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Effects of large mammal herbivory on salt marsh invertebrate communities varies with grazing type
We studied mammalian grazing (cattle, feral horses, and artificial grazing) on three barrier islands on the coast of Georgia, USA. All three grazing types altered invertebrate community composition, but in different ways. Cattle grazing had the most negative impact on plant height, chlorophyll content and toughness, and on the density and diversity of invertebrates, while artificial grazing produced some positive effects on planthoppers, herbivorous Chaetopsis spp. flies, and spiders. Although the responses to grazing of some plant traits and some invertebrate taxa were variable, plant height and katydid (Orchelimum fidicinium) density were consistently reduced by the three grazing types. Katydids did not have a feeding preference for grazed versus ungrazed plants, but grew better on ungrazed plants.
Numbers of Eriophorum vaginatum inflorescences, both unclipped and clipped by small mammals, were counted in experimental small mammal exclosure plots, Arct LTER moist acidic tussock site, Toolik Field Station, Alaska, 1997 to 2015
Numbers of Eriophorum vaginatum inflorescences, both unclipped and clipped by small mammals, were counted in experimental plots. The plots are setup in moist acidic tussock tundra near Toolik Field Station, Alaska ((8 degrees 37' 27" N, 149 degrees 36' 27"W) and include fenced exclosures in both fertilized and unfertilized tundra.
CSM04 Seasonal summary of numbers of small mammals on the eight LTER seasonal burn traplines in prairie habitats at Konza Prairie
Data set contains seasonal summaries (spring, summer and fall) of the number of individuals of each species of small mammal caught (relative density) on each grassland census line. Each record contains trapline, year of last fire and number of individuals per species. These live trap records are based on daily captures during three 4-day trapping periods, March, July and October, for each of 20 permanent census lines established on 10 fire-grazing treatments (2 lines per treatment). These 10 fire-grazing treatments are one unburned, one annual burn and one 4-year burn site to be grazed by native ungulates and one unburned, one annual burn, four 4-year burn and one 10-year burn site not grazed by ungulates.
CSM02 Seasonal summary of numbers of small mammals on the four LTER gallery forest and limestone ledges traplines in wooded habitats at Konza Prairie
Data set contains seasonal summaries (spring, summer and autumn) of the number of individuals of each species of small mammal captured (relative abundance) on each woodland trapline. Each record contains year, season, trapline and number of individuals captured of each species. These live trap records are based on daily captures during a single 4-day trapping period in spring (early March to early April), summer (early July to late July) and autumn (mid-October to early December) for each of four permanent traplines established in two habitats (two traplines in gallery forest and two on limestone ledges). Bison did not graze any of the treatment units during the period of study.
CSM01 Seasonal summary of numbers of small mammals on 14 LTER traplines in prairie habitats at Konza Prairie
Data set contains seasonal summaries (spring and autumn) of the number of individuals of each species of small mammal captured (relative abundance) on each grassland trapline. Each record contains year, season, trapline and number of individuals captured of each species. These live trap records are based on daily captures during two 4-day trapping periods in spring (late February to early April) and autumn (early October to mid-November) for each of 14 permanent traplines established on seven fire-grazing treatments (two traplines per treatment). These seven fire-grazing treatments include three sites that are grazed by bison (1 unburned, 1 annual burn and 1 4-year burn) and four sites that are not grazed by bison (1 unburned, 1 annual burn and 2 4-year burn).
Small mammal species composition data for Niwot Ridge, 1981 - 1990.
