Tree Size Habitat Preferences of Mantled Howling Monkeys Alouatta palliata on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua.
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- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Denise Neubauer and Jesse Hubley
- Publication_Date: Unknown
- Title:
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Tree Size Habitat Preferences of Mantled Howling Monkeys Alouatta palliata on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua.
- Online_Linkage: <http://science.nature.nps.gov/nrdata>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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This data set contains two years of tree data of used and unused trees by mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata) on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. The measurements were taken 28 Dec. 2004 6 Jan 2005 and 28 Dec 2005 6 Jan. 2006 and include tree heights, the diameter at breast heights (DBH), crown volumes, percent canopy cover, and the distance to the nearest edge. These measurements were collected on a day range scale (year 1: n=2*2*10, used and unused trees at two forests), as well as on a tree scale (year 2: n=30 used, n=60 unused). Data also were collected on the activity of the howling monkeys in used trees at the moment of observation. This project is part of a fieldschool and the data were collected by students; publications are planned. For more details see also <http://www.lasuerte.org/>
- Purpose:
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The purpose of the dataset is to determine tree habitat preference in mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata).
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 20041228
- Ending_Date: 20060106
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
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Currently no maintenance. Future publication planned and in progress.
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.5
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.5
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 11.45
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 11.45
- Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Theme_Keyword: Resource Selection Functions
- Theme_Keyword: RSF
- Theme_Keyword: tree habitat preference
- Theme_Keyword: howling monkey
- Theme_Keyword: howler monkey
- Theme_Keyword: mantled howling monkey
- Theme_Keyword: mantled howler monkey
- Theme_Keyword: habitat selection
- Theme_Keyword: habitat preference
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Place_Keyword: Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
- Place_Keyword: Nicaragua
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- Access_Constraints: By arrangement with data owner and contributing parties.
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Discuss with data owner and contributing parties. Trees are not geo-referenced.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Jesse Hubley
- Contact_Organization: Laurentian University
- Contact_Address:
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- Address: 2-345 Elm Street
- City: Sudbury
- State_or_Province: Ontario
- Postal_Code: P3C 1V7
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (705) 670-0685
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Milton, K.
- Publication_Date: 1980
- Title:
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The Foraging Strategy of Howler Monkeys: A Study in Primate Economics.
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: New York
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
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- Taxonomic_Keywords: howling monkey
- Taxonomic_Keywords: howler monkey
- Taxonomic_Keywords: mantled howling monkey
- Taxonomic_Keywords: mantled howler monkey
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
- Applicable_Common_Name: animals
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
- Applicable_Common_Name: chordates
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
- Applicable_Common_Name: vertebrates
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia
- Applicable_Common_Name: mammals
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Theria
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraclass
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Eutheria
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Primates
- Applicable_Common_Name: primates
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Cebidae
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Alouattinae
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Alouatta
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Alouatta palliata
- Applicable_Common_Name: Howling Monkey
- Data_Set_Credit:
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Jesse Hubley, Denise Neubauer, Falk Huettmann, and Lisa Paciulli, La Suerte/Ometepe fieldschool
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: Field notes, Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Tree measurements described in the abstract were taken with a measuring tape or by visual estimation. Location of trees usually was recorded by distance from marked trails.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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Methodology is consistent throughout. One principle data collector (Denise Neubauer for first year, Jesse Hubley for second year), supervised by Falk Huettmann and Lisa Paciulli.
- Completeness_Report: Consistent methods.
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Year 2: Once the group of Alouatta palliata was located, instantaneous focal animal sampling was applied. The first tree which contained monkeys was used for data collection. The data recorded consisted of time, date, and the location of the tree from the trail. The number of monkeys found in the tree, along with their sex, maturity, and activity at the moment of observation were recorded. In addition, measurements were taken on the used tree and included: the percent of canopy cover, determined with a spherical densitometer; the presence or absence of leaves; the length (maximum distance between the two furthest points of the crown) and width of the canopy (perpendicular to length, measured from the ground with a tape measure); and the depth of the canopy, determined by visual estimation; the maximum height of the tree, also estimated visually; and the diameter at breast height (DBH), for which the circumference was measured with a measuring tape, and this number was divided by pie. Data were collected on two unused trees for every used tree. The unused trees were randomly selected by determining a random number for distance (within 100m of the used tree) and at a random angle from the used tree. To be considered as an unused tree, it would have to reach the canopy. For each unused tree, the same measurements were recorded, as were on the used trees. In total, 30 used and 60 unused trees were sampled. The distance of the nearest edge from the tree under observation also was recorded. An edge was defined as a span of space that howlers could not jump across. The type of edge was noted and included agricultural fields, river beds, man-made trails, and/or gaps between trees.
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Year 1: Followed the same approach as above but applied the measurements to 10 randomly selected trees within the howlers day range, and 10 trees in the unused day range area (defined randomly). This was carried out in the Bach Forest, as well as in the Machete Forest. The number of monkeys found in the tree, with their sex, maturity and activity wasnt recorded.
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Field notes recorded in notebook and inserted into Microsoft Works Spreadsheet.
- Process_Date: Input into computer on January 11, 2006 (year 2)
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Trail Net at Beach Forest (year1) and Trail Net Machete Forest (year2)
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- Entity_Type_Label: Mantled Howling Monkey Tree Preferences (year1)
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- Attribute_Label: Area
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- Attribute_Label: Crown Volume
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- Attribute_Label: Distance from Tree
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- Attribute_Label: Edge Distance
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- Contact_Person: Falk Huettmann
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University of Alaska, Institute of Arctic Biology, Biology and Wildlife Department
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