Efficient Evaluation of Biodiversity Concerns in Protected Areas

Table 2

Summary of site-specific survey requirements to define richness, abundance, and diversity for plant, ant, and bird communities in Mokala National Park. We also illustrate the requirements to define dung abundances of large mammals.

(a) Sandy plains

	Richness		Abundance		Diversity
	𝑥∓stdev[𝑥]	Min[𝑥] to Max[𝑥]	𝑥∓stdev[𝑥]	Min[𝑥] to Max[𝑥]	𝑥∓stdev[𝑥]	Min[𝑥] to Max[𝑥]
Plants (m^2)	52±9	46–59	—	—	—	—
Ants (pitfall days)	63±22	40–106	6±5	1–17	8±6	1–20
Birds (m)	2326±864	1060–4110	96±122	34–442	256±147	29–426
Mammals (m)	—	—	562±470	45–1568	—	—

(b) Rocky hills

	Richness		Abundance		Diversity
	𝑥∓stdev[𝑥]	Min[𝑥] to Max[𝑥]	𝑥∓stdev[𝑥]	Min[𝑥] to Max[𝑥]	𝑥∓stdev[𝑥]	Min[𝑥] to Max[𝑥]
Plants (m^2)	57	—	—	—	—	—
Ants (pitfall days)	56±17	37–86	6±7	1–22	6±3	3–12
Birds (m)	1318±546	463–1957	383±116	214–545	111±66	58–245
Mammals (m)	—	—	441±242	140–806	—	—