Bladen Nature Reserve (valley floor, transect 1)
Basic information
Sample name: Bladen Nature Reserve (valley floor, transect 1)
Reference: S. W. Brewer, M. Rejmánek, M. A. H. Webb, and P. V. A. Fine. 2003. Relationships of phytogeography and diversity of tropical tree species with limestone topography in southern Belize. Journal of Biogeography 30:1669-1688 [ER 2094]
Geography
Country: Belize
Coordinate: 16° 29' N, 89° 53' W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: the reserve "encompasses the watershed of the Bladen Branch of the Monkey River" (coordinate based on Bladen Nature Reserve)
elevation 60 to 250 m
elevation 60 to 250 m
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Protection: nature reserve
Substrate: ground surface
MAP: 2750.0
Habitat comments: "tropical wet seasonal" with "a strong dry season from February to May" and "evergreen forests"; undisturbed since Mayan times but "some mahogany... were removed from the area in more recent times"
MAP 2500 to 3000 mm
MAP 2500 to 3000 mm
Methods
Life forms: trees
Sites: 1
Site length: 500.0
Site width: 2.0
Sampling methods: belt transect
Sample size: 96 individuals
Years: 1999
Seasons: dry
Net or trap nights: 0
Size min: 5.0
Basal area status: total is
Basal area: 3.84
Sampling comments: "In the dry season of 1999, one transect 2 x 500 m (0.1 ha) was placed"
basal area (total 3.84 m2 per 0.1 ha) summed by hand from figures in Appendix 1
basal area (total 3.84 m2 per 0.1 ha) summed by hand from figures in Appendix 1
Metadata
Sample no: 2038
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2016-06-08 19:18:19
Modified: 2016-06-08 09:18:19
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
32 species
20 singletons
total count 96
geometric series index: 139.0
Fisher's α: 16.808
geometric series k: 0.8851
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7706
Shannon's H: 2.4199
Good's u: 0.7932
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