GCE Dataset Summary

Accession:

JACKIE

Theme:

Mammal

Data Set Title:

Yearly mammal trail census on BCI. Dec 1972 to Jan 2001

Originator:

Steven Paton

Study Type:

Monitoring

Study Period:

Dec 27, 1982 to Jan 6, 2001- planned to continue indefinitely

Abstract:

Yearly mammal census on BCI. Observers walk standardized set of trails and note all mammals observed, their distance to the observer, their distance to the nearest trail and their height above the ground. Census is performed during dry season (mid-December to March).

Locations:

STRI -- BCI, Republic of Panama

Barro Colorado Island, Republic of Panama, (9°10'N, 79°51'W)

Data Columns:

Column	Name	Description	Type
1	Observer	Observer	text
2	Date	Census data (dd/mm/yyyy)	date
3	Year	Census year	integer
4	Hour	Time of observation	integer
5	Location	Location of BCI trail system	text
6	Species	Species code (click here for code definitions)	integer
7	Ind	# of individuals observered	integer
8	Dist_obs	Distance to observer (m)	integer
9	Dist_trl	Distance to trail (m)	integer
10	Height	Height of animals above ground (m)	integer

Table Size:

9299 records

Review Status:

reviewed by ESP

Public Release:

N/A

Public File Downloads:

Data available upon request to: Steven Paton

T-ESP Data Set Summary