Dana Nature Reserve
Basic information
Sample name: Dana Nature Reserve

Reference: S. Edwards, M. Al Awaji, E. Eid, and O. Attum. 2017. Mammalian activity at artificial water sources in Dana Biosphere Reserve, southern Jordan. Journal of Arid Environments 141:52-55 [ER 3014]
Geography
Country: Jordan


Coordinate: 30.69° N, 35.58° E
Coordinate basis: stated in text as range

Geography comments: "southern Jordan" and specifically "Site B (30.6887º N, 35.58327º E) built in June 2003 on a flat plateau, and Site C (30.6873º N, 35.5787º E) built in 2010 at a plateau edge" (coordinate is the midpoint)

Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Protection: biosphere reserve

Substrate: ground surface

MAP: 61.0

Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals

Sites: 2

Sampling methods: no design,automatic cameras

Sample size: 703 captures or sightings

Years: 2011, 2012

Seasons: winter,spring,summer,autumn

Net or trap nights: 605

Camera type: digital

Cameras paired: no

Sampling comments: "Data collection at Site B ran from June to November 2011, representing hot summer months (April to October). At Site C, two data collection periods were used, the first being from January to September 2011, containing both winter and summer months, and from April to November 2012 at Site C, rep- resenting summer months only. A single Scoutguard SG560 (HCO Outdoors, Norcross, GA, USA) was installed at each water point, at a distance of 6-7 m from the water... Mammal records" were "classified into independent events using a criterion of 30 min or more between consecutive records of the same species... Additionally, unidentified snakes, lizards and bats were recorded"

Metadata
Sample number: 3245

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-03-07 20:22:33

Modified: 2019-03-07 09:25:36

Abundance distribution
7 species
0 singletons
total count 703
geometric series index: 7.4
Fisher's α: 1.080
geometric series k: 0.5261
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6727
Shannon's H: 1.3293
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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Hystrix indica7313 kg browser
Lepus capensis6
Caracal caracal3912 kg carnivore
Hyaena hyaena28330 kg carnivore-insectivore
Canis lupus arabs2243 kg carnivore
Vulpes vulpes85.3 kg carnivore-insectivore
Capra nubiana272