Ilha Grande (ground level nets)
Basic information
Sample name: Ilha Grande (ground level nets)

Reference: M. B. Vecchi and M. A. S. Alves. 2015. Bird assemblage mist-netted in an Atlantic Forest area: a comparison between vertically-mobile and ground-level nets. Brazilian Journal of Biology 75(3):742-751 [ER 2734]
Geography
Country: Brazil

State: Rio de Janeiro

Coordinate: 23° 11' 30" S, 44° 12' 10" W
Latlng basis: stated in text

Geography comments: "a 5-ha grid at an elevation of about 240 m"

Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: disturbed forest

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 23.0

MAP: 1700.0

Habitat comments: "covered by low disturbed Atlantic Forest... The canopy... averages 23 m"

Methods
Life forms: birds

Sampling methods: no design, mist nets

Sample size: 287 captures or sightings

Years: 2004 - 2006

Days: 24

Nets or traps: 10

Net or trap nights: 240

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "monthly samplings of 140 net-hours (10 nets open just after dawn for 7 hours, during two consecutive days)... we sampled trails alternately for a total of 30 net sites... we used data sets from Jul-Sep/2004, Apr-Sep/2005 and Jul-Sep/2006. OOur total sampling effort (net-h) was approximately 1, 65 net-h" (i.e., 12 months x two days x 10 nets = 240 net days)

Metadata
Sample no: 2907

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2018-04-22 13:24:46

Modified: 2018-04-22 03:24:46

Abundance distribution
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