CamTrapAsia: A dataset of tropical forest vertebrate communities from 239 camera trapping studies

Calebe P. Mendes and Wido R. Albert and Zachary Amir and Marc Ancrenaz and Eric Ash and Badrul Azhar and Henry Bernard and Jedediah Brodie and Tom Bruce and Elliot Carr and Gopalasamy Reuben Clements and Glyn Davies and Nicolas J. Deere and Yoan Dinata and Christl A. Donnelly and Somphot Duangchantrasiri and Gabriella Fredriksson and Benoit Goossens and Alys Granados and Andrew Hearn and Jason Hon and Tom Hughes and Patrick Jansen and Kae Kawanishi and Margaret Kinnaird and Sharon Koh and Alice Latinne and Matthew Linkie and Federica Loi and Anthony J. Lynam and Erik Meijaard and Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan and Jonathan H. Moore and Senthilvel K. S. S. Nathan and Dusit Ngoprasert and Wilson Novarino and Ilyas Nursamsi and Timothy O’Brien and Robert Ong and John Payne and Dolly Priatna and D. Mark Rayan and Glen Reynolds and Rustam Rustam and Sasidhran Selvadurai and Amanda Shia and Muhammad Silmi and Pablo Sinovas and Kriangsak Sribuarod and Robert Steinmetz and Matthew J. Struebig and Ronglarp Sukmasuang and Sunarto Sunarto and Tarmizi Tarmizi and Arjun Thapa and Carl Traeholt and Oliver R. Wearn and Hariyo B. Wibisono and Andreas Wilting and Seth Timothy Wong and Siew Te Wong and Jettie Word and Wen Xuan Chiok and Zainal Zahari Zainuddin and Matthew Scott Luskin (2024) CamTrapAsia: A dataset of tropical forest vertebrate communities from 239 camera trapping studies. Ecology. pp. 1-3.

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Abstract

Information on tropical Asian vertebrates has traditionally been sparse, particularly when it comes to cryptic species inhabiting the dense forests of the region. Vertebrate populations are declining globally due to land-use change and hunting, the latter frequently referred as “defaunation.” This is especially true in tropical Asia where there is extensive land-use change and high human densities. Robust monitoring requires that large volumes of vertebrate population data be made available for use by the scientific and applied communities. Camera traps have emerged as an effective, non-invasive, widespread, and common approach to surveying vertebrates in their natural habitats. However, camera-derived datasets remain scattered across a wide array of sources, including published scientific literature, gray literature, and unpublished works, making it challenging for researchers to harness the full potential of cameras for ecology, conservation, and management. In response, we collated and standardized observations from 239 camera trap studies conducted in tropical Asia. There were 278,260 independent records of 371 distinct species, comprising 232 mammals, 132 birds, and seven reptiles. The total trapping effort accumulated in this data paper consisted of 876,606 trap nights, distributed among Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Bhutan, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Nepal, and far eastern India. The relatively standardized deployment methods in the region provide a consistent, reliable, and rich count data set relative to other large-scale pressence-only data sets, such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) or citizen science repositories (e.g., iNaturalist), and is thus most similar to eBird. To facilitate the use of these data, we also provide mammalian species trait information and 13 environmental covariates calculated at three spatial scales around the camera survey centroids (within 10-, 20-, and 30-km buffers). We will update the dataset to include broader coverage of temperate Asia and add newer surveys and covariates as they become available. This dataset unlocks immense opportunities for single-species ecological or conservation studies as well as applied ecology, community ecology, and macroecology investigations. The data are fully available to the public for utilization and research. Please cite this data paper when utilizing the data.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Abundance, animal, biodiversity, bird, community, count, distribution, mammal, occurrence, richness, tropical forest, vertebrate
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH1-278.5 Natural history (General) Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301-705.5 Biology (General) > QH540-549.5 Ecology
Department:	INSTITUTE > Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation
Depositing User:	ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN -
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2024 11:40
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2024 11:40
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41377

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