Sample name: Chamela Biological Station

Reference: R. A. Gómez-Rodríguez, G. Gutiérrez-Granados, G. Montiel-Parra, A. Rodríguez-Moreno, and V. Sânchez-Cordero. 2015. Diversity and coexistence of ectoparasites in small rodents in a tropical dry forest. Biotropica 47(4):484-490 [ER 1626]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 25.0

MAP: 750.0

Habitat comments: "The rainy season (>100 mm per month) expands from June to October; March to May usually show no rainfall. The main vegetation types are seasonal tropical dry forest located in hills and semi-evergreen tropical moist forest mainly located in creeks (arroyo forest)"

Life forms: rodents

Sites: 3

Site area: 1.5

Sampling methods: quadrat,baited,Sherman traps

Sample size: 199 individuals

Years: 2011, 2012

Days: 15

Nets or traps: 130

Net or trap nights: 1950

Sampling comments: "Small rodent sampling was conducted every 2 months, from July 2011 to April 2012, including five sampling sessions. We set three 0.5-ha plots using a total of 130 Sherman traps during three consecutive nights for each sampling session; total trapping effort was 1950 trap/nights. Sherman traps were baited using a mix of oat-flakes and vanilla, and opened from 1800 to 0600 h"

Sample number: 1839

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-12-16 21:11:51

Modified: 2015-12-16 10:11:51