Small mammal monitoring on Herschel Island and Komakuk Beach

• Main Author: Donald Reid, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2012
• Subjects: Abundance; Herschel Island; Komakuk Beach; Lemmings; Mammals; Population dynamics; Reproductive ecology; Small mammals; Yukon; International Polar Year-Arctic Wildlife Observatories Linking Vulnerable EcoSystems; Arctic; Herschel; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/751; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=751

We monitor lemming abundance using three methods. (1) Absolute abundance estimation by capture-mark-recapture. This involves live trapping animals using Longworth traps on three, 2 to 9 ha grids (50 to 256 traps/grid) in wetland and mesic habitats; trapping sessions last for 2-3 days and are repeate...