Newins-Ziegler Woods
Basic information
Sample name: Newins-Ziegler Woods
Sample aka: University of Florida
Reference: M. Bainum III, K. E. Sieving, R. McCleery, and D. Wald. 2015. Demonstrating camera trap techniques and their application for identifying feral cats across a college campus. Journal of Undergraduate Research 16(3):1-5 [ER 3253]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Alachua
Coordinate: 29.65° N, -82.35° W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Geography comments: a forest fragment very roughly 200 x 100 m based on the published map combined with a Google map
coordinate based on University of Florida
coordinate based on University of Florida
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Altered habitat: fragment
Protection: unprotected
Substrate: ground surface
Habitat comments: "a thicket near the heart of campus with limited foot traffic, and its densely wooded dirt trails keep people from interacting directly with much of the area"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, other small mammals
Sampling methods: no design, baited, automatic cameras
Sample size: 54 captures or sightings
Nets or traps: 2
Net or trap nights: 0
Camera type: digital
Cameras paired: no
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "Cuddeback camera models" were used, apparently one camera at each of two stations
baiting of some kind was used to attract cats
there were at least five trapping nights, but the actual total is not stated
counts are of images; only two distinct individual cats were photographed
baiting of some kind was used to attract cats
there were at least five trapping nights, but the actual total is not stated
counts are of images; only two distinct individual cats were photographed
Metadata
Sample no: 3591
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2020-01-14 19:39:49
Modified: 2021-06-04 08:44:38
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
3 species
0 singleton
total count 54
geometric series index: 3.4
Fisher's α: 0.685
geometric series k: 1.0
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5577
Shannon's H: 0.9059
Good's u: 1
Register
| Procyon lotor (raccoon) | 25 | 5.5 kg |
| "raccoon" | ||
| Didelphis virginiana | 4 | 1.0 kg |
| "opossum" | ||
| Felis catus (domestic cat) | 25 | |
| "cat" | ||