Mtunzini (riparian)
Basic information
Sample name: Mtunzini (riparian)

Reference: B. Maritz and G. J. Alexander. 2007. Herpetofaunal utilisation of riparian buffer zones in an agricultural landscape near Mtunzini, South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 56(2):163-169 [ER 210]
Geography
Country: South Africa

State: KwaZulu-Natal



Coordinate: 28° 58' S, 31° 44' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Geography comments: coordinate stated in text

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 24.6

CMT: 16.9

MAP: 1010.0

Habitat comments: natural riparian woodlands surrounded by sugarcane and Eucalyptus plantations
climate data based on station 68588 (Durban airport)

Methods
Life forms: lizards,snakes,frogs

Sampling methods: drift fences,funnel traps,pitfall traps

Sample size: 91 individuals

Years: 2006

Sampling comments: three trap arrays of eight funnel traps, five pitfall traps, and drift fences

Metadata
Sample number: 434

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-03-16 20:46:42

Modified: 2014-04-26 23:58:17

Abundance distribution
20 species
7 singletons
total count 91
geometric series index: 43.5
Fisher's α: 7.922
geometric series k: 0.8499
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8770
Shannon's H: 2.4624
Good's u: 0.9243
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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