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3D model of a box-type structure under a small cairn near the Bear Trap in Northwest Greenland
<p>This dataset consists of files that can be used to view a high-resolution 3D model of a box-type structure under a small cairn in the vicinity of ‘The Bear Trap’. The interior of the stone box appears to have been completely empty. Similar small stone box structures have been identified and discussed by Schedermann (e.g. 1990: 159) for Arctic Small Tool tradition (ASTt) sites on Skraeling Island and by McGee (1979) for Port Refuge in the Canadian High Arctic. Similar and equally enigmatic features have also been described by Knuth (1966/67: 203) for far north and northeast Greenland. They have been alternatively attributed to numerous PalaeoEskimo cultural complexes, but without dated materials from the site current attribution of the feature’s function, significance or date are not possible.</p> <p>The 3D model was created from 280 digital photographs that were processed usingAgisoft Metashape Pro v1.7. More information is provided in processing report and the readme file that accompanies this dataset. </p> <p>The image survey was conducted as part of the Vaigat Iceberg-Microbial Oil Degradation and Archaeological Heritage Investigation (VIMOA) project, which was funded by the Danish Centre for Marine Research and supported by the Arctic Research Centre at Aarhus University, the National Museum of Denmark, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, and The Greenland National Museum and Archives in Nuuk. Proper permits for the survey were obtained in advance from the Greenland National Museum and Archives in Nuuk. Walsh et al. (2020) provides an overview of the archaeological surveys conducted during the VIMOA project and Walsh et al. (in prep) provides further details specific to The Bear Trap and surrounding archaeological contexts. </p> <p>Knuth, Egil. (1966/67) The ruins of the Musk Ox Highway. <em>Folk</em> 8-9: 191-219.</p> <p>McGee, Robert. (1979) <em>The Palaeoeskimo occupations at Port Refuge, High Arctic Canada</em>. National Museum of Man Mercury Series. Archaeological Survey of Canada Paper No. 92. Ottawa: National Museums of Canada.</p> <p>Schledermann, Peter. (1990) <em>Crossroads to Greenland: 3000 years of prehistory in the Eastern High Arctic</em>.Calgary: The Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary.</p> <p>Walsh et al. (2020) The VIMOA project and archaeological heritage in the Nuussuaq Peninsula of north-west Greenland. <em>Antiquity</em> 94:e6 doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.230</p> <p>Walsh, Matthew J., Daniel F. Carlson, Pelle Tejsner, and Steffen Thomsen. The Bear Trap: Reinvestigating a unique stone structure on the northwest tip of the Nuussuaq Peninsula, Greenland. Submitted to <em>Arctic Anthropology</em></p>
Figure 2 in Efficiency of colored modified box traps for sampling of tabanids
Figure 2. Location and position of modified box traps on the experimental field in Monjoroš Forest (first set of traps: 1 – black, 2 – brown, 3 – bordeaux, 4 – light violet, 5 – green, 6 – blue, 7 – red, 8 – yellow, 9 – orange, 10 – white; the second set was constructed by mirror symmetry along a line connecting traps 5 and 6).
Data from: Comparative assessment of a novel fan box trap for collecting Anopheles farauti and culicine mosquitoes alive in tropical north Queensland, Australia
<p>During preliminary mosquito surveys at Cowley Beach Training Area in north Queensland, Australia, it was found that the utility of the standard encephalitis virus surveillance (EVS) trap for collecting the malaria vector <em>Anopheles farauti</em> (Laveran) adults was compromised by the harsh tropical conditions. With the aim of increasing the survival rate of mosquitoes, we designed a downdraft fan box trap (FBT) that incorporated a screened fan at the bottom of the trap, so mosquitoes did not have to pass through a fan. The FBT was tested against the EVS and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) light traps, where mosquitoes do pass through a fan, and a nonpowered passive box trap (PBT). We conducted four trials to compare the quantity and survival of <em>An. farauti</em> and culicine mosquitoes were collected in these traps. Although not significant, the FBT collected more <em>An</em>. <em>farauti</em> than the EVS trap and PBT and significantly less <em>An. farauti</em> than the CDC light trap. However, the FBT improved on the CDC light trap in terms of the survival of <em>An</em>. <em>farauti</em> adults collected, with a significantly higher percentage alive in the FBT (74.6%) than in the CDC light trap (27.5%). Thus, although the FBT did not collect as many anophelines as the CDC, it proved to be superior to current trap systems for collecting large numbers of live and relatively undamaged mosquitoes. Therefore, it is recommended that FBTs be used for collecting <em>An. farauti</em> adults in northern Australia, especially when high survival and sample quality are important.</p>
Figure 3 in Efficiency of colored modified box traps for sampling of tabanids
Figure 3. Number of collected specimens of T. bromius in different colored traps.
