Sample name: San Juan–La Selva Biological Corridor

Reference: M. V. Cove, R. M. Spínola, V. L. Jackson, J. C. Sâenz, and O. Chassot. 2013. Integrating occupancy modeling and camera-trap data to estimate medium and large mammal detection and richness in a Central American biological corridor. Tropical Conservation Science 6(6):781-795 [ER 1778]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: fragment

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: agriculture,grazing

MAT: 26.0

MAP: 4260.0

Habitat comments: "forested patches of primary and secondary forest located on private land within or adjacent to four different matrix land uses: eco-lodge forest reserves, tree plantations/general reforestation, cattle ranches, or pineapple/agricultural plantations"
climate data are for La Selva Biological Station and are based on sample 397

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

Sampling methods: no design,baited,automatic cameras

Sample size: 223 captures or sightings

Years: 2009, 2010

Nets or traps: 64

Net or trap nights: 2286

Camera type: digital

Cameras paired: no

Trap spacing: 0.25

Sampling comments: "we selected 16 sites with four sites in each of the four dominant land-use categories, based on accessibility (<5km from access point), landowner permission, and forest size (>75 ha)" and surveyed 14 sites from "July-August 2009 and June-August 2010" and two "from October to November 2009... we placed multiple cameras at each of the 16 sites. Each site consisted of a central camera station and three additional camera stations surrounding the central station spaced at >250 m apart, for a total of four cameras in the 2009 surveys. Cameras were arranged in a grid of six spaced >250 m apart in the 2010 surveys... Each camera station consisted of a remotely triggered [Scout Guard SG550] passive-infrared camera... we also used hanging compact discs or small portions of carpet sprayed with cologne at a subset of cameras at each site to increase felid detections"

Sample number: 1983

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-01-28 13:41:35

Modified: 2016-12-16 22:54:33