Sample name: Elkol-Sorenson Mine (1980)

Reference: R. R. Parmenter and J. A. MacMahon. 1983. Factors determining the abundance and distribution of rodents in a shrub-steppe ecosystem: the role of shrubs. Oecologia 59(2/3):145-156 [ER 979]

Habitat: desert/xeric shrubland

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 17.0

CMT: -8.0

MAP: 226.0

Habitat comments: "shrub-steppe" dominated by Artemisia and Chrysothamnus that was "not mined" and served as an experimental control

Life forms: rodents

Site area: 1.25

Sampling methods: quadrat,Sherman traps

Sample size: 54 individuals

Years: 1980

Days: 15

Nets or traps: 289

Net or trap nights: 4755

Sampling comments: "a 17 x 17 station trap grid with 7 m between traps. A Sherman live trap was located at each station. Trapping was conducted for 5 consecutive nights... in June, August, and September" plus "20 Sherman live traps" placed "randomly" on the plot and "opened for 3 consecutive nights following [each] grid trapping" (trap nights = 289 x 5 x 3 + 20 x 7 x 3 = 4755); baiting was with "peanut butter and rolled oats"

Sample number: 1467

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-03-03 14:17:30

Modified: 2015-03-03 03:20:30