Investigating small mammal microhabitat selection in logged and unlogged tropical forests

Description:

Spool and line tracking data on small mammals

Project: This dataset was collected as part of the following SAFE research project: Investigating small mammal microhabitat selection in logged and unlogged tropical forests

XML metadata: GEMINI compliant metadata for this dataset is available here

Data worksheets: There are 3 data worksheets in this dataset:

1. Tracking data (Worksheet Tracking)

   Dimensions: 1396 rows by 15 columns

   Description: Individual trap segment details for all spool-and-line tracked individuals

   Fields:

   • block: SAFE Project Block in which trapping grid was located (Field type: Location)
   • Date: Date individual was spooled (Field type: Date)
   • Species: Species identity (Field type: Taxa)
   • Trap: Trap number on the grid where individual was captured (Field type: ID)
   • Respool: Has this individual been tracked previously? (Field type: Categorical)
   • track: Track ID for that day (Field type: Replicate)
   • Pit.tag.no.: PIT tag number of the individual being tracked (Field type: ID)
   • Sex: Sex oFxthe individual (Field type: Categorical)
   • Weight: Body mass of the individual (Field type: Numeric)
   • Distance: Length of straight line portion of track (Field type: Numeric)
   • Bearing: Compass bearing of track portion (Field type: Numeric)
   • Dominant.habitat.feature: Habitat taype on the observed route (Field type: Categorical)
   • feature.control: Habitat type on the control route (Field type: Categorical)
   • height: Height above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   
   

2. microhabitat data (Worksheet microhabitat)

   Dimensions: 597 rows by 15 columns

   Description: Microhabitat details recorded along spool tracks

   Fields:

   • Species: Species identity (Field type: Taxa)
   • individual: PIT tag number of the individual being tracked (Field type: ID)
   • Control: Is the record for the observed track of the control track? (Field type: Categorical)
   • ground: Leaf density <0.5m above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • understorey: Leaf density 0.5m to 3m above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • midstorey: Leaf density 3m to 20m above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • canopy: Leaf density >20m above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • forest.quality: Forest quality (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • Predator: Predation risk (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • Densiometer: Canopy cover (Field type: Numeric)
   • Relascope: Tree volume (Field type: Numeric)
   • height: Height above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • rain: Rainfall (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • moon.phase: Lunar phase (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   
   

3. environmental data (Worksheet trap_covariates)

   Dimensions: 295 rows by 14 columns

   Description: Environmental quality metrics at trap locations

   Fields:

   • Site: Site locality in camera trap grid (Field type: Location)
   • trap: Trap identity within block (Field type: ID)
   • ground: Leaf density <0.5m above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • understorey: Leaf density 0.5m to 3m above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • midstorey: Leaf density 3m to 20m above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • canopy: Leaf density >20m above ground (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • forest quality (O): Forest quality (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • Predator: Predation risk (Field type: Ordered Categorical)
   • Densiometer 1: Canopy cover - 1 of 4 measurements (Field type: Numeric)
   • Densiometer 2: Canopy cover - 1 of 4 measurements (Field type: Numeric)
   • Densiometer 3: Canopy cover - 1 of 4 measurements (Field type: Numeric)
   • Densiometer 4: Canopy cover - 1 of 4 measurements (Field type: Numeric)
   • Relascope: Tree volume (Field type: Numeric)
   
   

Date range: 2012-06-01 to 2012-07-21

Latitudinal extent: 4.6931 to 4.7166

Longitudinal extent: 117.5304 to 117.5975

Taxonomic coverage:
All taxon names are validated against the GBIF backbone taxonomy. If a dataset uses a synonym, the accepted usage is shown followed by the dataset usage in brackets. Taxa that cannot be validated, including new species and other unknown taxa, morphospecies, functional groups and taxonomic levels not used in the GBIF backbone are shown in square brackets.