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  • Long-term monitoring of reptiles and ground arthropods near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Mesa, Arizona, USA, ongoing since 2010
  • Bateman, Heather; Arizona State University
  • 2021-04-08
  • Bateman, H. 2021. Long-term monitoring of reptiles and ground arthropods near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Mesa, Arizona, USA, ongoing since 2010 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/DOI_PLACE_HOLDER (Accessed 2024-12-28).

  • Reptiles and amphibians have been monitored at the Gateway site since 2010. The goals of the project have been to provide undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to learn hands-on wildlife techniques, follow seasonal patterns of herpetofauna and ground arthropods, and serve as a test bed for new projects and technologies, including development of a mobile app for data collection. Live trapping methods include 6 trap arrays of pitfall and funnel traps placed along drift fences. Arrays are checked daily when traps are actively open to trap animals. Lizards are given a unique toe clip code, but all other species are unmarked. Reptiles and amphibians are weighed and measured and released at point of capture. Ground arthropods are counted to the Order-level. Arrays are open typically from March to October and the years vary in trapping effort with arrays open from 2 to 68 days per year. The most common species captured are tiger whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris) and common side-blotched (Uta stansburiana) lizards.

  • Geographic Coordinates
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    • N: 33.3018999936739, S: 33.3018999936739, E: -111.637989372666, W: -111.637989372666
    • N: 33.3041898674156, S: 33.3041898674156, E: -111.638210135752, W: -111.638210135752
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