Sample name: Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park (October)

Reference: A. Kofoky, D. Andriafidison, F. Ratrimomanarivo, H. J. Razafimanahaka, D. Rakotondravony, P. A. Racey, and R. K. B. Jenkins. 2007. Habitat use, roost selection and conservation of bats in Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar. Biodiversity and Conservation 16:1039-1053 [ER 374]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 28.0

MAP: 456.0

Habitat comments: "The climate has distinct wet and dry seasons which extend from November to April and May to October, respectively" and sites were in "closed canopy deciduous forest... forest clearings of 'tsingy' rocks" and "forest/agriculture edges"
there is no climate station anywhere nearby on the actual west coast of Madagascar; MAP is based on Rakotoarivelo et al. 2007 and MAT is based on Menard et al. (2010, PNAS) and apply to Miandrivazo, which is well to the southeast at a higher elevation

Life forms: bats

Sites: 15

Sampling methods: no design,mist nets

Sample size: 154 individuals

Years: 2003

Days: 24

Net or trap nights: 132

Sampling comments: "five or six [mist] nets" of 6 or 9 m were open for four hours each night apparently every night "from 7-30 October" (i.e., 24 nights and about 132 net nights)

Sample number: 711

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-04-02 20:38:08

Modified: 2014-05-15 06:06:35