NZCS Brownsberg Nature Park Camera trap Monitoring 2013-2015

Brownsberg nature Park is the most visited protected area in Suriname. Sixteen camera trapping stations, some with two opposite cameras, were positioned at Brownsberg Nature Park in 2012. After a trial period the cameras worked continuous from January 2013 till December 2016. The initial objective was to investigate the impact of eco-tourism on the mammal community. Later other interesting subjects were explored as well (i.e. impact of illegal gold mining, competition between jaguars and pumas, and density estimations). This data set shows only the large terrestrial mammals (>1 kg body mass) and terrestrial birds for the period December 2013 till February 2015. However more than half of the triggers was caused by human activity (tourists, cars, road workers, etc.). The principal investigators of the camera trapping research projects were/are Paul Ouboter and Vanessa Kadosoe, while several students occasionally assisted or carried out thesis research on related subjects (Dimitri Ouboter and Geeta Thakoerdien).

布朗斯伯格国家公园是苏里南最受欢迎的保护区域。2012年，在该公园设立了十六个相机捕捉站点，其中一些站点配备了两台对置的相机。自2013年1月至2016年12月，经过试用期后，这些相机持续工作。最初的研究目标是探究生态旅游对哺乳动物群落的影响。随后，还探讨了其他有趣的课题（例如非法金矿开采的影响、美洲豹与山猫之间的竞争，以及密度估计）。本数据集仅展示了2013年12月至2015年2月期间的大型陆地哺乳动物（体重大于1公斤）和陆地鸟类的数据。然而，超过一半的触发器是由人类活动（游客、汽车、道路工人等）引起的。相机捕捉研究项目的主要调查员为保罗·奥博特和瓦内萨·卡多索，而几位学生偶尔协助或就相关主题进行论文研究（如迪米特里·奥博特和吉塔·塔科尔迪恩）。