Non-volant small mammal data from fragmented forests in Terengganu State
This data article is about non-volant small mammal (squirrel, rat and tree shrew) capture from fragmented forest understories within sub-urban areas of Setiu (Peladang Agro Resort and Setiu Wetland Research Station) and inhabited areas of Hulu Terengganu (Saok and Lasir waterfalls) that are situated...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:aa474b83b8e642328eabf770d80a02a9 2023-05-15T18:05:25+02:00 Non-volant small mammal data from fragmented forests in Terengganu State Nurul Khaleeda Abd Khalib Nur Juliani Shafie Hasrulzaman Hassan Basri Bryan Raveen Nelson Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.061 https://doaj.org/article/aa474b83b8e642328eabf770d80a02a9 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918312782 https://doaj.org/toc/2352-3409 2352-3409 doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.061 https://doaj.org/article/aa474b83b8e642328eabf770d80a02a9 Data in Brief, Vol 21, Iss , Pp 1514-1520 (2018) Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics R858-859.7 Science (General) Q1-390 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.061 2022-12-31T01:25:13Z This data article is about non-volant small mammal (squirrel, rat and tree shrew) capture from fragmented forest understories within sub-urban areas of Setiu (Peladang Agro Resort and Setiu Wetland Research Station) and inhabited areas of Hulu Terengganu (Saok and Lasir waterfalls) that are situated in Terengganu State, Peninsular Malaysia. Fruits like banana and oil palm were individually placed into each cage before the cages were fastened onto three to five meter height tree branches. The traps were also spatially distributed about ten meters from each other. Under this installation, fifty baited traps were used during the twenty-four nights of sample collection. All animals caught were distinguished by morphology and released at the same location it was caught. The understory data comprise of seven non-volant mammal species from family groups Sciuridae, Muridae and Tupaiidae. Overall, Callosciurus notatus (n = 17, 39%) were dominant in the capture pool from all sites. Comparatively, Sundascriurus tenuis (n = 2, 4%) and Rattus rattus (n = 4, 9.3%) were restricted to Saok Waterfalls and Setiu Wetland. Banana and oil palm fruits did not attract any small mammals during the Lasir Waterfall (Hulu Terengganu) survey. All data were interpret into Shannon, Simpson, Margalef, Menhinik and Evenness indices to individually or collectively distinguish small mammal variety in Terengganu State. Keywords: Herbivore, Cage trap, Tropics, Catch and release, Understory Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Hulu ENVELOPE(8.610,8.610,62.837,62.837) Data in Brief 21 1514 1520 |
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This data article is about non-volant small mammal (squirrel, rat and tree shrew) capture from fragmented forest understories within sub-urban areas of Setiu (Peladang Agro Resort and Setiu Wetland Research Station) and inhabited areas of Hulu Terengganu (Saok and Lasir waterfalls) that are situated in Terengganu State, Peninsular Malaysia. Fruits like banana and oil palm were individually placed into each cage before the cages were fastened onto three to five meter height tree branches. The traps were also spatially distributed about ten meters from each other. Under this installation, fifty baited traps were used during the twenty-four nights of sample collection. All animals caught were distinguished by morphology and released at the same location it was caught. The understory data comprise of seven non-volant mammal species from family groups Sciuridae, Muridae and Tupaiidae. Overall, Callosciurus notatus (n = 17, 39%) were dominant in the capture pool from all sites. Comparatively, Sundascriurus tenuis (n = 2, 4%) and Rattus rattus (n = 4, 9.3%) were restricted to Saok Waterfalls and Setiu Wetland. Banana and oil palm fruits did not attract any small mammals during the Lasir Waterfall (Hulu Terengganu) survey. All data were interpret into Shannon, Simpson, Margalef, Menhinik and Evenness indices to individually or collectively distinguish small mammal variety in Terengganu State. Keywords: Herbivore, Cage trap, Tropics, Catch and release, Understory |
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Nurul Khaleeda Abd Khalib Nur Juliani Shafie Hasrulzaman Hassan Basri Bryan Raveen Nelson Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah |
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Nurul Khaleeda Abd Khalib Nur Juliani Shafie Hasrulzaman Hassan Basri Bryan Raveen Nelson Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah |
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Non-volant small mammal data from fragmented forests in Terengganu State |
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Non-volant small mammal data from fragmented forests in Terengganu State |
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Non-volant small mammal data from fragmented forests in Terengganu State |
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Non-volant small mammal data from fragmented forests in Terengganu State |
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Non-volant small mammal data from fragmented forests in Terengganu State |
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non-volant small mammal data from fragmented forests in terengganu state |
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