Sample name: Lake Mburo National Park (savannah, ungrazed)

Reference: P. Okullo, P. M. K. Greve, and S. R. Moe. 2013. Termites, large herbivores, and herbaceous plant dominance structure small mammal communities in savannahs. Ecosystems 16:1002-1012 [ER 943]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 20.6

MAP: 775.0

Habitat comments: "grassland dominated, but some areas comprise open tree savannah and woodland savannah where Acacia species and Euphorbia candelabrum are common"; "ungrazed" and "grazed" mean with herbivores excluded or allowed into plots, and there was no grazing by non-native animals
MAP 750 to 800 mm; MAT of 69º F is for Mbarara and is from Baker (1958, Uganda Journal)
MAP 750 to 800 mm

Life forms: rodents, other small mammals

Sites: 9

Sampling methods: no design, baited, Sherman traps

Sample size: 185 individuals

Years: 2005

Days: 180

Nets or traps: 27

Net or trap nights: 4860

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: three "Sherman live traps" in each of nine locations that were "baited with crushed ground nuts (peanuts) and maize flour mixed with water" and "operated for 30 consecutive nights (hereafter referred to as a ses- sion), once every 4 months and lasted from October 2005 to July 2007" (i.e., six times)

Sample no: 1425

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-02-28 14:34:22

Modified: 2015-10-08 09:06:46