Small mammal monitoring at Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island
We monitor lemming abundance using four methods. (1) Dead trapping using snap-traps at 2 sites in early August; we cumulate 709 trap-nights at each site by trapping during 3 days (2007-2009). (2) Survey of lemming winter nests after snow-melt in late June using the line transect method (2007-2008)....
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Language: | English |
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
2015
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/733 https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=733 |
Summary: | We monitor lemming abundance using four methods. (1) Dead trapping using snap-traps at 2 sites in early August; we cumulate 709 trap-nights at each site by trapping during 3 days (2007-2009). (2) Survey of lemming winter nests after snow-melt in late June using the line transect method (2007-2008). (3) Survey of lemming burrows within an area of 1 ha in late July (2008 only). (4) Survey of lemming runways using the line transect method in late July (2008 only). : Purpose: Monitoring of small mammal abundance : Summary: Not Applicable |
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