Small mammals were live trapped during the summer of each year at various locations on Niwot Ridge. Species trapped included pikas (Ochotona princeps), marmots (Marmota flaviventris), deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus), voles (Microtus longicaudus, Microtus montanus, and Phenacomys intermedius), and pocket gophers (Thomomys talpoides). Pocket gophers were only trapped through the summer of 1983. Mice and voles were trapped using Sherman traps, while Tomahawk traps were used to trap both the pikas and marmots. Sherman gopher traps were used to trap gophers. The mice and vole traps were placed 10 meters apart in parallel rows in grids containing from 25 to 100 traps; weather permitting, these traps were placed for 3 consecutive nights every 1 or 2 weeks from June to August. The pikas, marmots, and gophers were trapped during late summer of each year; consult Halfpenny et al. (1984; 1987) for a general description of these trap locations, as well as descriptions of baiting and handling techniques and surrounding vegetation communities. Pika and marmot traps were selectively placed in areas where evidence of these animals existed. In the case of the pocket gophers, traps were placed below ground in active mounds. For pikas, marmots and pocket gophers, traps were set during the day and were checked every 2 hours. After determining and recording species, sex, age, reproductive status, weight, health, and trap location, trapped animals were permanently tagged and released. An additional quality-controlled, derived data-table (pikas_no_recap.cr.data.csv) was added to the original dataset in 2022. This data table is derived from the original capture data, but includes only year-unique captures, where each year-unique capture is the "best" one for comparison with other year-unique captures. For comparability among years, the best capture for comparability among years is usually the first capture of the year, representing the animal's baseline weight for the year (weight appea
Small Mammal Demographic Data at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
This file contains mark/recapture trapping data collected from 2013-present on permanently established small mammal trapping webs in the creosote-shrubland ecotone on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico. The two trapping webs are sampled for 3 consecutive nights once per month following the new moon. Each trapping web consists of 145 rebar stakes, 12 spokes originating from a central rebar point, each containing 12 rebars each. The first 4 stakes of the spoke are 5m apart, with the rest being 10m apart for a total of 100m per spoke (200m diameter). Demographic data is collected from each captured animal including age, sex, species, trap location, and reproductive status. Each animal is marked with a unique ear or radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and tissue samples (hair, whiskers, blood and fecal) are collected from each individual once per month. Demographic Findings: From 2013–2023, the program captured an average of 432 unique individuals per year across >10 species from two rodent families, Heteromyidae and Cricetidae. Heteromyids are the most abundant (~77% of captures), with Perognathus flavus (51%), Dipodomys merriami (11%), D. ordii (11%), and D. spectabilis (4%) dominating the community. Recapture rates for these species are >75%, generating longitudinal data on survival.
Survey of small mammals using trapping data on all Virginia Coast Reserve barrier islands south of Parramore Island (inclusive) 1975-1978
During 1975 and 1977 live-trapping surveys of small-mammals of the Virginia Barrier Islands were conducted. Primary species encountered were Oryzomys palustris, Mus musculus, Micrutus pennsylvanicus, Rattus norvegicus, Cryptotis parva, and Peromyscus leucopus. Data is presented as primary trapping records giving the date of capture, island, species, sex and reproductive condition of the captured animal. Each animal was tagged to allow individual identification upon recapture. Each island was typically trapped for 8 days in two 4-day sessions.
Small Mammal Trapping Data for Assateague Island, MD 1978
This is raw trapping data from a survey of small mammals along 21 transects on the Maryland portion of Assateague Island during the summer of 1978.
Camera detections of small mammals on the coast of Virginia, 2020-2023
Specially-designed "mousecam" cameras were used to detect and identify small mammals at locations on the coast of Virginia. This dataset contains information on the images, the species observed and the date, time and location of observation. A second table contains information on the identity of the specific camera used and its location. This dataset includes a limited number of miscellaneous images from locations on the mainland as well.
Hog Island VA Small-Mammal Trapping 1989-2020
This dataset contains information on long-term small mammal trapping on the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER. Four transects on Hog Island are included in the data, each of which was trapped at least twice each year, typically in the spring and autumn (note: Transect T2 was not trapped every year). Along each transect Sherman Live Traps were placed every 12.5 m along the transect, with an alternating offset of 2.5 m (to remove traps from the path running down the transect). This leaves a total inter-trap distance of 15 m. Traps were baited with peanut butter wrapped in waxed paper and were run sequentially for at least 3 nights in a row. Traps in areas that would experience tidal flooding were placed on styrofoam plastic platforms to provide flotation during high tides. Captured animals were individually tagged with numbered fingerling fish tags placed in the right ear, inspected for sex and sexual characteristics, weighed with a spring scale to the nearest gram and released at the point of capture.
