Data files for Peromyscus Trail Crossing Study

We used mark-recapture across three adjacent trapping grids to identify movement of deer mice across wide recreational trails as compared to across a similar sized control spacing between trap grids in the adjacent woods. We examined three separate trails in the Ithaca, New York area: a gravel emergency access road, a dirt cross-country running trail, and a woodchip recreational path. Each trail was trapped for multiple seasons including both summer and fall sessions (although each trail was trapped in separate years). Mark-recapture allows identification of animal movements among the adjacent trap grids.

我们采用标记重捕法（mark-recapture），在三组相邻诱捕网格（trapping grids）间开展实验，旨在对比鹿鼠（deer mice）穿过宽度较大的休闲步道时的移动情况，与相邻林地内诱捕网格间同等尺度对照间距的移动情况。本研究在纽约州伊萨卡地区选取三处独立步道：砾石应急通道、泥土越野跑步道以及木屑休闲步道。每处步道均开展多季诱捕采样，涵盖夏季与秋季的采样周期（尽管各步道的诱捕工作分不同年份进行）。标记重捕法可用于识别相邻诱捕网格间的动物移动行为。