Sample name: Siuna (birds, allspice)

Reference: D. I. King, M. D. Hernandez-Mayorga, R. Trubey, R. Raudales, and J. H. Rappole. 2007. An evaluation of the contribution of cultivated allspice (Pimenta Dioca) to vertebrate biodiversity conservation in Nicaragua. Biodiversity and Conservation 16:1299-1320 [ER 921]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: plantation

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 24.4

WMT: 26.9

CMT: 21.8

MAP: 2274.0

Habitat comments: "tropical moist and wet forest... Allspice agroforestry systems consisted of allspice that had been planted in pasture with other commercially valuable species such as coffee, cacao, and citrus between 3 to 5 years before the commencement of the study. Allspice had shorter, smaller trees than secondary forest, but similar understory structure"
climate data are from Denevan (1961), with MAT/CMT/WMT based on Somoto and MAP based on El Tuma

Life forms: birds

Sites: 6

Site area: 30

Sampling methods: quadrat,mist nets

Sample size: 390 individuals

Years: 2003, 2004

Sampling comments: "Ten 12 m x 3 m, 32 mm denier mist nets were deployed in each site 50 m apart in a grid pattern approximately 200 m · 250 m. Each site was sampled for 250 net hours"

Sample number: 1385

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-02-25 12:04:38

Modified: 2015-09-27 07:17:20