Vertebrate species detection by mosquito bloodmeal analysis and conventional methods at the DeLuca Preserve in Central Florida

This repository stores the data of a project assessing the efficiency and efficacy of mosquito blood meal analysis to detect vertebrate diversity, and comparing this novel survey method with conventional vertebrate sampling methods (i.e. Sherman trapping, drift fences, camera trapping, and bird point counts). This research was conducted at the UF IFAS DeLuca Preseve in Southcentral Florida.For more information, please see:Atsma, H., Burkett-Cadena, N.D., Wisely, S. M., Urlaub, A., Botero-Cañola, S., and Reeves, L.E. In review. Monitoring biodiversity and detection of diverse vertebrate species with mosquito blood meal analysis at the DeLuca Preserve, Florida, USA. Scientific ReportsBotero-Cañola, S., Atsma, H., Wilson, K., Garcia, E., Heisey, M., Reeves, L.E., Burkett-Cadena, N. D., Romagosa, D., Sieving, K.E., and Wisely, S.M. In review. A Comparison of Conventional Methods and Mosquito Bloodmeal Analysis to Assess Vertebrate Diversity. Scientific Reports.This repository contains the following files:- Mosquito_Dry_2022: Collected mosquitoes and detected bloodmeals during January-August 2022.- Mosquito_Wet_2022: Collected mosquitoes and detected bloodmeals during October 2022.- Birds_Dry_2022: Birds recorded through point counts during January-August 2022.- Birds_Wet_2022: Birds recorded through transects and pint counts during October 2022.- Herptiles_Drift_Fences_Dry_2022: Amphibians and reptiles captured by drift fence arrays during January-August 2022.- Herptiles_Observations_Dry_2022: Amphibians and reptiles observed during January-August 2022.- Herptiles_Transects_Wet_2022: Amphibians and reptiles observed during transect surveys October 2022.- Small_Mammals_Dry_2022: Small mammals trapped during January-August 2022.- Small_Mammals_Wet_2022: Small mammals trapped during October 2022.- Camera_Traps: Camera trap detections through the length of the study.