Rivera (plantation)
Basic information
Sample name: Rivera (plantation)
Reference: M. J. Andrade-Núñez and T. M. Aide. 2010. Effects of habitat and landscape characteristics on medium and large mammal species richness and composition in northern Uruguay. Zoologia 27(6):909-917 [ER 1711]
Geography
Country: Uruguay
Coordinate: 31° 11' S, 56° 46' W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: "in the northwestern part of the department of Rivera... Study sites were located in ten properties of a forestry company" (coordinate is based on Tranqueras)
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Altered habitat: plantation
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 18.1
MAP: 1653.0
Habitat comments: "The climate is humid subtropical" and the sites are in "monocultures of Eucalyptus spp."; "Plantation sites varied in age from 2 to 18 years old"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, ungulates, other large mammals, other small mammals
Sites: 10
Sampling methods: no design, baited, automatic cameras
Sample size: 103 captures or sightings
Years: 2008
Days: 24
Nets or traps: 40
Net or trap nights: 960
Camera type: digital
Cameras paired: no
Trap spacing: 0.06
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "The first survey was carried out from January to April, 2008, the second survey from June to August, 2008, and the third survey from September to December, 2008. Each site was surveyed for approximately 24 days... The direct method consisted of four digital camera traps (Cuddeback Excite Digital Camera, 2 Megapixels) for eight consecutive days in each site for a total of 96 camera/days per site (3 censuses x 4 cameras x 8 days). Camera traps were separated on average by 60 m... We used apples, bananas, sardines and vanilla as baits"
Metadata
Sample no: 1907
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2016-01-10 17:22:06
Modified: 2016-01-12 06:40:53
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
10 species
1 singleton
total count 103
geometric series index: 14.0
Fisher's α: 2.737
geometric series k: 0.713
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7736
Shannon's H: 1.8209
Good's u: 0.9907
Register
| Cerdocyon thous (crab-eating fox) | 42 | 5.2 kg |
| Dasypus novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo) | 11 | 4.4 kg |
| Mazama gouazoubira (gray brocket) | 15 | 14.0 kg |
| Lycalopex gymnocercus (Pampas fox) | 11 | |
| "Pseudalopex gymnocercus" | ||
| Conepatus chinga (Molina's hog-nosed skunk) | 9 | 1.9 kg |
| Lepus europaeus | 7 | 3.4 kg |
| Leopardus geoffroyi (Geoffroy's cat) | 2 | |
| "Oncifelis geoffroyi" | ||
| Sus scrofa (pig) | 1 | |
| Euphractus sexcinctus (six-banded armadillo) | 3 | 4.7 kg |
| Didelphis albiventris (white-eared opossum) | 2 | |