Sample name: Tsinguidi

Reference: J. Gaugris, L. Niemand, A. Thomas, B. Orban, R. Morley, H. Melville, K. Drescher, and C. A. Vasicek Gaugris. 2021. A snapshot camera trap assessment of mammals in Congo's Massif du Chaillu with a noteworthy record of grey-necked rockfowl Picathartes oreas. African Journal of Ecology In press:1-6 [ER 3392]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: disturbed forest

Protection: unprotected

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: selective logging

MAP: 1800.0

Dry months: 3

Habitat comments: "The altitude varies from 600 to 900 m and the area receives ca. 1800 mm of precipitation per annum"
"Mean day temperatures range from 21°C (July) to 25°C (March). The dry season lasts from mid-June to mid-August"
"Sections of the study area were logged commercially 10 – 15 years prior to the study"

Life forms: carnivores,primates,rodents,ungulates,other large mammals,birds

Sampling methods: no design,automatic cameras

Sample size: 215 captures or sightings

Years: 2013

Days: 42

Seasons: wet or monsoon

Nets or traps: 29

Net or trap nights: 932

Camera type: digital

Cameras paired: no

Sampling comments: "To ensure adequate coverage of the 250 km2 study area, 50 x 0.25 km2 survey cells were sampled"
"A total of 22 passive infra-red triggered digital cameras (12 x Bushnell, 8 x Uway and 2 x Cuddeback) ... were deployed between 16 October 2013 and 26 November 2013"
"Twenty cameras were specifically deployed for mammals, while the remaining two were specifically deployed for birds"
"For mammals, an array of between four and nine cameras was deployed for at least three and up to six consecutive trap nights, except for the period 26 October to 11 November, when all traps were deployed continuously"
"Each camera was deployed to monitor specific habitat types within a 250 m radius of the predetermined survey points"
"Cameras were fastened to tree trunks at 600–800 mm above-ground"
"All cameras were set to record three images per trigger-event, and 30-second delays were programmed between consecutive trigger-events"
In total, "Twenty-nine survey cells were surveyed over 42 days (932 trap nights)"

Sample number: 3772

Contributor: Benjamin Carter

Enterer: Benjamin Carter

Created: 2021-06-08 13:10:24

Modified: 2021-06-08 03:13:39