Sample name: Reserva Biológica de Araras

Sample aka: Araras Biological Reserve

Reference: L. C. P. S. Alves and A. Andriolo. 2005. Camera traps used on the mastofaunal survey of Araras Biological Reserve, IEF-RJ. Revista Brasileira de Zoociências 7(32):231-246 [ER 3023]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: secondary forest

Protection: nature reserve

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "it is covered by Atlantic Forest stretches in different degrees of recovery, being some of them represented by climax species that composes areas of primary vegetation"

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

Sampling methods: no design,baited,automatic cameras

Sample size: 222 captures or sightings

Years: 2002, 2003

Nets or traps: 4

Net or trap nights: 221

Camera type: analog

Cameras paired: no

Sampling comments: "Two kinds of camera trap were utilized between September of 2002 and January of 2003: two Buckshot equipments, model 35-A and two similar manufactured equipment; both digitally mark the day and time when the respective photographs were taken. In September two manufactured equipment were used, and in the following months two Buckshot and two manufactured traps were used. The study was interrupted for 30 days in October due to a major forest fire that occurred in the period. The total sampling effort equaled 5,304h... The equipment was fixed on trees... approximately 30cm off the ground... Eight sampling locations of the RBA were established... Animals were attracted by food bait composed by vegetables, meat, peanut cream and sardine"

Sample number: 3257

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-03-11 18:33:15

Modified: 2019-03-11 07:33:15