Scorpion Burrows

A small dataset containing counts of scorpion burrows carried out on three occasions (2005, 2006, 2008) inside wildlife exclosures, in surrounding rangeland (accessed by wildlife including bat-eared foxes and other predators), and on an adjacent sheep ranch (access by wildlife and sheep). All counts were in defined quadrats 5 m x 5 m in size. It was assumed that a clearly defined burrow indicated the presence of a live scorpion (Opisthophthalmus palidipes).

Acknowledge as follows: Data are the property of SAEON and were collected by SJ Milton, students and assistants, funded by the National Research Foundation, the Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) through the Biota-DST “Tierberg Reborn project”

本小型数据集收录了2005年、2006年、2008年三次蝎子洞穴的调查计数数据，调查区域涵盖三类：野生动物禁护区内、周边可供包括大耳狐在内的野生动物及其他捕食者自由进入的放牧牧场，以及相邻的允许野生动物与绵羊进入的绵羊牧场。所有计数均在规格为5米×5米的标准样方（quadrats）内开展。本研究假设，特征清晰可辨的蝎子洞穴代表有活的淡足后目蝎（Opisthophthalmus palidipes）生存。

致谢说明如下：本数据集归属SAEON所有，由SJ Milton、学生及助手完成采集，资助方包括南非国家研究基金会、开普敦大学珀西·菲茨帕特里克研究所，以及南非科学与技术部（DST）通过Biota-DST“蒂尔贝格重生项目”提供支持。