Sample name: MaB Reserve of Ñacuñan (arboreal)

Reference: S. Albanese, D. Rodríguez, and R. A. Ojeda. 2011. Differential use of vertical space by small mammals in the Monte Desert, Argentina. Journal of Mammalogy 92(6):1270-1277 [ER 2591]

Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Substrate: branches or trunks

WMT: 24.4

CMT: 6.9

MAP: 342.0

Habitat comments: in "the Monte Desert biome" and specifically in three "main habitat types... Prosopis woodlands... Larrea shrublands... and sand dunes"
CMT and WMT are for Ñacuñân and are from Allegretti et al. (1997, J Arid Environ)

Life forms: rodents,other small mammals

Sampling methods: quadrat,baited,Sherman traps

Sample size: 141 captures or sightings

Years: 2005 - 2007

Net or trap nights: 6000

Sampling comments: "The study was conducted from October 2005 to August 2007" with "trapping grids at 18 sampling sites, 6 per habitat type. In the second year we used 12 of these sites, with 4 replicates per habitat... Each grid consisted of 6 x 6 trapping stations, with 20-m spacing of 36 Sherman live traps... on the ground covering an area of 1 ha. We randomly selected 10 stations per grid where we also placed a small Sherman trap... on a shrub or tree branch... All traps were baited with a mixture of rolled oats, apple, moistened cat food, and peanut butter"
counts pertain to the arboreal traps

Sample number: 2854

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2017-12-14 15:40:32

Modified: 2017-12-14 05:22:03