Sample name: Las Chinchillas Natural Reserve (equatorial-facing slopes, spring 1987)

Reference: J. E. Jiménez, P. Feinsinger, and F. M. Jaksic. 1992. Temporal patterns of an irruption and decline of small mammals in northcentral Chile. Journal of Mammalogy 73(2):356-364 [ER 2525]

Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Protection: nature reserve

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 16.0

MAP: 206.0

Habitat comments: "The climate is semi-arid, with sparse rainfall concentrated in austral winter months (June-August)... The vegetation is a thorn-srub"
MAP and MAT are for the Las Chinchillas Natural Reserve and is based on

Life forms: rodents,other small mammals

Sampling methods: quadrat,Sherman traps,Tomahawk traps

Sample size: 263 individuals

Years: 1987

Days: 15

Seasons: spring

Nets or traps: 196

Sampling comments: "Each 7 by 7 trapping grid had stations separated by 15 m, thus covering an area of 105 by 105 m (including a boundary strip of 7.5 m), or 1.1 ha. Grids were equipped with... one Sherman and one Tomahawk-like trap"
trapping was "for 5 consecutive nights" each month from September through NOvember
"traps were baited with rolled oats"
Chinchilla lanigera was entirey trapped with Tomahawks and all other rodents with Shermans

Sample number: 2839

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2017-12-01 21:38:44

Modified: 2017-12-01 10:40:20