Small mammal, black-backed jackal and colopteran use of blue wildebeest carcasses
Data files
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README.md
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Small_Mam_and_Jack_all_seasons_no_BA_carcasses.xlsx
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Small_Mam_and_Jack_all_seasons.xlsx
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SMBA.csv
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Abstract
The data contain capture data for small mammals, capture data for coleopterans, and camera trap data for black-backed jackals. The data relate to activity patterns of the various organisms relative to treatments associated with blue wildebeest carcass decomposition. Our analyses were based on a Before, After, Control, and Impact design. The data here cover both the immediate before and after treatments relative to carcass deployment and they relate to seasonal observations subsequent to carcass deployment.
Dataset DOI: 10.5061/dryad.bcc2fqztw
Description of the data and file structure
Pitfall traps for coleopterans, Sherman traps for small terrestrial mammals, and camera traps for black-backed jackals. Carcasses were subject to two treatments exposed carcasses and enclosed carcasses. Additionally the treatments were compared to control sites.
Files and variables
Where we have indicated the value 0.01 as a value for SM_CAP - this is a placeholder as the analysis could not accommodate zero values.
File: Small_Mam_and_Jack_all_seasons.xlsx
Description: Small mammal captures against variables associated with blue wildebeest carcass decomposition - for all seasons
Variables
- NO: Observation number
- ST: Site
- SM_MKA: Small mammal minimum known alive
- SM_CAP: Small mammal captures
- SM_TRAN: Small mammal captures log transformed
- SM_DIV: Small mammal diversity
- SM_SHA: Small mammal Shannon diversity value
- SEA: Season
- TREAT_A: Enclosed Carcasses vs Exposed carcasses vs no carcasses (caged = Enclosed Carcasses, closed = Exposed Carcasses, and Control = no carcasses present)
- TREAT_B: Carcasses vs no carcasses (Carcasses = carcasses present, and Control = no carcasses present).
- JAC_DETECT: Jackal detections
- JAC_IND_: Jackal detections per 100 trap nights
File: SMBA.csv
Description: Small mammal captures relating to variables associated with carcass decomposition - but only relating to before and after the blue wildebeest carcasses were deployed.
Variables
- NO: Observation number
- ST: Site
- SM_MKA: Small mammal minimum known alive
- SM_CAP: Small mammal captures
- SM_TRAN: Small mammal captures log transformed
- SM_DIV: Small mammal diversity
- SM_SHA: Small mammal Shannon diversity value
- SEA: Season
- TREAT_A: Enclosed Carcasses vs Exposed carcasses vs no carcasses (caged = Enclosed Carcasses, closed = Exposed Carcasses, and Control = no carcasses present)
- TREAT_B: Carcasses vs no carcasses (Carcasses = carcasses present, and Control = no carcasses present
- JAC_DETECT: Jackal detections
- JAC_IND_: Jackal detections per 100 trap nights
- BEET: Coleopteran captures per night
File: Small_Mam_and_Jack_all_seasons_no_BA_carcasses.xlsx
Description: Small mammal captures relative to carcass presence but excluding metrics relating to immediately before and after carcasses were deployed
Variables
- NO: Observation number
- ST: Site
- SM_MKA: Small mammal minimum known alive
- SM_CAP: Small mammal captures
- SM_TRAN: Small mammal captures log transformed
- SM_DIV: Small mammal diversity
- SM_SHA: Small mammal Shannon diversity value
- SEA: Season
- TREAT_A: Enclosed Carcasses vs Exposed carcasses vs no carcasses
- TREAT_B: Carcasses vs no carcasses
- JAC_DETECT: Jackal detections
- JAC_IND_: Jackal detections per 100 trap nights
Code/software
MS Excel
Access information
Other publicly accessible locations of the data:
- None
Data was derived from the following sources:
- Pitfall traps, Sherman Traps and Camera traps