Long Term Mammal Data from Powdermill Biological Station 1979-1999
This is a 20-year record of small mammal trapping from the Powdermill Biological Station, Rector, PA 15677 collected by Joseph F. Merritt. It is included here as a comparative source of small mammal data.
spermatogenesis across mammals - Ensembl Release 112 mapping
<p>This repo contains remapped single-cell Anndata (h5ad) objects from the original publication "The molecular evolution of spermatogenesis across mammals (Florent Murat, Noe Mbengue et al 2023; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05547-7)". Data was (pseudo-)remapped against Ensembl Release 112 genomes and annotations with kb-python (v0.28.2). For Macaca mulatta the NCBI GCF_003339765.1_Mmul_10_genomic.fna and GCF_003339765.1_Mmul_10_genomic.gtf was used due to low protein number in Ensembl Release 112 file Macaca_mulatta.Mmul_10.pep.all.fa.gz. Only filtered counts are provided. </p> <p>If you use this data, please cite Murat and Mbengue et al. 2023.</p>
Population dynamics of small mammals in the Jura massif, Franche-Comté, France (1979-2000)
<p>Small mammal populations were monitored seasonally from August 1979 to July 2000 according to a stratified sampling plan and using standard trapping, mostly in the area of Septfontaines – Le Souillot, Doubs, France (6.18°E, 46.97°N). The dataset includes 2120 trap lines (90% n = 1912 in the Septfontaines – Le Souillot (LS) area), and 22848 captures (92% n = 20937 in the LS area).</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong></p> <p>Small mammals were captured using INRA trap lines. INRA live traps (15 × 5 × 5 cm) are suitable for species of body mass less than 50 g. In a standard way generally applied here,each trap line consisted of 34 live traps spaced 3 meters apart. Trap lines were set up for three nights and checked every morning. Animals were euthanized by cervical dislocation, weighed and dissected for sex, reproductive status and age determination. Liver was examined macroscopically for parasites. Relative age was estimated based on the dry weight of crystalline eye lenses.</p> <p><em>Caveats:</em> in a very little number of cases (beginning of the study and circumstantial occasions) trap lines were not standard (150 m length, 51 traps, or set up for one or two nights only, etc.). See <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a> and fields "remarques" (table <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/traplines.txt?download=1">traplines.txt</a>) and 'observation' (table <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/captures.txt?download=1">captures.txt</a>). Sometimes field not informed have been coded "", 99 or NA. Although we did our best to harmonize this in the files uploaded, some inconsistencies might remain. Those issues should be considered carefully before data analysis.</p> <p>Trapping and animal handling was carried out in full accordance with the relevant European guidelines (Directive 86/609/EEC) and national regulations. INRA (<em>Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique</em>), the umbrella organization under which the field work was carried out, created its first ethical committee in 1998. It was therefore impossible to get formal ethical approval prior to the major part of the study. A similar research protocol used from 2014 to 2017 received full approval from the <em>Comité d’Éthique Bisontin en Expérimentation Animale</em> (CEBEA No. 58).</p> <p><strong>FILE DESCRIPTION</strong></p> <p>Files <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/traplines.txt?download=1">traplines.txt</a>, <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Ccaptures.txt?download=1">captures.txt</a> and <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/rates.txt?download=1">rates.txt</a> are tables of a relational database. They can be linked using the index field 'codeligne' between <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/traplines.txt?download=1">traplines.txt</a> and <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/captures.txt?download=1">captures.txt</a>, and 'codeind' between <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/captures.txt?download=1">captures.txt</a> and <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/rates.txt?download=1">rates.txt</a>.</p> <p><strong>Main files</strong></p> <p><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/captures.txt?download=1">captures.txt</a></p> <ul> <li>codeligne, trapline ID</li> <li>numind, specimen ID for the trap line</li> <li>numcontr, control number (traps were controlled every morning; for 3 successive nights for standard trap lines). E.g. 1 for a specimen captured on the 1st control.