Elliott Chaparral Reserve

26 Aug, 10 PM - 31 Aug, 11 AM

During this activity we will be opening our 10 pitfall arrays. The traps will be open for 5 days and checked on a daily basis. On the fifth day traps will be closed so no other animals can be captured. Some animals will be temporarily disturbed if they should fall into a trap. All captured animals will be weighed, measured, sexed, and released upon discovery. Some lizards and snakes will have tissue taken from them (tails tip, scale or toe clips)for genetic studies as well as recapture identification. Mammals will have a small amount of hair clipped to determine if animal is a recap or not. No species will be introduced to the site. We will also be setting out our ant traps. There will be 5 50ml tubes each filled with 20 mL of diluted environmentally safe antifreeze placed at each of the 10 arrays. Some insects will fall into the traps and be collected along with tubes after 10 days. I have sent a map of our arrays to Isabelle Kay.

Visit #12564 @Elliott Chaparral Reserve

Approved

Under Project # 4810 | Research

Post fire herpetofauna pitfall arrays

professional - US Geological Survey

Reservation Members(s)

Denise Clark Aug 26 - 31, 2007 (6 days)

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