Rodents, snakes, and raptors

• Main Authors: Kristina Wolf, Matthew Whalen, Ryan Bourbour, Roger Baldwin
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity 2017
• Subjects: exotic species; grassland; habitat management; herpetofauna; Mediterranean; Central Valley, CA; Yolo county; Sacramento County; native species; raptor; restoration; rodent; snake; trophic interactions; vegetation management; weed management; wildlife; Peromyscus maniculatus; Mus musculus; Reithrodontomys megalotis; Microtus californicus; Pitouphis catenifer catenifer; Lampropeltis californiae; Diadophis punctatus amabilis; Coluber constrictor mormon; Accipiter cooperii; Accipiter striatus; Aquila chrysaetos; Buteo jamaicensis; Buteo swainsoni; Circus cyaneus; Elanus leucerus; Falco columbarius; Falco sparverius
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/knb.1326.5

Data were collected every season from spring 2014 through summer 2015 for rodents, snakes, and raptors utilizing paired restored and unrestored grasslands at four locations in Yolo and Sacramento counties in the Central Valley, California, USA. We monitored rodents with live trapping (mark-recapture), and snakes under coverboards over 30-day periods in the first three seasons, and over a two-month period in the final season (due to logistical constraints): Apr (Spring 2014), Jul (Summer 2014), Nov (Autumn 2014), and Feb/Mar (Winter 2015). We monitored raptors over 30-day periods in three seasons: Jul (Summer 2014), Nov (Autumn 2014), and Jul (Summer 2015). We sampled in up to four seasons to elucidate seasonal changes in physical vegetation structure and wildlife responses, and to compare wildlife utilization of restored and unrestored grasslands.