Sample name: Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (Outside the Core)

Reference: H. Naing, T. K. Fuller, P. R. Sievert, T. O. Randhir, S. H. T. Po, M. Maung, A. J. Lynam, S. Htun, W. N. Thaw, and T. Myint. 2015. Assessing large mammal and bird richness from camera-trap records in the Hukaung Valley of Northern Myanmar. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63:376-388 [ER 1752]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Protection: wildlife protected area

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: agriculture, hunting, mining, selective logging

MAT: 24.4

MAP: 2340.0

Habitat comments: "The plain contains a mosaic of broadleaf forest and grassland habitats, the hilly slopes are covered with broadleaf forest, and the mountains consist of temperate broadleaf forest, coniferous forest, and shrubland... The study area is in the humid subtropical climate zone... having... mean annual minimum and maximum temperatures of 18.8°C and 30.0°C... The climate is greatly influenced by monsoons"; there is small-scale cultivation, logging, hunting and mining within the area

Life forms: carnivores, primates, rodents, ungulates, birds

Focal species: Panthera tigris

Sampling methods: no design, automatic cameras

Sample size: 738 captures or sightings

Years: 2001 - 2011

Nets or traps: 143

Net or trap nights: 3298

Camera type: analog

Cameras paired: no

Trap spacing: 2.0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "Camera-trapping in the HKVWS initially was carried out to investigate tiger... distribution and relative abundance... trapping stations were set up, usually at least 2 km from the next nearest station... at each station, a passive infrared camera unit (CamtrakkerTM, Camtrak South Inc., Watkinsville, GA, and/or DeerCam with DC-300 film, Non-Typical, Park Falls, WI, USA) was attached to a tree... Each camera trap was operated continuously... 403 camera stations were deployed... 143 Outside of the Core area"

Sample no: 1954

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-01-20 16:05:27

Modified: 2016-01-20 05:05:27