Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary (lowland bamboo forest, night period)
Basic information
Sample name: Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary (lowland bamboo forest, night period)
Reference: G. J. Wiles. 1981. Abundance and habitat preferences of small mammals in southwestern Thailand. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 29:44-54 [ER 946]
Geography
Country: Thailand
State: Kanchanaburi
Coordinate: 14° 25' 0" N, 99° 16' 30" E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: "on the eastern edge of the Mae Klong or Khwae Yai River"
coordinate is the midpoint of values stated in the text
elevation 55 to 1210 m
coordinate is the midpoint of values stated in the text
elevation 55 to 1210 m
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Protection: wildlife protected area
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 26.3
MAP: 1130.0
Habitat comments: "Large clumps of thorny bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea) dominate this forest type and typically cover 2 to 10% of the ground space"
average daily min/max 20.1/32.5
average daily min/max 20.1/32.5
Methods
Life forms: rodents, other small mammals
Sampling methods: no design, baited, cage traps
Sample size: 96 individuals
Years: 1976, 1977
Net or trap nights: 662
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "Twenty to twenty-five wire mesh traps (12 by 12 by 30 cm) were set out 3 to 5 nights each month, usually in the same location for 3 nights and 2 days. They were placed in grids with 3 to 5 rows of traps spaced 15 to 20 m apart within each row. Ripened banana was used as bait."
Metadata
Sample no: 1428
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-02-28 21:31:07
Modified: 2015-02-28 10:35:55
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
5 species
0 singleton
total count 96
geometric series index: 6.2
Fisher's α: 1.121
geometric series k: 0.4709
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5357
Shannon's H: 1.0395
Good's u: 1
Register
| Maxomys surifer | 61 | |
| "Rattus surifer" | ||
| Rattus rattus | 20 | 121.0 g |
| Leopoldamys neilli | 3 | |
| "Rattus neilli" | ||
| Tupaia glis | 10 | 150.0 g |
| Menetes berdmorei | 2 | |