Sample name: Prince Edward Island National Park

Reference: M. Silva. 2001. Abundance, diversity, and community structure of small mammals in forest fragments in Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:2063-2071 [ER 1662]

Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Altered habitat: fragment

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 5.3

WMT: 18.5

CMT: -8.0

MAP: 1173.0

Habitat comments: "The impacts of tourism in the Park are enormous... The original vegetation... was the Acadian forest, which was characterized by the presence of such species as sugar maple (Acer saccharum), red maple (Acer rubrum), and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides)... typical Acadian forests have disappeared... The study area consisted of various forest fragments" no larger than 5.64 ha
climate data are based on Vigneault et al. (OttawaGeo2007) and are for Charlottetown

Life forms: rodents,other small mammals

Sites: 1

Sampling methods: quadrat,baited,pitfall traps,Sherman traps

Sample size: 207 individuals

Years: 1998

Days: 12

Seasons: spring,summer,autumn

Net or trap nights: 2415

Sampling comments: "This study was carried out from May to October 1998... a trapping grid representing approximately 9–10% of the area covered by the whole fragment was established... Sherman trap stations (one trap per station) were placed at 10-m intervals and baited with sunflower seeds. Also, pitfall traps made of plastic bottles (≈15 cm in diameter) were placed in holes about 50 cm deep within trapping grids... Each forest fragment was trapped for 3 consecutive days. During the study period, there were four trapping sessions"
1935 Sherman trap nights and 480 pitfall trap nights

Sample number: 1854

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-12-24 09:30:01

Modified: 2015-12-23 22:30:01