Mlele Forest Reserve
Basic information
Sample name: Mlele Forest Reserve
Reference: Y. Hausser, R. Tagand, E. Vimercati, S. Mermod, and C. Fischer. 2016. Comparing survey methods to assess the conservation value of a community-managed protected area in western Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology-10 [ER 2079]
Geography
Country: Tanzania
Coordinate: 7° 40' S, 32° 45' E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: "Located in Mpanda District, Inyonga Division"
altitude 900 to 1500 m
altitude 900 to 1500 m
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical savanna
Protection: forest reserve
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: hunting, selective logging
WMT: 25.0
CMT: 15.0
MAP: 1050.0
Habitat comments: "miombo woodland"; sampling was within "a community-managed beekeeping zone... Selected logging, regulated hunting and beekeeping are allowed"
MAP 900 to 1200 mm
MAP 900 to 1200 mm
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, primates, rodents, ungulates, other large mammals, other small mammals
Sampling methods: automatic cameras
Sample size: 356 captures or sightings
Years: 2008 - 2010
Nets or traps: 8
Net or trap nights: 726
Camera type: digital
Cameras paired: no
Trap spacing: 0.75
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "we conducted three sessions of camera trapping during the dry seasons of 2008, 2009 and 2010... we only had six camera traps during the first two sessions... In 2010, we had enough camera traps (twelve) to use a transect strategy. For the third session, camera traps were set along transects of 4-5 km, at intervals of 0.5-1 km... camera traps were established in 36 locations" and "were not baited or lured... We used the 'capture' model (Cuddeback Digital; Non Typical, Inc., Green Bay, WI)" (recorded number of traps is the weighted average)
Metadata
Sample no: 2021
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2016-05-25 13:37:31
Modified: 2016-05-25 03:37:31
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
30 species
5 singletons
total count 356
geometric series index: 43.6
Fisher's α: 7.81
geometric series k: 0.8757
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9306
Shannon's H: 2.9145
Good's u: 0.986
Register
| Phacochoerus africanus (common warthog) | 35 | 82.0 kg |
| "Phacochoerus aethiopicus" | ||
| Crocuta crocuta (spotted hyena) | 47 | 66.0 kg |
| Papio cynocephalus (yellow baboon) | 41 | 16.0 kg |
| Sylvicapra grimmia (common duiker) | 25 | 13.0 kg |
| Panthera pardus (leopard) | 19 | |
| Giraffa camelopardalis (northern giraffe) | 24 | 942.0 kg |
| Equus quagga boehmi (plains zebra) | 21 | |
| Potamochoerus larvatus (bushpig) | 13 | 38.0 kg |
| Tragelaphus scriptus (harnessed bushbuck) | 12 | 31.0 kg |
| Genetta angolensis | 11 | |
| Lepus sp. | 23 | |
| Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii (hartebeest) | 12 | |
| Syncerus caffer (African buffalo) | 14 | 548.0 kg |
| Pedetes capensis | 11 | 2.4 kg |
| Mellivora capensis (honey badger) | 8 | 7.7 kg |
| Atilax paludinosus | 4 | 2.8 kg |
| Bdeogale crassicauda | 3 | |
| Hippotragus niger (sable) | 9 | 177.0 kg |
| Hystrix cristata | 4 | 12.0 kg |
| Civettictis civetta | 3 | |
| Canis adustus (side-striped jackal) | 2 | 9.8 kg |
| Loxodonta africana (African bush elephant) | 2 | 2731.0 kg |
| Hippotragus equinus (roan) | 2 | 246.0 kg |
| Chlorocebus pygerythrus (tantalus monkey) | 3 | |
| "Cercopithecus pygerythrus" | ||
| Damaliscus lunatus (topi) | 3 | 122.0 kg |
| Cercopithecus mitis (blue monkey) | 1 | |
| Ichneumia albicauda | 1 | 3.4 kg |
| Orycteropus afer (aardvark) | 1 | 40.0 kg |
| Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu) | 1 | 189.0 kg |
| Aepyceros melampus (impala) | 1 | 51.0 kg |