Beerwah (scribbly gum forest)
Basic information
Sample name: Beerwah (scribbly gum forest)

Reference: M. Hockings. 1981. Habitat distribution and species diversity of small mammals in south-east Queensland in relation to vegetation structure. Australian Wildlife Research 8:97-108 [ER 1679]
Geography
Country: Australia

State: Queensland

Coordinate: 27° 52' S, 153° 58' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: coordinate is based on Beerwah

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Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 20.5

MAP: 1666.0

Habitat comments: "scribbly gum Eucalyptus signata forest"
climate data are for Beerwah and are from Specht et al. (1991, Proc. R. Soc. Qd.)

Methods
Life forms: rodents, other small mammals

Sampling methods: line transect, baited, cage traps, Elliott traps

Sample size: 130 captures or sightings

Years: 1974 - 1976

Net or trap nights: 2130

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "two 15-site transect lines were set up with 25 m between sites and 50 m between the lines. The two types of traps used were Elliott (33 by 9 by 10 cm) and wire cage (30 by 14 by 10 cm) live traps. Traps were baited with bacon and sweet potato soaked in vegetable oil... Trapping was carried out between April 1974 and April 1976"

Metadata
Sample no: 1864

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-12-29 17:17:35

Modified: 2015-12-29 06:17:35

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
5 species
1 singleton
total count 130
geometric series index: 7.5
Fisher's α: 1.032
geometric series k: 0.4126
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5578
Shannon's H: 0.9623
Good's u: 0.9924
Register
Melomys littoralis 51
Rattus lutreolus 1
Antechinus flavipes (yellow-footed antechinus)69
Sminthopsis murina (slender-tailed dunnart)2
Isoodon macrourus (northern brown bandicoot)770.3 g