Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve (spring)
Basic information
Sample name: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve (spring)

Reference: M. Abi-Said and Z. S. Amr. 2012. Camera trapping in assessing diversity of mammals in Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon. Vertebrate Zoology 62(1):145-152 [ER 1720]
Geography
Country: Lebanon



Coordinate: 34° 4' N, 35° 46' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "in Keserwan-Jbeil area"
coordinate based on Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve
elevation 350 to 1700 m

Environment
Habitat: Mediterranean woodland

Protection: biosphere reserve

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 16.0

MAP: 1159.0

Habitat comments: "a typical Mediterranean scrubland... Vegetation cover is relatively dense mainly by Juniperus drupacea, Pinus brutia, Quercus calliprinos, Quercus cerris and Quercus infectoria"
climate data are for Qartaba and are from Shaban and Houhou (2015, Journal of Hydrology)

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

Site area: 6500

Sampling methods: no design,baited,automatic cameras

Sample size: 1482 captures or sightings

Years: 2008, 2009

Days: 168

Seasons: spring

Nets or traps: 12

Net or trap nights: 2016

Camera type: digital

Cameras paired: no

Sampling comments: "Twelve digital pre-baited active and passive remote camera traps (Bushnell TrailScout Pro 2.1mp), triggered by both heat and motion, were set from March 8, 2008 to May 24, 2009" and operated 24 hours a day; "bait consisted of butchery leftovers, apples, carrots and corn seeds. Sites chosen to install the cam- era traps were selected randomly to cover the whole reserve" which has an area of 6500 ha
"spring" is assumed to mean March 8 to June 30, 2008 and April 1 to May 24, 2009 = 168 days

Metadata
Sample number: 1917

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-01-12 21:00:39

Modified: 2016-12-14 09:30:25

Abundance distribution
13 species
2 singletons
total count 1482
geometric series index: 17.1
Fisher's α: 1.961
geometric series k: 0.5991
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7933
Shannon's H: 1.7609
Good's u: 0.9987
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register
Erinaceus concolor2
Canis lupus1143 kg carnivore
Vulpes vulpes3225.3 kg carnivore-insectivore
Martes foina1971.3 kg carnivore-frugivore
Mustela nivalis177.5 g carnivore
Meles meles111 kg invertivore-herbivore
Hyaena hyaena11930 kg carnivore-insectivore
Felis lybica8
"Felis silvestris": species assignment based on geography
Procavia capensis32.8 kg browser
Sus scrofa5154 kg herbivore
Sciurus anomalus26
Hystrix indica46813 kg browser
Apodemus mystacinus273