Sample name: Chebera Churchura National Park (grassland)

Reference: D. Datiko and A. Bekele. 2014. Habitat association and distribution of rodents and insectivores in Chebera Churchura National Park, Ethiopia. Tropical Ecology 55(2):221-229 [ER 1688]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "The mean annual rainfall in the study area varies from 1000 to 3500 mm, and is unimodal between April and August"

Life forms: rodents, other small mammals

Sites: 2

Sampling methods: quadrat, baited, Sherman traps

Sample size: 112 individuals

Years: 2010, 2011

Days: 8

Seasons: dry, wet or monsoon

Nets or traps: 98

Net or trap nights: 784

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "two different girds [sic]... were used in a randomly selected site. All of the girds were surveyed twice during the dry and wet seasons. A permanent 4900 m2 (70 m x 70 m) live trapping grid was established... Within each grid, 7 rows by 7 columns of live trapping lines were established during both seasons. A total of 49 Sherman live traps were set per grid at 10 m intervals between points during both seasons. The traps were baited with peanut butter and crushed maize"

Sample no: 1877

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-01-02 17:24:15

Modified: 2020-05-29 10:17:48