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Overview: 

Powdermill Nature Reserve monitored small mammal populations from 1979-1999.

Dataset Location: Housed at Virginia Coastal Reserve LTER: Link

Site Location: Pennsylvania (Lat/Long)

Spatial Scale of data: 1 ha trapping grid

Timespan: 1979-1999

Frequency: bimonthly.

Observational/Experimental: Observational

Data collection summary: Twice a month, 1 ha grid consisting of trapping stations arranged in a 10 x 10 grid (10 m between trapping stations) was trapped. 2 sherman live traps wereplaced at each trapping station.

Data Collected: Species, reproductive info, weight, sex.

Issues:

  • Time series issues:
    • Trapping in 1979 started in September, so 1979 is not a full year
    • Trapping in 1999 ended in October, so 1999 is not a full year
Last modified: 
2016
Is time series: 
No
Get Data (text): 

From the data catalog, go to LTER Core Areas: Populations. Then search for Dataset ID VCR99062. Or data package title: Long Term Mammal Data from Powdermill Biological Station 1979-1999 - Merritt.

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