Tonopah Junction
Basic information
Sample name: Tonopah Junction
Reference: B. P. Kotler. 1985. Microhabitat utilization in desert rodents: a comparison of two methods of measurement. Journal of Mammalogy 66(2):374-378 [ER 984]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
Coordinate: 38° 23' N, 118° 7' W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: "12 km south of Mina" (coordinate based on Mina)
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 12.1
MAP: 93.0
Habitat comments: none given
climate data are for Mina and are from Comstock and Ehleringer (1992, PNAS)
climate data are for Mina and are from Comstock and Ehleringer (1992, PNAS)
Methods
Life forms: rodents
Sampling methods: line transect, Sherman traps
Sample size: 103 individuals
Years: 1983
Days: 6
Nets or traps: 6
Net or trap nights: 240
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "40 Sherman live traps... arrayed in a large horseshoe configuration containing 20 trap stations with stations 20 m apart" (baiting not discussed)
Metadata
Sample no: 1473
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-03-03 15:23:20
Modified: 2015-12-02 09:31:00
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
4 species
0 singleton
total count 103
geometric series index: 4.3
Fisher's α: 0.828
geometric series k: 0.7181
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6336
Shannon's H: 1.1693
Good's u: 1
Register
| Peromyscus maniculatus | 54 | 19.1 g |
| Microdipodops pallidus | 7 | 12.5 g |
| Dipodomys merriami | 22 | 40.4 g |
| Dipodomys deserti | 20 | 103.0 g |