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Overview:
Powdermill Nature Reserve monitored small mammal populations from 1979-1999.
Ecological Level: Community
Habitat:Temperate forest
Location: Pennsylvania (Lat/Long)
Spatial Scale of data: 1 ha trapping grid
Timespan: 1979-1999
Frequency: bimonthly.
Observational/Experimental: Observational
Dataset Location: Housed at Virginia Coastal Reserve LTER
Data collection summary: Twice a month, 1 ha grid consisting of trapping stations arranged in a 10 x 10 grid (15 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