Chatterton (1944)
Basic information
Sample name: Chatterton (1944)

Reference: R. W. Smith. 1965. A field population of Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fab.) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and its parasites. Canadian Journal of Zoology 43:179-201 [ER 2175]
Geography
Country: Canada

State: Ontario

County: Hastings

Coordinate: 45° 45' N, 78° 35' W
Latlng basis: based on political unit

Geography comments: "about 1 mile west of the village of Chatterton" (coordinate based on Hastings County)

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Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Altered habitat: pasture

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "a 5-acre field of gently rolling pastureland... bounded on the north by deciduous woodland"

Methods
Life forms: orthopterans

Sampling methods: quadrat, sweep nets, other traps

Sample size: 2394 individuals

Years: 1944

Days: 21

Seasons: spring, summer, autumn

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: populations "were sampled from early May to late September, weekly... On each sampling day two series of 20 samples were taken in close proximity to wooden markers placed at the intersections of a 30- x 40-pace grid. One series was taken with a square-yard sampler... and the other with a 15-in. net (15 sweeps of 180ยบ per sample)" (sampling was therefore over approximately 21 weeks)

Metadata
Sample no: 2197

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-08-05 14:16:18

Modified: 2016-08-05 04:16:18

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
8 species
0 singleton
total count 2394
geometric series index: 8.4
Fisher's α: 1.032
geometric series k: 0.4897
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.4262
Shannon's H: 0.9168
Good's u: 1
Register
Melanoplus sanguinipes 1777
Camnula pellucida 315
Spharagemon collare 88
Encoptolophus sordidus 12
Orphulella speciosa 146
Melanoplus spp. 28
M. femurrubrum and M. confusus
Chortophaga viridifasciata 6
Dissosteira carolina 22