Jervis Bay (ground-based Elliott traps)
Basic information
Sample name: Jervis Bay (ground-based Elliott traps)

Reference: J. M. Harris, R. L. Goldingay, L. Broome, P. Craven, and K. S. Maloney. 2007. Aspects of the ecology of the eastern pygmy-possum Cercartetus nanus at Jervis Bay, New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 29(1):39-46 [ER 3466]
Geography
Country: Australia

State: New South Wales

Coordinate: 35° 9' S, 151° 42' E
Latlng basis: stated in text

Geography comments: "within and adjacent to Jervis Bay National Park"

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Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: some combination of tall forest, woodland, heathland-mallee, and Corimbya gummerifa-Banksia serrata woodland

Methods
Life forms: rodents, other small mammals

Sampling methods: no design, baited, Elliott traps

Sample size: 97 captures or sightings

Years: 2006, 2007

Seasons: autumn

Net or trap nights: 765

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: animals were captured by "exploratory (short duration) Elliott trapping at a number of additional sites... our field survey was conducted between 14 March and 26 March 2006"
baited Elliott traps were used
the number of traps and the trap arrangement pattern are not discussed

Metadata
Sample no: 3820

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2021-06-16 13:24:01

Modified: 2021-06-16 03:24:01

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
6 species
2 singletons
total count 97
geometric series index: 11.6
Fisher's α: 1.414
geometric series k: 0.4228
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.3828
Shannon's H: 0.7856
Good's u: 0.9796
Register
Antechinus stuartii (brown antechinus)74
Cercartetus nanus (eastern pygmy possum)118.9 g
Petaurus breviceps (sugar glider)1
Rattus fuscipes 16
Rattus lutreolus 3
Perameles nasuta (long-nosed bandicoot)2992.0 g