Al Dammam
Basic information
Sample name: Al Dammam
Reference: A. M. Alahmed. 2012. Mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia and their seasonal abundance. Journal of King Saud University - Science 24:55-62 [ER 2195]
Geography
Country: Saudi Arabia
Coordinate: 26° 17' N, 50° 12' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: coordinate based on Dammam
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Altered habitat: plantation
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 35.6
CMT: 16.7
MAP: 81.0
Habitat comments: "extensively industrialized, still there are some date palm gardens that retain large amounts of rainwater which provide suitable breeding sites for mosquitoes"
climate data are for Al Qatif and are from Ebert (1965, Geographical Review)
climate data are for Al Qatif and are from Ebert (1965, Geographical Review)
Methods
Life forms: mosquitoes
Sampling methods: no design, light traps
Sample size: 11143 individuals
Years: 2004 - 2006
Days: 52
Nets or traps: 2
Net or trap nights: 104
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "During the period from March 2004 to February 2006, biweekly field trips were made... Adult mosquitoes were collected from the study area using one CDC and one standard New Jersey (NJ) light traps... The light traps were operated once every 2 weeks"
Metadata
Sample no: 2228
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2016-08-15 16:08:37
Modified: 2016-12-17 22:18:53
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
14 species
0 singleton
total count 11143
geometric series index: 14.8
Fisher's α: 1.58
geometric series k: 0.6037
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7851
Shannon's H: 1.7965
Good's u: 1
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