A Drift-Fence Pit Trap That Preserves Captured Rodents

1961 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter E. Howard ◽  
Elbert M. Brock
Keyword(s):  
Drift Fence

Influence of pit-trap design on sampling of reptiles in arid spinifex grasslands

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 483 ◽  
Author(s):  
TJ Hobbs ◽  
SR Morton ◽  
P Masters ◽  
KR Jones
Keyword(s):  
Trap Design ◽  
Drift Fence ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Central Australia ◽  
Effective Design

Eight different pit-trap designs were compared to determine the most effective design for capturing reptiles in arid spinifex grasslands of central Australia. Results from seven surveys within two studies showed that more complicated designs with cross fences did not significantly increase trapping success. A simple straight line of pit-traps and drift fence with buckets approximately 7 m apart is the most effective design and is recommended for sampling reptiles in arid Australia.

A funnel trap for capture of small arboreal reptiles

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giles Hardy ◽  
Patricia Fleming ◽  
Michael Craig ◽  
Christine Davis ◽  
Andrew Grigg
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Cues ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Transparent Material ◽  
Trap Design ◽  
Drift Fence ◽  
Funnel Trap

Abstract Small arboreal reptiles can be difficult to capture, except in traps, and the physical trap characteristics, drift-fence and bait are critical factors that can influence the efficacy of any trap. We conducted experiments on marbled geckoes (Christinus marmoratus, Gekkonidae) and wall skinks (Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus, Scincidae) that examined bait preferences, attractiveness of different visual and acoustic cues and efficacy of different drift-fence materials to develop a trap for small arboreal reptiles. The experiments showed that both marbled geckos and wall skinks preferred crickets as bait, that wall skinks avoided darkness/cover and that both species had difficulty climbing flashing material covered in oil. This led us to develop an arboreal trap that was made from transparent material, used crickets as bait and had drift-fences constructed from flashing material. When used in the field, the final trap design was effective in capturing arboreal reptiles.

scholarly journals Diversity and associations between coastal habitats and anurans in southernmost Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 575-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAURO C.L.M. OLIVEIRA ◽  
MAURICIO B. DOS SANTOS ◽  
DANIEL LOEBMANN ◽  
ALEXANDRE HARTMAN ◽  
ALEXANDRO M. TOZETTI
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Plant Cover ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Thermal Variation ◽  
Environmental Filter ◽  
Anuran Species ◽  
Drift Fence ◽  
Pampa Biome ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to verify the relationship between habitat and the composition of anuran species in dune and restinga habitats in southernmost Brazil. The habitats were sampled between April 2009 and March 2010 using pitfalls with drift fence. We have captured 13,508 individuals of 12 anuran species. Species richness was lower in the dunes and dominance was higher in the resting. Apparently the less complex plant cover, water availability, and wide daily thermal variation in dunes act as an environmental filter for frogs. This hypothesis is reinforced by the fact that the most abundant species (Physalaemus biligonigerus and Odonthoprynus maisuma) bury themselves in the sand, minimizing these environmental stresses. Despite being in the Pampa biome, the studied community was more similar to those of coastal restinga environment of southeast Brazil than with other of the Pampa biome. The number of recorded species is similar to those observed in other open habitats in Brazil, showing the importance of adjacent ones to the shoreline for the maintenance of the diversity of anurans in southernmost Brazil.

scholarly journals Habitat relationships of reptiles in pine beetle disturbed forests of Alabama, U.S.A. with guidelines for a modified drift-fence sampling method

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. B. Sutton ◽  
Y. Wang ◽  
C. J. Schweitzer
Keyword(s):  
Coarse Woody Debris ◽  
Woody Debris ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Canopy Cover ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Dendroctonus Frontalis ◽  
Litter Depth ◽  
Drift Fence ◽  
Habitat Gradient ◽  
Pine Beetle

Abstract Understanding vertebrate habitat relationships is important to promote management strategies for the longterm conservation of many species. Using a modified drift fence method, we sampled reptiles and compared habitat variables within the William B. Bankhead National Forest (BNF) in Alabama, U.S.A from April 2005 to June 2006. We captured 226 individual reptiles representing 19 species during 564 total trap nights. We used canonical correspondence analysis to examine habitat associations for the reptiles sampled and we detected a distinct habitat gradient ranging from sites with greater litter depth and percent canopy cover to more open sites with greater woody, herbaceous, and coarse woody debris (CWD) coverage, and CWD volume. Little brown skinks Scincella lateralis and eastern worm snakes Carphophis a. amoenus were associated with sites with greater litter depth and canopy cover, whereas eastern fence lizards Sceloporus undulatus, copperheads Agkistrodon contortrix, and gray ratsnakes Pantherophis spiloides were associated with sites possessing greater CWD coverage and volume. We found that disturbances due to the southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis were likely important for influencing reptile distributions through the creation of canopy gaps and fallen coarse woody debris. Compared to other studies, our modified drift-fence trap technique was successful for sampling larger snake species (66 snakes in 564 trap nights). We have also provided detailed schematics for constructing drift fence array and box traps used in this study.

Getting the Drift: Examining the Effects of Timing, Trap Type and Taxon on Herpetofaunal Drift Fence Surveys

2007 ◽  
Vol 158 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRIAN D. TODD ◽  
CHRISTOPHER T. WINNE ◽  
JOHN D. WILLSON ◽  
J. WHITFIELD GIBBONS
Keyword(s):  
Drift Fence

Corridor or drift fence? The role of medial moraines for fly dispersal over glacier

Polar Biology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 925-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Ingimarsdóttir ◽  
Jörgen Ripa ◽  
Katarina Hedlund
Keyword(s):  
Drift Fence
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