Sample name: Siuna (mammals, secondary forest)

Reference: D. I. King, M. D. Hernandez-Mayorga, R. Trubey, R. Raudales, and J. H. Rappole. 2007. An evaluation of the contribution of cultivated allspice (Pimenta Dioca) to vertebrate biodiversity conservation in Nicaragua. Biodiversity and Conservation 16:1299-1320 [ER 921]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: secondary forest

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 24.4

WMT: 26.9

CMT: 21.8

MAP: 2274.0

Habitat comments: "tropical moist and wet forest... Secondary forest had most of the original canopy removed, and had shorter, smaller trees and denser understory than primary forest"
climate data are from Denevan (1961), with MAT/CMT/WMT based on Somoto and MAP based on El Tuma

Life forms: rodents,other small mammals

Sites: 6

Sampling methods: quadrat,Sherman traps,Tomahawk traps

Sample size: 25 individuals

Years: 2002, 2003

Nets or traps: 150

Sampling comments: "Mammals were sampled using a 40-m diameter circular trapping array with 15 sample points... Twenty Sherman folding traps" and five "Tomahawk folding traps" were placed at each site
NOTE: additional counts are reported for large mammals but are certainly based on track counts because "circular unbaited tracking stations were established" in each site

Sample number: 1388

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-02-25 12:34:43

Modified: 2016-06-19 02:59:18