The Ecological Register: Shikma Biosphere Zone (summer)

Shikma Biosphere Zone (summer)

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Basic information

Sample name: Shikma Biosphere Zone (summer)

Reference: H. Shamoon, S. Cain, U. Shanas, A. Bar-Massada, Y. Malihi, and I. Shapira. 2018. Spatio-temporal activity patterns of mammals in an agro-ecological mosaic with seasonal recreation activities. European Journal of Wildlife Research 64(35):1-10 [ER 3037]

Geography

Country: Israel

Coordinate: 31.488331° N, 34.568909° E

Coordinate basis: stated in text

Geography comments: "The area comprises the western and middle parts of the Shikma River drain- age basin"
latitude and longitude are swapped in the text

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Environment

Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Altered habitat: cropland

Protection: unprotected

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "in the western Mediterranean desert ecotone... a mosaic of agricultural fields (mainly seasonal crops), nature reserves (3000 ha), patches of natural steppe habitats, and planted tree stands (mostly of alien species), spotted with rural settlements"

Methods

Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates

Sampling methods: no design,automatic cameras

Sample size: 251 captures or sightings

Years: 2016

Days: 13

Seasons: summer

Nets or traps: 60

Net or trap nights: 780

Camera type: digital

Cameras paired: no

Sampling comments: "We used infrared (IR) trap cameras (HCO Scout Guard SG550-8MHD, www.trail-camera.co.il)... during winter (December 2015–January 2016), summer (June–July 2016), and spring (March–April 2017). The cameras were located in 10 natural patches nested in agricultural fields... Distance between sites was 1–4 km... We mounted six cameras at each site by six separate animal trails. Cameras were set with 50 to 150 m intervals between them depending on the terrain. Cameras were mounted on pegs 30–50 cm above ground level... We collected data from each camera location during 13 consecutive days; overall, we mounted 60 cameras per season, resulting in 2340 sampled days throughout the study period... An individual detection event was defined by a 1-min filter"
the spring data were collected in July and August 2016
I have omitted counts of "Canis spp."

Metadata

Sample number: 3286

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-03-16 14:57:16

Modified: 2021-06-22 05:24:26

Abundance distribution

10 species

0 singletons

total count 251

extrapolated richness: 11.0

Fisher's α: 2.083

geometric series k: 0.7536

Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8498

Shannon's H: 2.0273

Good's u: 1.0000

Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.

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