</li> <li>numpiege, trap ID in the trap line (1,2,....n). E.g. 34 is the 34th trap in the trap line counted from the beginning.</li> <li>espece, species (see <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Sp_Parasites.docx?download=1">Codes_Sp_Parasites.docx</a> for the codes)</li> <li>poids, wet weight in g</li> <li>sexe, sex (1 male, 2 female)</li> <li>cristallin, dry weight of the two crystalline lens, in 1/10 of mg</li> <li>uterus, uterus diameter</li> <li>foetusd, number of foetuses in the uterus right horn</li> <li>foetusg, number of foetuses in the uterus left horn</li> <li>cicplacd, number of placental scares in the uterus right horn</li> <li>cicplacg, number of placental scares in the uterus left horn</li> <li>corpsjd, number of <em>corpus luteum</em> in the right ovary</li> <li>corpsjg, number of <em>corpus luteum</em> in the left ovary</li> <li>allaitante, milking (1 yes, 0 no)</li> <li>corpsblancd, number of <em>corpus albicans</em> in the right ovary</li> <li>corpsblancg, number of <em>corpus albicans</em> in the left ovary</li> <li>testd, length of the right testicle</li> <li>testg, length of the left testicle</li> <li>vesd, length of the right seminal vesicle</li> <li>vesg, length of the left seminal vesicle</li> <li>diammax, parasite mass great diameter</li> <li>diammin, parasite mass small diameter</li> <li>nombrekyste, parasite cyst number</li> <li>nomlu, parasite species as identified in the field</li> <li>nomanaly, parasite species as identified in the lab</li> <li>observation, remark</li> <li>codeind, specimen ID (codeligne+numind)</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/rates.txt?download=1">rates.txt </a></p> <ul> <li>codeind, specimen ID</li> <li>ratepds, spleen weight (1/100 g)</li> <li>remarque, remark</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/traplines.txt?download=1">traplines.txt</a></p> <ul> <li>codeligne, 8 digits trap line ID. LS891001 = location LS, 89 year, 10 month, 01, trap line ID for this place, year and month. See <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a> for more details.</li> <li>dept, administrative department (INSEE code)</li> <li>date, date at which the trapline has been set up</li> <li>descripteur1, habitat description, <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a></li> <li>descripteur2, habitat description, see <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a></li> <li>facies, habitat description, see <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a></li> <li>remarque, remark,</li> <li>lati, latitude of the northwest corner of the sampling grid (CRS NTF (Paris) / Lambert zone II, EPSG: 27572), see <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a></li> <li>longi, longitude of the northwest corner of the sampling grid (CRS NTF (Paris) / Lambert zone II, EPSG: 27572), see <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a></li> <li>precis, precision, the number of Lambert II squares (1km x 1km) composing the square side of the grid, see <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Supplementary files</strong></p> <p><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/bboxlarge.kml?download=1">bboxlarge.kml</a>, the bounding box including all the area with trap lines that could be geographically located. It takes the precision of the location into account (hence, includes the southeastern extremes of the grid squares (see Codes_Trapline.docx).</p> <p><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/bboxLS.kml?download=1">bboxLS.kml</a>, the bounding box of the study area "LS" (Le Souillot) including all the trap lines that could be geographically located. It takes the precision of the location into account (hence, includes the southeastern extremes of the grid squares, see <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a>). Those trap lines are the core (90% of the total number of the traplines set) of the research carried out in the area.</p> <p><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/lineloc.kml?download=1">lineloc.kml</a>, the geographical coordinates of the northwestern corner of the square including each trap line with trapline ID and precision (1, square of 1 x 1 km; 2, square of 2 x 2 km, etc.).</p> <p><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Code_Sp_Parasites.docx?download=1">Codes_Sp_Parasites.docx</a>, codes of small mammal species and parasite names.</p> <p><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/6997317/files/Codes_Trapline.docx?download=1">Codes_Trapline.docx</a>, codes of trap lines.</p>
Small mammal captures per 100 trap nights at the 2007 Anaktuvuk River fire scar and nearby unburned site, sampled in 2014, 2017-2019.
