DOI: 10.5061/dryad.rxwdbrvgb
title: Daily climate data for Pousada Aguape, MS, Brazil, November 2021-October 2022

description: The extent to which animals may compensate for rising temperatures through
 behavioral thermoregulation is an important unknown in predicting
 responses to climate change. Flexibility in temporal activity in
 particular may be an important factor in determining species’
 vulnerability. In this study, we examine whether the white-lipped peccary,
 a predominantly diurnal Neotropical mammal, shifts its temporal activity
 and microclimate selection in response to daily temperature variation in
 the Pantanal biome of Brazil. From November 2021 to October 2022, we
 deployed camera traps and microclimate data loggers to record white-lipped
 peccary activity and air temperature on a fine spatiotemporal scale. We
 found that the percentage of peccary activity that is nocturnal increased
 with maximum daily temperature at a rate of 3.7% per 1°C past a threshold
 of 31.2°C, and increased with maximum daily wet-bulb temperature at a rate
 of 4.7% per 1°C past a threshold of 24.9°C. The afternoon period (i.e.
 solar noon to sunset) went from having the highest frequency of peccary
 activity at the lower end of our observed temperature range to having the
 lowest frequency of activity at the higher end. We did not find evidence
 of microclimate selection. Our findings indicate that white-lipped
 peccaries in the Pantanal demonstrate substantial behavioral flexibility
 in their response to high temperatures, which may help to buffer them
 against the impact of rising temperatures caused by climate change. This
 dataset includes all data from the microclimate date loggers. Camera trap
 records can be accessed through Wildlife Insights.
description: Paired camera traps and microclimate data
 loggers were deployed within forest patches at Pousada Aguapé with high
 levels of white-lipped peccary activity, as determined by the presence of
 tracks and chewed-up palm seeds, as well as detection of peccaries within
 two weeks of the initial camera placement. This methodology was chosen
 instead of using randomly selected sites because the objective of the
 study was to examine environmentally driven shifts in temporal activity
 and microclimate selection, and so it was necessary to ensure all sites
 were being regularly frequented by peccaries. The sites chosen were all
 within closed forest, as previous research conducted at this site and in
 the surrounding region, in which GPS collars were deployed on white-lipped
 peccaries, found that peccaries only enter open areas for brief periods in
 order to cross between forest patches (Jorge et al., 2021). The data
 loggers recorded air temperature and relative humidity, and were set to
 take readings every 30 minutes. All loggers were tied to the branches at a
 height of approximately 0.5 m in heavily shaded locations to ensure that
 they would not be exposed to direct sunlight. The accuracy of the data
 loggers used was 0.3 °C for air temperature and
 2.25% for relative humidity (LASCAR electronics,
 2021). Twenty-five cameras and 22 data loggers (of which two were damaged
 or lost) were deployed at a total of 40 sites over the course of the study
 period (Appendix S2). Cameras and loggers were initially placed between
 November 12, 2021 and December 1, 2021. Data was retrieved and SD cards
 and batteries were replaced from February 9 to 12, 2022.  Cameras and
 loggers were checked again and new sites added between June 11 and 28,
 2022. Final data retrieval was conducted from October 14 to October 16,
 2022. We used Browning Strike Force HD Pro<strong>
 </strong>X camera traps (Browning, 2022) and LASCAR
 EasyLog EL-USB-2<strong> </strong>data-loggers (LASCAR
 electronics, 2021).
description: # Daily Climate Data for Pousada Aguape, MS, Brazil, November 2021-October
 2022
 [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rxwdbrvgb](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rxwdbrvgb) As part of a study on temporal activity patterns and microhabitat selection in white-lipped peccaries, we deployed microclimate data loggers paired with camera traps within forest patches at Pousada Aguapé. The data loggers recorded air temperature and relative humidity, and were set to take readings every 30 minutes. All loggers were tied to the branches at a height of approximately 0.5 m in heavily shaded locations to ensure that they would not be exposed to direct sunlight. The accuracy of the data loggers used was ![]()0.3 °C for air temperature and ![]()2.25% for relative humidity (LASCAR electronics, 2021). Twenty-five cameras and 22 data loggers (of which two were damaged or lost) were deployed at a total of 40 sites over the course of the study period (Appendix S2). Cameras and loggers were initially placed between November 12, 2021 and December 1, 2021. Data was retrieved and SD cards and batteries were replaced from February 9 to 12, 2022.  Cameras and loggers were checked again and new sites added between June 11 and 28, 2022. Final data retrieval was conducted from October 14 to October 16, 2022. We used LASCAR EasyLog EL-USB-2 data-loggers (LASCAR electronics, 2021). ## Description of the data and file structure The four "LoggerData"..."Date" .csv files include all readings from all loggers recorded between the date at which the previous file ends and the date specified in the name of the file. 1) "LoggerData2021.csv" contains data from Nov. 11, 2021 - Dec. 2, 2021, 2) "LoggerDataFeb2022.csv" contains data from Dec. 1, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2022, 3) "LoggerDataJune2022.csv" contains data from Feb. 9, 2022 - Jun. 27, 2022, and 4) "LoggerDataOct2022.csv" contains data from Jun. 25, 2022 - Oct. 16, 2022. These files have the columns "Time", "Celsius..C.", "Humidity..rh.", "Dew.Point..C.", "Site", "Logger", and "Date". "Time" and "Date" both contain the date and the local time at the study area (UTC -4). "Celsius..C." contains the air temperature in degrees Celsius, "Humidity..rh." contains the relative humidity as a percentage, "Dew.Point..C." contains the dew point temperature in degrees Celsius, "Site" contains the camera trap site where the logger was deployed, and "Logger" contains the ID for the data logger. The "AguapeDailyClimateOct2022.csv" file contains a daily summary ("Day" column for date) of maximums and minimums for air temperature in degrees Celsius (columns "Max" and "Min"), wet bulb temperature in degrees Celsius (columns "MaxTw" and "MinTw"), and relative humidity as a percentage (columns "MaxRH" and "MinRH"), calculated from averaging across all logger data in the previous files. ## Sharing/Access information The collection and results of this data are described in the article "A Predominantly Diurnal Tropical Mammal Increases Nocturnality in Response to High Temperatures", published in Biotropica. The associated camera trap data can be found at https://app.wildlifeinsights.org/manage/organizations/2002179/projects/2003883/summary?