Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Tropical
Biome: Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Central latitude: -15.483280
Central longitude: 46.685310
Duration: 8 years, from 2010 to 2017

3713 records

51 distinct species

Across the time series Phelsuma kochi is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

The Mahamavo watershed lies between the larger Betsiboka and Sofia rivers. Within this large area, Operation Wallacea focused their research around Mariarano village. A spatial sampling framework was established, based around nine forest sample routes, each approximately 4km long, which are stratified with respect to forest condition and configuration. There are 12 routes in all, three sampled 2010 to 2017, 10 sampled 2011 to 2017 (including the previous three), and two sampled 2014 to 2017. Of these, four are located in the Matsedroy region, six in the near to Mariarano village, and two in Antafiameva.The coordinates supplied are for the midpoint of each transect. Reptiles were sampled by walking routes on multiple occasions during the day and night. When a reptile was found, it was identified and recorded. In order to draw valid inferences about trends in relative abundances, all routes were sampled on repeated occasions during a field season. However, the number of samples (times the route was walked) changed each year (for both night and day surveys). In the field, spatially referenced observations are recorded on paper data sheets, which are then entered into a custom database. This permits the field data to be queried in multiple ways and combined with ancillary spatial data for further analysis.

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