What is it about?
Using 117 studies at 278 sites in a species-rich biome, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, we determined the influence of trap configuration, trap type and sampling effort on measures of species richness and abundance of mon-volant small mammals.
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Why is it important?
Our review shows the importance of using pitfall traps in research, monitoring and environmental impact studies on species-rich small mammal communities.
Perspectives
Increased sampling effort led to increased estimates of species richness, but sites in which pitfall traps were used alone or together with live-traps had higher estimates of species richness with less sampling effort than sites in which live-traps only were used.
Dr Ricardo S Bovendorp
Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC
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This page is a summary of: Optimising sampling methods for small mammal communities in Neotropical rainforests, Mammal Review, March 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/mam.12088.
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