Beadles Barrens Nature Preserve
Basic information
Sample name: Beadles Barrens Nature Preserve
Reference: B. Edgin, R. Beadles, J. E. Ebinger, and M. Blackowicz. 2012. Changes in vegetation abundance following Carya (hickory) thinning and prescribed burning at Beadles Barrens Nature Preserve, Edwards County, Illinois. Erigenia 25:14-22 [ER 2101]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Illinois
County: Edwards
Coordinate: 38° 21' 4" N, 88° 8' 36" W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: in "a 10.1 ha nature preserve located in western Edwards County" and specifically "a 1.9 ha subunit dominated by trees with no history of prescribed burning, timber harvests or grazing by livestock between the 1950’s and 2003"
elevation 128 to 132 m based on Edgin et al. (2005, Castanea)
elevation 128 to 132 m based on Edgin et al. (2005, Castanea)
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Altered habitat: fragment
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 25.5
CMT: -2.5
MAP: 1080.0
Habitat comments: January min/max -8/3º C and July min/max 20/31º C
climate data are for Salem and are from McClain et al. (2007)
climate data are for Salem and are from McClain et al. (2007)
Methods
Life forms: trees
Sites: 1
Site length: 100.0
Site width: 75.0
Sampling methods: quadrat
Sample size: 221 individuals
Years: 2004
Seasons: summer, autumn
Net or trap nights: 0
Size min: 10.0
Basal area status: per ha is
Basal area: 20.0
Sampling comments: "was conducted in July 2004 and September 2010 in a 100 m 3 75 m (0.75 ha) study area"
Metadata
Sample no: 2051
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2016-06-12 10:15:25
Modified: 2017-11-09 03:58:01
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
13 species
1 singleton
total count 221
geometric series index: 17.6
Fisher's α: 3.018
geometric series k: 0.7262
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7329
Shannon's H: 1.7205
Good's u: 0.9955
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