Sample name: Serra da Canastra National Park (rat traps)

Reference: J. M. Dietz. 1983. Notes on the natural history of some small mammals in central Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy 64(3):521-523 [ER 1638]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: grazing

WMT: 22.0

CMT: 18.0

MAP: 1500.0

Habitat comments: "approximately 50% grassland, 35% cerrado vegetation, specifically campo cerrado... subtropical with well-defined wet and dry seasons. June through August is typically the driest period... The wet season [is] November-February"
"range fires" are set regularly and cattle grazing is intense
MAP 1300 to 1700 mm

Life forms: rodents,other small mammals

Sampling methods: line transect,baited,snap traps

Sample size: 58 individuals

Years: 1978 - 1980

Days: 51

Nets or traps: 50

Net or trap nights: 2550

Sampling comments: "During the last three nights of each month from October 1978 through February 1980, I set 50 wooden- based rat traps baited with rolled oats in each of the three habitat types in the park (i.e., 150 trap-nights/ habitat/month). Traps were placed 4 m apart in a straightline following a randomly-chosen vector within each habitat type"

Sample number: 1846

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-12-20 11:12:09

Modified: 2015-12-20 00:12:09