Sample name: Danbulla National Park (Site A)

Reference: K. McDonald, S. Burnett, and W. Robinson. 2013. Utility of owl pellets for monitoring threatened mammal communities: an Australian case study. Wildlife Research 40:685-697 [ER 989]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "mountainous tropical rainforest" and specifically mostly "simple notophyll vine forest"

Life forms: rodents,other small mammals

Sites: 1

Sampling methods: line transect,baited,cage traps,Elliott traps

Sample size: 139 individuals

Years: 2009

Days: 4

Nets or traps: 108

Sampling comments: "90 Elliot Type A folding traps... were set in nine transects of 10 traps spaced 12m apart. Additionally, two treadle operated 22 x 22 x 48 cm wire-mesh cage traps were located next to the third and eighth Elliot trap in each transect... traps were set over four consecutive nights... Baits used in the Elliot traps alternated trap-by-trap between a slice of mild salami and a ball of rolled oats and peanut butter. Cubes of potato smeared with peanut butter were used as bait for the cage traps"

Sample number: 1478

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-03-04 10:13:11

Modified: 2015-03-03 23:13:11