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Monitoring data from small mammal trapping in forest habitats in Nicaragua, 2022-2023
This dataset contains information on the trap-setting operations and the number and species of animals captured during systematic sampling surveys in natural habitats of Nicaragua between 2022 and 2023. The trapping data include dates of setting, checking and removal at multiple locations. Trapping at each location typically involved 3-5 nights per trap line, but this could vary. The trap lines typically comprised 12 pairs of traps each set 10 metres apart along a transect line, with geographical coordinates for the centre of a pair of traps along the trap line. Animals were primarily captured for tissue collection for genetic analysis (not included in this dataset) to investigate the effectiveness of habitat corridors for promoting movement. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/a6a024d9-180f-431c-9d7e-f83439c2de45
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- Date (Publication)
- 2025-07-11
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/a6a024d9-180f-431c-9d7e-f83439c2de45
- Citation identifier
- doi: / 10.5285/a6a024d9-180f-431c-9d7e-f83439c2de45
- Other citation details
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Spence, E.S., Beier, P., Broughton, R.K., Bullock, J.M., Gregory, A.J., Travis, J.M.J., Martínez-Fonseca, J.G., Fernández-Mena, M.A., Loza-Molina, J.C., Gutiérrez-López, L.E., Chávez-Velásquez, M.F., Long, A.M. (2025). Monitoring data from small mammal trapping in forest habitats in Nicaragua, 2022-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/a6a024d9-180f-431c-9d7e-f83439c2de45
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Center for Large Landscape Conservation Spence, E.S. Author Center for Large Landscape Conservation Beier, P. Author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Broughton, R.K.
Author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Bullock, J.M.
Author Center for Large Landscape Conservation Gregory, A.J. Author University of Aberdeen Travis, J.M.J. Author TaxaNica Field Biology Solutions
Martínez-Fonseca, J.G. Author TaxaNica Field Biology Solutions
Fernández-Mena, M.A.
Author TaxaNica Field Biology Solutions
Loza-Molina, J.C.
Author TaxaNica Field Biology Solutions
Gutiérrez-López, L.E.
Author TaxaNica Field Biology Solutions
Chávez-Velásquez, M.F.
Author University of North Texas Long, A.M.
Author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Broughton, R.K.
Point of contact UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Owner Center for Large Landscape Conservation Owner NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian
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GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
- Keywords
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- Biodiversity
- Environmental survey
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habitat corridors
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Sherman traps
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woodland
- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- no limitations
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Spence, E.S., Beier, P., Broughton, R.K., Bullock, J.M., Gregory, A.J., Travis, J.M.J., Martínez-Fonseca, J.G., Fernández-Mena, M.A., Loza-Molina, J.C., Gutiérrez-López, L.E., Chávez-Velásquez, M.F., Long, A.M. (2025). Monitoring data from small mammal trapping in forest habitats in Nicaragua, 2022-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/a6a024d9-180f-431c-9d7e-f83439c2de45
- Spatial representation type
- Text, table
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Begin date
- 2022-01-01
- End date
- 2023-12-31
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- Unique resource identifier
- WGS 84
- Distribution format
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Name Version Comma-separated values (CSV)
- Distributor contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Distributor
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/a6a024d9-180f-431c-9d7e-f83439c2de45 Download the data
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/a6a024d9-180f-431c-9d7e-f83439c2de45.zip Supporting information
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- Dataset
- Other
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dataset
Conformance result
- Title
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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Animals were captured during standardized trapping surveys with Sherman traps and Tomahawk traps in systematic arrays. Trapping targeted small-medium sized rodents, carnivores and opossums. Captured animals were identified to species, marked individually, biometrics were recorded (ear size, hind foot and tail length), and tissue samples were collected, generally from the ear. The animals were then released alive. Trap and capture data are linked via a primary key field. At each trap check, data from captured animals were recorded in the field on data sheets, and then later computerized by entering into spreadsheets. Data were checked against original field records for quality assurance and validation.
Metadata
- File identifier
- a6a024d9-180f-431c-9d7e-f83439c2de45 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- 8859 Part 1
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level name
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-13T16:25:16
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
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2.3
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
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