Franklin
Basic information
Sample name: Franklin

Reference: N. L. Klaer. 2010. Remote camera observations of Tasmanian Devils and other mammals at Franklin. Tasmanian Naturalist 132:81-85 [ER 3040]
Geography
Country: Australia

State: Tasmania

Coordinate: 43° 5' S, 147° 1' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "on private property near Franklin... at about 300 m elevation" (coordinate based on Franklin)

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Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Altered habitat: secondary forest

Protection: unprotected

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "20 hectares of wet sclerophyll bushland... mostly regrown eucalypt forest that was selectively logged in about 1960"

Methods
Life forms: other large mammals, other small mammals

Focal species: Sarcophilus harrisii

Sampling methods: no design, baited, automatic cameras

Sample size: 142 captures or sightings

Years: 2008 - 2010

Nets or traps: 2

Net or trap nights: 137

Camera type: digital

Cameras paired: yes

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "A Bushnell 'Trail Sentry' camera was set, and road-kill was placed on the ground in front of the camera as bait to attract Tasmanian Devils. The camera was used intermittently in the period 18 December 2008 to 9 February 2009" (i.e., 54 days) and also "In the period 14 June to 4 September 2010 a Bushnell 'Trophy Cam' trail camera was attached to a tree... No bait attractants were used... the camera remained operational for the entire period" (i.e., 83 days)

Metadata
Sample no: 3290

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-03-21 21:17:04

Modified: 2020-01-14 09:40:10

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
8 species
1 singleton
total count 142
geometric series index: 11.1
Fisher's α: 1.834
geometric series k: 0.5914
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6322
Shannon's H: 1.3506
Good's u: 0.9931
Register
Thylogale billardierii (Tasmanian pademelon)795.1 kg
Trichosurus vulpecula (common brushtail possum)262.1 kg
Dasyurus viverrinus (eastern quoll)19
Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil)77.5 kg
Vombatus ursinus (common wombat)429.0 kg
Perameles gunnii (eastern barred bandicoot)4
Dasyurus maculatus (tiger quoll)2
Tachyglossus aculeatus (short-beaked echidna)12.9 kg