Abydos Plain (Elliott traps, March 1990)
Basic information
Sample name: Abydos Plain (Elliott traps, March 1990)

Reference: R. A. How and N. K. Cooper. 2002. Terrestrial small mammals of the Abydos Plain in the north-eastern Pilbara, Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 85:71-82 [ER 992]
Geography
Country: Australia

State: Western Australia

Coordinate: 21° 25' S, 119° 56' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: coordinate based on Abydos Station

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Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 24.0

MAP: 350.0

Habitat comments: sites are dominated by Eucalyptus, Acacia, and Triodia
grazing took place from the late 19th century through 1945
climate data are for Newman and are from Skrzypek et al. (2013, Chemical Geology)

Methods
Life forms: rodents, other small mammals

Sites: 8

Site length: 1800.0

Sampling methods: line transect, baited, Elliott traps

Sample size: 55 individuals

Years: 1990

Nets or traps: 240

Net or trap nights: 8131

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "At each of the eight sampling sites a line of 15 Elliott Type A traps, baited with universal bait, were set 15 m apart... Fifteen Elliott Type B traps were used on rockpiles along with Type A traps"

Metadata
Sample no: 1481

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-03-04 14:39:17

Modified: 2015-10-10 06:01:48

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
6 species
1 singleton
total count 55
geometric series index: 8.4
Fisher's α: 1.715
geometric series k: 0.6913
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7323
Shannon's H: 1.4864
Good's u: 0.9818
Register
Dasyurus hallucatus (northern quoll)3463.0 g
Dasykaluta rosamondae (little red kaluta)18
Mus musculus 8
Pseudomys chapmani 1
Pseudomys hermannsburgensis 6
Zyzomys argurus 19