Kambalda
Basic information
Sample name: Kambalda
Reference: W. J. Morris and R. D. Wooller. 2001. The structure and dynamics of an assemblage of small birds in a semi-arid eucalypt woodland in south-western Australia. Emu 101(1):7-12 [ER 3278]
Geography
Country: Australia
State: Western Australia
Coordinate: 31° 12' S, 122° 38' E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: "near Kambalda... 58 km south of Kalgoorlie"
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Protection: unprotected
Substrate: ground surface
Habitat comments: "25 ha of flat, mature open woodland between two dry creeks, within a larger area of dry sclerophyll woodland"
Fig. 1 shows that monthly precipitation is < 30 mm in every month of the year
Fig. 1 shows that monthly precipitation is < 30 mm in every month of the year
Methods
Life forms: birds
Sampling methods: no design, mist nets
Sample size: 81 captures or sightings
Years: 1981, 1982
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: the study was "from February 1981 to June 1982, except for October and November" but mist netting was "carried out intermittently... Up to sixteen 13 m x 2 m nets were operated for 3 h in the early morning for 2-3 consecutive mornings at different sites" (number of days not stated)
Metadata
Sample no: 3626
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2020-05-25 20:46:04
Modified: 2020-05-25 10:46:04
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
15 species
2 singletons
total count 81
geometric series index: 21.7
Fisher's α: 5.415
geometric series k: 0.8426
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9106
Shannon's H: 2.5389
Good's u: 0.9753
Register
| Smicrornis brevirostris | 4 | 5.3 g |
| Acanthiza apicalis | 6 | 7.5 g |
| Acanthiza uropygialis | 11 | 6.4 g |
| Pyrrholaemus brunneus | 4 | 12.5 g |
| Pomatostomus superciliosus | 7 | 3.5 g |
| Petroica goodenovii | 9 | 8.9 g |
| Pardalotus striatus | 3 | 1.9 g |
| Acanthiza chrysorrhoa | 3 | 2.0 g |
| Oreoica gutturalis | 1 | 7.8 g |
| Manorina flavigula | 11 | |
| Acanthagenys rufogularis | 3 | |
| Lichenostomus leucotis | 7 | |
| Lichenostomus ornatus | 1 | |
| Purnella albifrons | 6 | |
| "Phylidonyris albifrons" | ||
| Lichmera indistincta | 5 | |