Sample name: Fray Jorge National Park

Reference: E. A. Bazân-León, M. Lareschi, J. Sanchez, G. Soto-Nilo, I. Lazzoni, C. I. Venegas, Y. Poblete, and R. A. Vâsquez. 2013. Fleas associated with non-flying small mammal communities from northern and central Chile: with new host and locality records. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 27:450-459 [ER 1685]

Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 13.6

MAP: 147.0

Habitat comments: "within the desert scrub vegetation type, and it presents a vegetation characteristic of coastal scrub, plus a small particular area characterized by Valdivian humid relict rainforest species"
climate data are for Fray Jorge National Park and are from Salgado-Negret et al. (2015, Frontiers in Plant Science)

Life forms: rodents,other small mammals

Sampling methods: line transect,baited,Sherman traps

Sample size: 65 individuals

Years: 2008, 2009

Nets or traps: 175

Sampling comments: "seven transects were built, located at 50–100m away between each other. Each transect had 25 trap stations at 10-m intervals. A modified mesh version of the Sherman type live trap was installed on the floor in each station. A total of 175 traps were activated per night. The traps were baited with a mix of oatmeal, tuna fish and banana" (total sampling effort is unclear)

Sample number: 1870

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-12-31 11:03:09

Modified: 2015-12-31 00:03:09