Rodents, snakes, and raptors

Data were collected every season from spring 2014 through summer 2015 for rodents, snakes, and raptors utilizing paired restored and unrestored grasslands at four locations in Yolo and Sacramento counties in the Central Valley, California, USA. We monitored rodents with live trapping (mark-recapture), and snakes under coverboards over 30-day periods in the first three seasons, and over a two-month period in the final season (due to logistical constraints): Apr (Spring 2014), Jul (Summer 2014), Nov (Autumn 2014), and Feb/Mar (Winter 2015). We monitored raptors over 30-day periods in three seasons: Jul (Summer 2014), Nov (Autumn 2014), and Jul (Summer 2015). We sampled in up to four seasons to elucidate seasonal changes in physical vegetation structure and wildlife responses, and to compare wildlife utilization of restored and unrestored grasslands.