Using a recently developed camera trapping method to improve monitoring efforts for African small carnivore species

Description

This dataset includes daily detection histories (presence = 1, absence = 0) for a) all small carnivores combined, b) genet, c) mongoose species for Mostela and camera trap data. Also included is baiting effort where bait was either present or absent. Detaield descriptions of the sampling design (Mostela construction and survey deployments), data processing and analytical steps are presented in Davis et al. (2025). Using a recently developed camera trapping method to improve monitoring efforts for African small carnivore species. Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

Steps to reproduce

All steps are annotated in the attached script (mostela_analysis) and detailed modelling steps are described in Davis et al. (2025).

Institutions

• Nelson Mandela University

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