Abuko Nature Reserve
Basic information
Sample name: Abuko Nature Reserve
Reference: D. Kock, L. Barnett, J. Fahr, and C. Emms. 2002. On a collection of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from The Gambia. Acta Chiropterologica 4(1):77-97 [ER 385]
Geography
Country: Gambia
Coordinate: 13° 24' N, 17° 39' W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Protection: nature reserve
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 27.9
CMT: 24.2
MAP: 944.0
Habitat comments: none given, but the coastal zone of the Gambia is apparently covered with deciduous, seasonally dry forest
climate data based on station 61701 (Serrekunda)
climate data based on station 61701 (Serrekunda)
Methods
Life forms: bats
Sampling methods: no design, mist nets
Sample size: 61 individuals
Years: 1999, 2000
Net or trap nights: 0
Sampling comments: "Most bat individuals were captured with mist-nets" but some may have been "caught or observed at their day roosts"
Metadata
Sample no: 724
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2014-04-04 10:08:12
Modified: 2014-04-24 23:26:18
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
8 species
3 singletons
total count 61
geometric series index: 15.9
Fisher's α: 2.462
geometric series k: 0.6245
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6926
Shannon's H: 1.4622
Good's u: 0.9514
Register
| Eidolon helvum | 1 | 220.0 g |
| Epomophorus gambianus | 27 | 200.0 g |
| Micropteropus pusillus | 18 | 26.1 g |
| Afronycteris nanus | 7 | 4.0 g |
| "Pipistrellus africanus" | ||
| Neoromicia guineensis | 1 | 3.5 g |
| "Pipistrellus guineensis" | ||
| Pseudoromicia rendalli | 2 | 6.0 g |
| "Pipistrellus rendalli" | ||
| Scotoecus hirundo | 1 | 7.9 g |
| Scotophilus leucogaster | 4 | 20.5 g |