Altun Mountains
Basic information
Sample name: Altun Mountains
Reference: Y. Xue, F. Liu, T. Guo, L. Yuan, and D. Li. 2014. Using camera traps to survey wildlife at water sources on the northern slope of the Altun Mountains, China. Acta Theriologica Sinica 34(2):164-171 [ER 1743]
Geography
Country: China
State: Xinjiang
Coordinate: 39° 8' 0" N, 91° 38' 30" E
Coordinate basis: stated in text as range
Geography comments: "in the eastern section of the Altun Mountains" at the "southern edge of Lop Nur Wild Camel National Nature Reserve"
elevation 1706 to 2337 m (midpoint of seven values is used)
elevation 1706 to 2337 m (midpoint of seven values is used)
Environment
Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland
Protection: nature reserve
Substrate: ground surface
WMT: 27.8
CMT: -14.7
MAP: 50.0
Habitat comments: in the Gobi Desert
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals,birds
Sampling methods: no design,automatic cameras
Sample size: 6722 captures or sightings
Years: 2010 - 2012
Nets or traps: 24
Net or trap nights: 7098
Camera type: digital
Cameras paired: no
Sampling comments: 24 cameras were placed at seven water sources, with two to four cameras per site, and were digital "Ltl Acorn brand Ltl - 5210 infrared sensor cameras" that were "set to 24 h continuous operation"
Metadata
Sample number: 1942
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2016-01-17 21:19:08
Modified: 2018-06-30 11:00:10
Abundance distribution
26 species
4 singletons
total count 6722
extrapolated richness: 37.7
Fisher's α: 3.430
geometric series k: 0.7179
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6014
Shannon's H: 1.3573
Good's u: 0.9994
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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Register
| Camelus ferus | 3964 | |
| Gazella subgutturosa | 355 | 17 kg grazer |
| Pseudois nayaur | 164 | 33 kg grazer-browser |
| Ovis ammon | 103 | 76 kg browser-grazer |
| Equus kiang | 1406 | |
| Panthera uncia | 5 | 36 kg carnivore |
| "Uncia uncia" | ||
| Lynx lynx | 2 | 16 kg carnivore |
| Canis lupus | 123 | 43 kg carnivore |
| Cuon alpinus | 4 | 14 kg carnivore |
| Vulpes vulpes | 268 | 5.3 kg carnivore-insectivore |
| Lepus oiostolus | 261 | 2.3 kg |
| Gypaetus barbatus | 21 | 75.6 g |
| Aquila chrysaetos | 2 | 3.9 kg carnivore |
| Gyps himalayensis | 3 | carnivore |
| Aegypius monachus | 5 | |
| Aquila rapax | 1 | carnivore |
| Buteo hemilasius | 5 | 1.2 kg |
| Carduelis flavirostris | 1 | 15.4 g |
| Montifringilla adamsi | 5 | |
| Carpodacus rubicilla | 8 | 43.2 g |
| Corvus corax | 7 | omnivore |
| Oenanthe deserti | 2 | 19.6 g |
| Motacilla alba | 1 | 1.9 g insectivore |
| Anthus richardi | 1 | 33.5 g |
| Eremophila alpestris | 2 | 2.4 g insectivore-granivore |
| Alectoris chukar | 3 | 541 g omnivore |