Mammal Collection (Fecal Samples) (NEON-MAMC-FE)

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This collection contains fecal samples collected from small mammals during small mammal sampling (NEON sample class: mam_pertrapnight_in.fecalSampleID). Small mammal sampling is based on the lunar calendar, with timing of sampling constrained to occur within 10 days before or after the new moon. Typically, core sites are sampled 6 times per year, and relocatable sites 4 times per year. Small mammals are sampled using box traps (models LFA, XLK, H.B. Sherman Traps, Inc., Tallahassee, FL, USA). Box traps are arrayed in three to eight (depending on the size of the site) 10 x 10 grids with 10m spacing between traps at all sites. Small mammal trapping bouts are comprised of one or three nights of trapping, depending on whether a grid is designated for pathogen sample collection (3 nights) or not (1 night). Fresh, uncontaminated feces are collected from an animal using either forceps or scooping the sample directly with the cryovial. Fecal samples are archived in the NEON Biorepository at -80 degrees Celsius. See related links below for protocols and NEON related data products.

"Fecal"Fecal

Contacts: NEON Biorepository, biorepo@asu.edu
Collection Manager: Azhar Husain, azhar.husain@asu.edu
Small mammal box trapping data product: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10072.001
Small mammal sequences DNA barcode data product: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10076.001
Rodent pathogen status, hantavirus data product: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10064.001
Rodent pathogen status, tick-borne data product: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10064.002
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: faa8a6e6-b2cd-4cda-9f17-a23972cabaec
Digital Metadata: EML File
GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/973879fb-3e36-49ca-ab09-01b87bea0deb
Cite this collection:
NEON Biorepository Data Portal (2024). NEON Biorepository Mammal Collection (Fecal Samples). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/px9kdp accessed via the NEON Biorepository Data Portal, https://biorepo.neonscience.org/ on 2024-10-09.
Collection Statistics
  • 28,408 specimen records
  • 28,408 (100%) georeferenced
  • 5,538 BOLD genetic references
  • 28,360 (100%) identified to species
  • 6 families
  • 35 genera
  • 103 species
  • 103 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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