Sample name: Puracé National Park - Cusiyaco Lagoon

Reference: S. D. López, M. Abud, H. C. Mejia, and S. Valderrama. 2013. Camera-trap records of mountain tapir in Puracé National Park, Colombia. Tapir Conservation 22(31):5-8 [ER 1771]

Habitat: montane grassland

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 18.0

CMT: 3.0

MAP: 1850.0

Habitat comments: "Temperature ranges between 3 and 18 °C and rainfall between 1200 and 2500 mm per year. The ecosystem is classified as an ecotone between high-Andean forest and paramo"

Life forms: carnivores,primates,ungulates,other small mammals

Focal species: Tapirus pinchaque

Sampling methods: no design,automatic cameras

Sample size: 91 captures or sightings

Years: 2010

Nets or traps: 12

Net or trap nights: 982

Camera type: digital

Cameras paired: no

Trap spacing: 0.35

Sampling comments: "Twelve cameras were deployed in singular-camera stations during September-December 2010 (87 days). Camera traps consisted of heat-in motion digital cameras (Cuddeback Capture model). The distance between each camera was 350 m"

Sample number: 1975

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-01-26 15:57:00

Modified: 2016-01-26 04:57:00