Sample name: Roussillon, Québec

Reference: C. Pelletier-Guittier, J. Théau, and J. Dupras. 2020. Use of hedgerows by mammals in an intensive agricultural landscape. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 302:107079 [ER 3408]

Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Altered habitat: cropland

Protection: unprotected

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: agriculture

Habitat comments: "The region was selected for its intensive agriculture landscape and the low number of woodlots"
"Agriculture covers 73 % of the RCM, and the average area occupied by each farm has grown steadily in the past decade as a result of agricultural intensification"
"The crops adjacent to the hedgerows were mostly grains and cereals, but some were vegetables"

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

Sampling methods: no design,automatic cameras

Sample size: 420 captures or sightings

Years: 2018

Seasons: spring,summer,autumn

Nets or traps: 23

Net or trap nights: 1572

Camera type: digital

Cameras paired: no

Sampling comments: "Twenty-three hedgerows were selected on the RCM territory based on the following criteria: (1) presence of agricultural fields on each side; (2) width > 3 m; (3) length > 300 m; and (4) relatively homogenous vegetation"
"Sampled hedgerows averaged 7 m and 662 m in width and length, respectively"
"Hedgerow use by medium- to large-sized mammals was surveyed using SpyPoint Force 10 infrared-triggered camera traps (GG Telecom, Québec, Canada)"
One camera was placed at mid-length of each hedgerow and was attached to an iron post or secured to vegetation so that the infrared beam was set at a height of 0.65 m"
"Cameras were installed with a 30° angle so they could capture the animals passing through that side of the hedgerow"
"Hedgerow sampling was conducted over 18 weeks in 2018, from late spring to early fall (May to September)"
"To segregate independent detections of the same species, individuals detected within a period of 30 min were counted as one"

Sample number: 3792

Contributor: Benjamin Carter

Enterer: Benjamin Carter

Created: 2021-06-10 15:19:04

Modified: 2021-06-13 23:47:45