siteCov: Nine covariables measured at 120 survey stations in an island in micronesia
Description
A dataframe containing the measurements of 5 variables (columns) correspondant
to 120 different survey stations (Rows) in Pohnpei Island where the detection
histories of the IslandBirds where taken.
- Elev
- Metres above sea level of the sampled point
- AgroFo
- Proportion of a station (from 0 to 1) corresponding to
agricultural forest incudes areas withsubsistence or commercial staple
crops mixed with undisturbed forest
- SecVec
- Proportion of a station (from 0 to 1) corresponding to
secondary vegetation which represents anthropogenic habitats (e.g.,
savannah) and early colonizers and invasive species (e.g. Hibiscus spp.
and Merremia peltata)
- Wetland
- Proportion of a station (from 0 to 1) corresponding to areas
classified as mangroves, marshes, swamp forest and fresh water bodies
- Upland
- Proportion of a station (from 0 to 1) corresponding to upland
and undisturbed forest habitats
Format
A data frame with 120 rows and 52 variables:References
Oleiro P. 2014. Avian population responses to anthropogenic
landscape changes in Pohnpei, Federated Stats of Micronesia. Masters Thesis
University of Missouri.