Figure 5 in Efficiency of colored modified box traps for sampling of tabanids
Figure 5. Differences of reflectances of light-colored traps and green color.
Figure 1 in Efficiency of colored modified box traps for sampling of tabanids
Figure 1. Reflection spectra of the used colors.
Data from: Comparative assessment of a novel fan box trap for collecting Anopheles farauti and culicine mosquitoes alive in tropical north Queensland, Australia
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Nonideal nest box selection by tree swallows breeding in farmlands: evidence for an ecological trap?
<p>Animals are expected to select a breeding habitat using cues that should reflect, directly or not, the fitness outcome of the different habitat options. However, human-induced environmental changes can alter the relationships between habitat characteristics and their fitness consequences, leading to maladaptive habitat choices. The most severe case of such nonideal habitat selection is the ecological trap, which occurs when individuals prefer to settle in poor-quality habitats while better ones are available. Here we studied the adaptiveness of nest box selection in a tree swallow (<i>Tachycineta bicolor</i>) population breeding over a 10-year period in a network of 400 nest boxes distributed along a gradient of agricultural intensification in southern Québec, Canada. We first examined the effects of multiple environmental and social habitat characteristics on nest box preference to identify potential settlement cues. We then assessed the links between those cues and habitat quality as defined by the reproductive performance of individuals that settled early or late in nest boxes. We found that tree swallows preferred nesting in open habitats with high cover of perennial forage crops, high spring insect biomass, and high density of house sparrows (<i>Passer domesticus</i>), their main competitors for nest sites. They also preferred nesting where the density of breeders and their mean number of fledglings during the previous year were high. However, we detected mismatches between preference and habitat quality for several environmental variables. The density of competitors and conspecific social information showed severe mismatches, as their relationships to preference and breeding success went in opposite direction under certain circumstances. Spring food availability and agricultural landscape context, while related to preferences, were not related to breeding success. Overall, our study emphasizes the complexity of habitat selection behavior and provides evidence that multiple mechanisms may potentially lead to an ecological trap in farmlands. </p>
Nonideal nest box selection by tree swallows breeding in farmlands: evidence for an ecological trap?
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Data from: Under the snow: a new camera trap opens the white box of subnivean ecology
Snow covers the ground over large parts of the world for a substantial portion of the year. Yet very few methods are available to quantify biotic variables below the snow, with most studies of subnivean ecological processes relying on comparisons of data before and after the snow cover season. We developed a camera trap prototype to quantify subnivean small mammal activity. The trap consists of a camera that is attached facing downward from the ceiling of a box, which is designed to function as a snow-free tunnel. We tested it by placing nine traps with passive infrared sensors in a subarctic habitat where snow cover lasted for about 6 months. The traps were functional for the whole winter, permitting continuous data collection of site-specific presence and temporal activity patterns of all three small mammal species present (the insectivorous common shrew, Sorex araneus, the herbivorous tundra vole, Microtus oeconomus, and the carnivorous stoat, Mustela erminea) as well as abiotic conditions (presence/absence of snow cover and subnivean temperature). Based on their successful functioning (only 6% of the photographs appeared empty or were of poor quality, whereas ca 80% were of small mammals and the remaining of birds and invertebrates), we discuss how the new camera trap can enable subnivean studies of small mammal communities. This greatly increases the temporal resolution and extent of data collection and thereby provides unpreceded opportunities to understand population and food web dynamics in ecosystems with snow cover.
Data from: Under the snow: a new camera trap opens the white box of subnivean ecology
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Figure 4 in Efficiency of colored modified box traps for sampling of tabanids
Figure 4. Differences of reflectances of dark-colored traps and green color.
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