Sample name: Savandurga State Forest (monsoon)

Reference: H. C. Chetana and T. Ganesh. 2007. Survey and activity patterns of nocturnal mammals in a fragmented dry deciduous forest of Karnataka. Zoos' Print Journal 22(4):2644-2647 [ER 1697]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Protection: national/state forest

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 25.0

MAP: 800.0

Habitat comments: "The forest covers an area of about 27 km2. The natural vegetation of the forest is dry and moist deciduous type with scrub, grass and rocks covering a large extent of the south eastern and northern portions... There are a considerable number of pilgrims visiting a temple in the forest, almost on a daily basis"
climate data are for Magadi and are from Rao et al. (2011, Food Chemistry)

Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates

Site area: 2700.0

Sampling methods: no design, baited, automatic cameras

Sample size: 15 captures or sightings

Years: 2004

Seasons: wet or monsoon

Nets or traps: 2

Net or trap nights: 21

Camera type: analog

Cameras paired: no

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "We used two remote camera traps with built-in infrared sensor... We also used banana and dry fish as baits... The cameras were in operation from 1800 to 0600hr... The sampling was done for a total of 21 traps nights in August-September 2004 during the monsoons"
a map (Fig. 1) suggests that most of the reserve was sampled

Sample no: 1887

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-01-06 20:56:29

Modified: 2016-12-14 02:24:02