Small mammals (rodents and shrews) were sampled 7-12 years following the Anaktuvuk River Fire to examine how post-fire ecological changes influence small mammal abundance. Small mammals were snap-trapped in August 2014, 2017-2019 at the site of the 2007 Anaktuvuk River Fire, and a nearby unburned control site. At each site, 120 traps were set in 3 parallel lines spaced 40m apart. Each trap was spaced 10m apart, baited, and set to rodent sign within one meter of the trap station. Traps were checked the following two mornings with all captures collected and sprung traps reset. Abundance estimates (captures per 100 trap nights) are presented for tundra voles (Microtus oeconomus), red-backed voles (Myodes rutilus) and shrews (Sorex spp.) The goals of the project were to examine the impact of post-fire changes in plant community composition and structure on habitat suitability and rodent herbivore activity in response to a large, severe, and unprecedented fire in northern Alaska moist acidic tundra.
Quadrat vegetation cover data on 1m x 1m plots from the long-term Small Mammal Exclusion Study (SMES) at Jornada Basin LTER, 1995-2020
This data package contains vegetation cover from plots with various levels of herbivore exclusion on the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) in Dona Ana County, southern New Mexico, USA. Study sites were established in 1995; one in black grama grassland and the other in creosotebush shrubland to compare the impact of herbivores on ecosystem processes between these vegetation types. Parallel studies were established at the Sevilleta LTER site (New Mexico, USA) and Mapimi Biosphere Reserve (Durango, Mexico). Each study site is 1 km by 0.5 km in area. Four replicate experimental blocks were randomly located at the grassland study site to measure vegetation responses using exclusion treatments including a) all mammalian herbivores, including cattle, lagomorphs, and rodents, b) lagomorphs and cattle only, c) cattle only, and d) control accessible to all herbivores. Because grazing cattle are excluded from the entire creosote site, only three replicate experimental blocks were randomly located there including a) all mammalian herbivores, including lagomorphs, and rodents, b) lagomorphs only, and c) control accessible to all herbivores. Thirty-six sampling points were positioned at 5.8-meter intervals on a systematically located 6 by 6 point grid within each plot. A permanent one-meter by one-meter vegetation measurement quadrat is located at each of the 36 points. At each quadrat, percent cover by individual plant species is measured. Other measurements include height (cm) of each species in the quadrat, and plant condition (living or dead). Data were collected in the spring and fall of every year from 1995 to 2005. After 2005, sampling frequency changed to every 5 years in the fall. This study is ongoing.
Leaf litter cover data on 1m x 1m plots from the long-term Small Mammal Exclusion Study (SMES) at Jornada Basin LTER, 1995-2020
This data package contains leaf litter cover data from plots with various levels of herbivore exclusion on the Jornada Experimental Range. Study sites were established in 1995; one in black grama grassland and the other in creosotebush shrubland to compare the impact of herbivores on ecosystem processes between these vegetation types. Parallel studies were established at the Sevilleta LTER site (New Mexico, USA) and Mapimi Biosphere Reserve (Durango, Mexico). Each study site is 1 km by 0.5 km in area. Four replicate experimental blocks were randomly located at the grassland study site to measure vegetation responses using exclusion treatments including a) all mammalian herbivores, including cattle, lagomorphs, and rodents, b) lagomorphs and cattle only, c) cattle only, and d) control accessible to all herbivores. Because grazing cattle are excluded from the entire creosote site, only three replicate experimental blocks were randomly located there including a) all mammalian herbivores, including lagomorphs, and rodents, b) lagomorphs only, and c) control accessible to all herbivores. Thirty-six sampling points were positioned at 5.8-meter intervals on a systematically located 6 by 6 point grid within each plot. A permanent one-meter by one-meter vegetation measurement quadrat is located at each of the 36 points. Each year in spring and fall from 1995-2005, the total percent cover of leaf litter in each quadrat was estimated by summing the percent of each 10 cm square within a quadrat (including 100 10-cm squares) containing leaf litter (See methods for a detailed explanation). After 2005, sampling frequency changed to every 5 years. This study is ongoing.
