The Wilds
Basic information
Sample name: The Wilds

Reference: K. Driscoll, M. Lacey, and J. Greathouse. 2017. Use of camera trapping to determine spatial distribution, habitat use, and environmental factors affecting mesopredators on reclaimed mine lands at the Wilds. Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation 6(1):15-33 [ER 3022]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Ohio


Coordinate: 39.86° N, -81.73° W
Coordinate basis: stated in text as range

Geography comments: "This study area comprised a total of 9,154 acres of the Wilds, a private non-profit conservation center located on reclaimed mine land"
coordinate in the midpoint of 10 stated values
elevation is an average for the property

Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Altered habitat: fragment

Protection: other protected area

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: grazing

Habitat comments: "deciduous forest (47.14%), grassland/herbaceous cover (39.61%), open water in the form of lakes and ponds (4.70%), and pasture/hay managed land (3.99%)"
mostly a large forest fragment based on satellite photos

Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds

Sampling methods: no design,automatic cameras

Sample size: 2675 captures or sightings

Years: 2015

Seasons: winter,spring,summer

Nets or traps: 10

Net or trap nights: 1314

Camera type: digital

Cameras paired: no

Sampling comments: "Camera trapping locations were selected by dividing the total area of Wilds property into ten equal sections... Camera surveys were completed weekly from February 2015 through July 2015... Bushnell Trophy Cams were used... Cameras were mounted approximately 25-50 cm above the ground... A new individual occurrence was documented when an animal entered the view approximately 5 minutes after the previous individual left the view screen"

Metadata
Sample number: 3256

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-03-11 17:44:14

Modified: 2020-06-05 09:22:24

Abundance distribution
43 species
11 singletons
total count 2675
geometric series index: 68.8
Fisher's α: 7.276
geometric series k: 0.8537
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8314
Shannon's H: 2.2183
Good's u: 0.9959
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register
Odocoileus virginianus76975 kg herbivore
Sciurus carolinensis463519 g frugivore
Procyon lotor2675.5 kg carnivore-granivore
Sylvilagus floridanus1051.1 kg herbivore
Canis latrans7912 kg carnivore-insectivore
Didelphis virginiana602.2 kg insectivore-carnivore
Sciurus niger47750 g
Lynx rufus239.0 kg carnivore
Zapus hudsonius1115.6 g
Tamias striatus11113 g frugivore-insectivore
Mephitis mephitis61.5 kg carnivore-insectivore
Canis lupus familiaris443 kg carnivore
Neogale frenata3144 g carnivore
"Mustela frenata"
Castor canadensis311 kg
Glaucomys volans267.4 g
Vulpes vulpes15.3 kg carnivore-insectivore
Neogale vison1950 g
"Neovison neovison"
Urocyon cinereoargenteus14.1 kg frugivore-carnivore
Felis catus1
Cathartes aura54310.7 g carnivore
Meleagris gallopavo567.8 kg omnivore
Turdus migratorius5478.5 g insectivore-frugivore
Hylocichla mustelina3947.8 g insectivore-frugivore
Corvus brachyrhynchos33 omnivore
Buteo jamaicensis3130.4 g carnivore
Cyanocitta cristata12 insectivore-granivore
Megascops asio9167 g
Peromyscus sp.7
Melanerpes carolinus673.2 g insectivore
Branta canadensis54.1 g folivore
Cardinalis cardinalis443.5 g insectivore-granivore
Passer domesticus34.9 g granivore
Melospiza melodia31.6 g insectivore-granivore
Picoides pubescens22.8 g insectivore
Pipilo erythrophthalmus241.3 g insectivore-granivore
Colaptes auratus211.3 g insectivore-frugivore
Toxostoma rufum168.8 g insectivore
Junco hyemalis11.6 g insectivore-granivore
Seiurus aurocapilla118.8 g insectivore
Dryocopus pileatus117.5 g insectivore
Baeolophus 'bicolor'1
Agelaius phoeniceus165.3 g insectivore-granivore
Dumetella carolinensis135.3 g insectivore-frugivore