Orange Walk Town
Basic information
Sample name: Orange Walk Town
Reference: R. W. Henderson and L. G. Hoevers. 1977. The seasonal incidence of snakes at a locality in northern Belize. Copeia 1977(2):349-355 [ER 186]
Geography
Country: Belize
Coordinate: 18° 5' 30" N, 89° 34' 30" W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: coordinate based on Orange Walk Town
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Altered habitat: cropland
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 28.9
CMT: 24.4
MAP: 1195.0
Habitat comments: "originally deciduous seasonal broadleaf forest and marsh forest" but extensively cleared for sugar cane plantations and residential areas
climate data based on station 76750 (Chetumal)
climate data based on station 76750 (Chetumal)
Methods
Life forms: snakes
Sampling methods: hand capture
Sample size: 177 individuals
Years: 1967 - 1974
Net or trap nights: 0
Metadata
Sample no: 402
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-03-14 15:59:26
Modified: 2014-04-27 03:16:47
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
22 species
4 singletons
total count 177
geometric series index: 34.9
Fisher's α: 6.621
geometric series k: 0.841
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8971
Shannon's H: 2.5835
Good's u: 0.9777
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