Roussillon, Québec
Basic information
Sample name: Roussillon, Québec
Reference: C. Pelletier-Guittier, J. Théau, and J. Dupras. 2020. Use of hedgerows by mammals in an intensive agricultural landscape. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 302:107079- [ER 3408]
Geography
Country: Canada
State: Québec
Coordinate: 45° 20' N, 73° 26' W
Latlng basis: estimated from map
Geography comments: "We conducted our research on private properties in the regional county municipality (RCM) of Roussillon, in southern Québec, Canada"
Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest
Altered habitat: cropland
Protection: unprotected
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: agriculture
Habitat comments: "The region was selected for its intensive agriculture landscape and the low number of woodlots"
"Agriculture covers 73 % of the RCM, and the average area occupied by each farm has grown steadily in the past decade as a result of agricultural intensification"
"The crops adjacent to the hedgerows were mostly grains and cereals, but some were vegetables"
"Agriculture covers 73 % of the RCM, and the average area occupied by each farm has grown steadily in the past decade as a result of agricultural intensification"
"The crops adjacent to the hedgerows were mostly grains and cereals, but some were vegetables"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, other small mammals
Sampling methods: no design, automatic cameras
Sample size: 420 captures or sightings
Years: 2018
Seasons: spring, summer, autumn
Nets or traps: 23
Net or trap nights: 1572
Camera type: digital
Cameras paired: no
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "Twenty-three hedgerows were selected on the RCM territory based on the following criteria: (1) presence of agricultural fields on each side; (2) width > 3 m; (3) length > 300 m; and (4) relatively homogenous vegetation"
"Sampled hedgerows averaged 7 m and 662 m in width and length, respectively"
"Hedgerow use by medium- to large-sized mammals was surveyed using SpyPoint Force 10 infrared-triggered camera traps (GG Telecom, Québec, Canada)"
One camera was placed at mid-length of each hedgerow and was attached to an iron post or secured to vegetation so that the infrared beam was set at a height of 0.65 m"
"Cameras were installed with a 30° angle so they could capture the animals passing through that side of the hedgerow"
"Hedgerow sampling was conducted over 18 weeks in 2018, from late spring to early fall (May to September)"
"To segregate independent detections of the same species, individuals detected within a period of 30 min were counted as one"
"Sampled hedgerows averaged 7 m and 662 m in width and length, respectively"
"Hedgerow use by medium- to large-sized mammals was surveyed using SpyPoint Force 10 infrared-triggered camera traps (GG Telecom, Québec, Canada)"
One camera was placed at mid-length of each hedgerow and was attached to an iron post or secured to vegetation so that the infrared beam was set at a height of 0.65 m"
"Cameras were installed with a 30° angle so they could capture the animals passing through that side of the hedgerow"
"Hedgerow sampling was conducted over 18 weeks in 2018, from late spring to early fall (May to September)"
"To segregate independent detections of the same species, individuals detected within a period of 30 min were counted as one"
Metadata
Sample no: 3792
Contributor no: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2021-06-10 15:19:04
Modified: 2021-06-13 23:47:45
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
7 species
0 singleton
total count 420
geometric series index: 8.1
Fisher's α: 1.193
geometric series k: 0.5109
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.642
Shannon's H: 1.2889
Good's u: 1
Register
| Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) | 225 | |
| Procyon lotor (raccoon) | 85 | 5.5 kg |
| Canis latrans (coyote) | 64 | 12.0 kg |
| Vulpes vulpes (red fox) | 31 | |
| Mephitis mephitis (striped skunk) | 9 | |
| Sciurus carolinensis | 4 | 519.0 g |
| Sylvilagus floridanus | 2 | 1.1 kg |