Cockscomb Basin Forest Reserve (dry, open woodland)
Basic information
Sample name: Cockscomb Basin Forest Reserve (dry, open woodland)
Reference: M. J. Konecny. 1989. Movement patterns and food habits of four sympatric carnivore species in Belize, Central America. In Advances in Neotropical Mammalogy (eds. K. H. Redford, J. F. Eisenberg), -264 [ER 3679]
Geography
Country: Belize
Coordinate: 16.72° N, -88.66° W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: the basin is "about 250 square kilometers"
coordinate based on Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
elevation 0 to 600 m
coordinate based on Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
elevation 0 to 600 m
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Protection: forest reserve
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: agriculture, hunting, selective logging
MAP: 2500.0
Habitat comments: "subclimax moist, tropical forest, maintained by irregular hurricanes"
there was "Selective timbering throughout much of this century" and the Maya practiced "milpa agriculture and hunting" through 1985
there was "Selective timbering throughout much of this century" and the Maya practiced "milpa agriculture and hunting" through 1985
Methods
Life forms: rodents
Sampling methods: line transect, Sherman traps
Sample size: 33 individuals
Years: 1985, 1986
Days: 7
Nets or traps: 36
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "line transects" of unspecified lengths included 36 Sherman traps "baited daily with oatmeal and peanut butter and checked twice daily for one week in each habitat"
Metadata
Sample no: 3842
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2021-12-31 12:40:48
Modified: 2021-12-31 01:40:48
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
4 species
1 singleton
total count 33
geometric series index: 6.2
Fisher's α: 1.192
geometric series k: 0.5848
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5445
Shannon's H: 1.0088
Good's u: 0.9697
Register
| Oryzomys palustris | 1 | 42.4 g |
| Sigmodon hispidus | 8 | 89.4 g |
| Peromyscus leucopus | 20 | 21.0 g |
| Rattus rattus | 4 | 121.0 g |