raisins and bacon bits at each point
counts are of individuals
total sampling effort unclear
counts are of individuals
total sampling effort unclear
Metadata
Sample no: 1207
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-02-15 10:22:27
Modified: 2015-02-14 23:22:27
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
6 species
1 singleton
total count 170
geometric series index: 8.0
Fisher's α: 1.212
geometric series k: 0.5429
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5456
Shannon's H: 1.0692
Good's u: 0.9941
Register
| Pseudantechinus sp. | 5 | |
| Dasyurus hallucatus (northern quoll) | 40 | 463.0 g |
| Wyulda squamicaudata (scaly-tailed possum) | 13 | 1.4 kg |
| Rattus tunneyi | 1 | |
| Zyzomys argurus | 106 | |
| Zyzomys woodwardi | 5 | |