Long-term monitoring of the relative density in the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) with tracks counts in Do??ana National Park 2007-2022 ...

• Main Authors: Carro, Francisco, Rom??N, Isidro, Laffite, Rafael, Paz S??Nchez, David Antonio, Ceballos, Olga, Chico, Alfredo, D??Az-Delgado, Ricardo, Torrijo-Salesa, Mizar, M??Rquez-Ferrando, Roc??O, Bustamante, Javier
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: DIGITAL.CSIC 2023
• Subjects: SamplingEvent and Occurence; Long-term monitoring; Carnivore; Domestic dog; Canis lupus familiarisCanis lupus familiaris; Count tracks; Foot prints; Relative density; Do??ana; http//rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml; https//dwc.tdwg.org/list/#dwc_SamplingEvent; https//vocabs.lter-europe.net/envthes/en/page/21337; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.20350/digitalcsic/15684; https://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/339190

Dataset are structured following well-established data formats. Two files are provided and they are related to each other with the variable eventID. The first file (icts-rbd-CanisTracks_ev_20230915) contains the information of each event (time of occurrence, geographical coordinates or sampling effort); the second file (icts-rbd-CanisTracks_occ_20230915) contains the count of tracks for each species recorded in each site, numbers of tracks recorded and taxonomic classification. ... : [Description of methods used for collection/generation of data] The long-term monitoring of carnivore tracks in Do??ana is part of a harmonised protocol for the Long-term Ecological Monitoring Program of Natural Resources and Processes targeting mammals' populations. The general aim of this protocol is to study the temporal evolution of the relative density of the main species of carnivores in the main habitats of the Do??ana National Park. Tracks surveys were done annually after the first rains of the hydrological year, i.e. the first autumn rains, usually in October. Due to climate change, in recent years the rainy season has been delayed until the beginning of the year. This protocol has stablished in 2007 and it has done annually until the present (2022), except in 2021 when due to logistical problems no census was made. Censuses are carried out through 12 prefixed transect, with sand substrate, in Do??ana National Park. Each transect consists of a 2 km of length and 1.5 m of width that is done by a car ...