Rabbit feces counts on 1m x 1m plots from the long-term Small Mammal Exclosure Study (SMES) at Jornada Basin LTER, 1995-2020
This data package contains rabbit feces count data from plots with various levels of herbivore exclusion on Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) lands. Study sites were established in 1995; one in black grama grassland and the other in creosotebush shrubland to compare the impact of herbivores on ecosystem processes between these vegetation types. Parallel studies were established at the Sevilleta LTER site (New Mexico, USA) and Mapimi Biosphere Reserve (Durango, Mexico). Each study site is 1 km by 0.5 km in area. Four replicate experimental blocks were randomly located at the grassland study site to measure vegetation responses using exclusion treatments including a) all mammalian herbivores, including cattle, lagomorphs, and rodents, b) lagomorphs and cattle only, c) cattle only, and d) control accessible to all herbivores. Because grazing cattle are excluded from the entire creosote site, only three replicate experimental blocks were randomly located there including a) all mammalian herbivores, including lagomorphs, and rodents, b) lagomorphs only, and c) control accessible to all herbivores. Thirty-six sampling points were positioned at 5.8-meter intervals on a systematically located 6 by 6 point grid within each plot. A permanent one-meter by one-meter vegetation measurement quadrat is located at each of the 36 points. Each year in spring and fall from 1995-2005, the total number of rabbit feces were counted within each quadrat. After 2005, sampling frequency channged to every 5 years and data collected record only presence or absence of feces. This study is ongoing.
Rabbit survey data on creosotebush and grassland routes from the long-term Small Mammal Exclusion Study at Jornada Basin LTER, 1996-ongoing
This data package contains rabbit survey data from grassland and creosote shrubland habitats on Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) lands. Two survey routes were established along Jornada Basin roads in 1996; one in black grama grassland and the other in creosotebush shrubland. Quarterly surveys are conducted on these roads at or near the full moon to measure the density of rabbits in the two vegetation types. Each route is about 6 miles long. Parallel studies were established at the Sevilleta LTER site (New Mexico, USA) and Mapimi Biosphere Reserve (Durango, Mexico). Data collection began in April 1996 and includes date and time lagomorphs are spotted, species identification, habitat type, distance/direction from vehicle, and comments on the weather, moon, and anything unusual. This study is ongoing with new data collected quarterly.
Soil disturbance cover data on 1m x 1m plots from the long-term Small Mammal Exclusion Study (SMES) at Jornada Basin LTER, 1995-2020
This data package contains soil disturbance data from plots with various levels of herbivore exclusion on the Jornada Experimental Range. Study sites were established in 1995; one in black grama grassland and the other in creosotebush shrubland to compare the impact of herbivores on ecosystem processes between these vegetation types. Parallel studies were established at the Sevilleta LTER site (New Mexico, USA) and Mapimi Biosphere Reserve (Durango, Mexico). Each study site is 1 km by 0.5 km in area. Four replicate experimental blocks were randomly located at the grassland study site to measure vegetation responses using exclusion treatments including a) all mammalian herbivores, including cattle, lagomorphs, and rodents, b) lagomorphs and cattle only, c) cattle only, and d) control accessible to all herbivores. Because grazing cattle are excluded from the entire creosote site, only three replicate experimental blocks were randomly located there including a) all mammalian herbivores, including lagomorphs, and rodents, b) lagomorphs only, and c) control accessible to all herbivores. Thirty-six sampling points were positioned at 5.8-meter intervals on a systematically located 6 by 6 point grid within each plot. A permanent one-meter by one-meter vegetation measurement quadrat is located at each of the 36 points. Each year in spring and fall from 1995-2005, various forms of disturbances (human, rabbit, cow, antelope, rodent, etc) were measured by depth . After 2005, sampling frequency changed to every 5 years. This study is ongoing.
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