NeoWild Brownsberg Nature Park Camera trap Monitoring 2016-2017

Paul Ouboter1, Dimitri Ouboter2, Vanessa Kadosoe2

1 NeoWild, Acetyleen straat #3, Paramaribo, Suriname; 2 NeoWild, Acetyleen #3, Paramaribo, Suriname

Corresponding author(s): Paul Ouboter (paul.ouboter@neowild.org)Dimitri Ouboter (dimitri.ouboter@neowild.org)Vanessa Kadosoe (vanessa.kadosoe@neowild.org)

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Resource Citation

Ouboter P, Ouboter D, Kadosoe V (2019): NeoWild Brownsberg Nature Park Camera trap Monitoring 2016-2017. v1.1. NeoWild. Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=neowild_camera_trapping_2016-2017&v=1.1

Abstract

Brownsberg nature Park is the most visited protected area in Suriname. Sixteen camera trapping stations, some with two opposite cameras, were positioned at Brownsberg Nature Park in 2012. After a trial period the cameras worked continuous from January 2013 till Augustus 2017. After which they were placed for 4 to 10 months per year. The initial objective was to investigate the impact of eco-tourism on the mammal community. Later other interesting subjects were explored as well (i.e. impact of illegal gold mining, competition between jaguars and pumas, and density estimations). This data set shows only the large terrestrial mammals (>1 kg body mass) and terrestrial birds for the period December 2015 till August 2017. However more than half of the triggers were caused by human activity (tourists, cars, road workers, etc.). The principal investigators of the camera trapping research projects were/are Paul Ouboter and Vanessa Kadosoe, while several students occasionally assisted or carried out thesis research on related subjects (Dimitri Ouboter and Geeta Thakoerdien).

Keywords: Occurrence, Marsupialia, Xenarthra, Primates, Carnivora, Perissodactyla, Arthiodactyla, Rodentia, Crax alector, Psophia crepitans, Brownsberg Nature Park, Camera trap, Monitoring, 2015, 2017, Suriname, Specimen, Opossums, Anteaters, Slots, Armadillos, Monkeys, Carnivores, Tapirs, Peccaries, Deers, Rodents

Project details

Project title: Identification and use of indicator taxa for human impact monitoring
Personnel: Paul Ouboter, Vanessa Kadosoe, Paul Ouboter, Vanessa Kadosoe, Dimitri Ouboter, Geeta Thakoerdien
Funding: IBER and NeoWild
Study area descriptions/descriptor: On parts of the plateau there is Mesophytic tropical rainforest, as well as on the slopes and creek valleys. The more rocky parts of the plateau have Xerophytic tropical rainforest.
Design description: A total of 16 locations were fitted with cameras, but later on in the research a total of 22 cameras were used. The cameras were spaced 0.8 to 1.4 km apart. Usually two cameras were placed almost opposite to each other. The camera traps were served on a monthly basis.

Data published through GBIF: https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=neowild_camera_trapping_2016-2017

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: All specimens from this expedition were identified either to family, genus or species level.
Taxonomic ranks
Order: Marsupials , Xenarthra, Primates, Carnivora, Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla, Rodentia
Species: Crax alector, Psophia crepitans
Common names: Opossums, Ant eaters, Sloths, Armadillos, Monkeys, Carnivores, Tapirs, Peccaries, Deers, Rodents, Black curassow, Grey-winged trumpeter

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The geographic coverage for the Brownsberg Nature Park Monitoring encompasses the central and northern part of the Brownsberg Mountain plateau, including slopes.
Coordinates: 4°45'43.2''N and 4°54'25.2''N Latitude; 55°13'48''W and 55°10'22.8''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: December 20, 2015 - August 18, 2017

Methods

Method step description: 1. Camera traps were positioned in the field on tree trunks along made made roads and trails
2. The cameras were serviced every month, during which the batteries, memory card and desiccant were changed.
3. The photographs were uploaded on a computer and sorted using Camelot software.
4. The animals on the photographs were identified based on field guides and own experience.
Study extent description: During the Brownsberg Nature Park Camera trap Monitoring, the area was continuously sampled. The cameras were serviced on a monthly basis.
Sampling description: The photographs were collected through camera trapping.
Quality control description: Occasionally the identification of specimens was rechecked by a foreign expert.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive NeoWild Brownsberg Nature Park Camera trap Monitoring 2016-2017
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/archive.do?r=neowild_camera_trapping_2016-2017
Publication date of data: 2019-10-18
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2019-10-17
Hierarchy level: Dataset