Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (moths)
Basic information
Sample name: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (moths)
Reference: T. H. Ricketts, G. C. Daily, and P. R. Ehrlich. 2002. Does butterfly diversity predict moth diversity? Testing a popular indicator taxon at local scales. Biological Conservation 103:361-370 [ER 1034]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
Coordinate: 38° 40' N, -107° 1' W
Latlng basis: based on political unit
Geography comments: coordinate based on Gunnison County
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Substrate: ground surface
Habitat comments: subalpine "meadows, aspen forests, and conifer forests"
Methods
Life forms: moths
Sites: 19
Sampling methods: no design, UV light traps
Sample size: 4961 individuals
Days: 9
Seasons: summer
Nets or traps: 133
Net or trap nights: 1197
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "bucket traps with 1-A fluorescent black lights" deployed at 19 sites "between mid-June and mid-August 1997, with six–eight traps in operation each night. Each site was sampled 8–10 times"
Metadata
Sample no: 1532
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-05-09 15:14:24
Modified: 2015-05-09 06:23:03
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
91 species
14 singletons
total count 4961
geometric series index: 127.1
Fisher's α: 15.823
geometric series k: 0.9317
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9455
Shannon's H: 3.356
Good's u: 0.9972
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