DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13340612
title: Mammal occurrence records (2022-24) from Sakleshpura, central Western Ghats, India

description: Mammal occurrence records (2022-24) from Sakleshpura, central Western Ghats, India

This dataset contains mammal occurrence records from 2022 to 2024 in the Sakleshpura region of central Western Ghats, India. It includes a few occurrence records of other chordates. Occurrence records were gathered in the field by researchers of the Nature Conservation Foundation, India, using a mobile data collection application. Suggested citation is:Nature Conservation Foundation (2024). Mammal occurrence records (2022-24) from Sakleshpura, central Western Ghats, India. Nature Conservation Foundation, India. Dataset

Keywords: tropical rainforest, plantations, Sakleshpura, animal distribution, Western Ghats

CONTACT #11. Name: Anand M Osuri2. Work Address: Nature Conservation Foundation, 1311, 12th A Main, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, Mysuru 570017, Karnataka, India3. Work Phone: +91 821 25156014. Email address: aosuri@ncf-india.org5. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9909-5633

CONTACT #21. Name: Vijay Karthick2. Work Address: Nature Conservation Foundation, 1311, 12th A Main, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, Mysuru 570017, Karnataka, India3. Work Phone: +91 821 25156014. Email address: vijayk@ncf-india.org 5. ORCID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6023-3955

CONTACT #31. Name: Vijay Kumar2. Work Address: Nature Conservation Foundation, 1311, 12th A Main, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, Mysuru 570017, Karnataka, India3. Work Phone: +91 821 25156014. Email address: vijaykumar@ncf-india.org 5. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4149-0083

Geographic Coverage:1. Location/Study Area: Sakleshpura, Karnataka, India2. GPS coordinates: Kadamane Village (12.924647, 75.654650)

Temporal Coverage:1. Begins: 2022-05-16 (Year, Month, Day)2. Ends: 2024-05-22 (Year, Month, Day)

Besides the 000_readMe.txt file containing this information and the 14 images associated with individual observations, the dataset includes three comma-delimited text (csv) files, and one R code file as explained below:1) 001_mammalData.csv -- This file has the main mammal occurrence data with relevant and renamed columns derived from the original downloaded Excel worksheet file

2) 002_placeLocs.csv  -- This file lists names places for which the GPS location was unavailable from the mobile phone application, and was manually assigned to coordinates with 500 or 1000m accuracy

3) 003_nameMatch.csv -- This file matches the name as originally recorded with the correct common name and scientific name

4) 004_GBIF_upload_code.R -- R code for processing the files to create a file for upload as an occurrence dataset on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org)

5) 005_download_images_from_googledrive.R - R code to extract image IDs and download images from googledrive

6) 006_kadamane_mammal_occurrence.xlsx - An excel file that contains the raw data and used in the codes above

FILES INCLUDED IN DATASET

001_mammaldata.csvThis file has the main mammal occurrence data with relevant and renamed columns derived from the original downloaded Excel worksheet file 

observers:    Observers who made the observationtimestamp:    Automatic time stamp of date and time when app was useddate:    Date of observationtime:    Time of observationdecimalLatitude:    Latitude in decimal degrees NdecimalLongitude:    Longitude in decimal degrees EGPSaltitude:    Altitude in metresGPSaccuracy:    Horizontal accuracy of GPS location in metresplace:    Name of localityhabitat:    Habitat typetaxa:    mammal or reptile/amphibianspecies:    Species common namecount:    Number of individuals observedcountType:    Total (solitary or fully counted groups) or Partial (incompletely counted groups)obsType:    Type of observation: sighting, sign (droppings or vocalisation), death, roadkill, electrocution, othernotes:    Notes or remarks on observationimageID:    Link to the google drive photo, if photo is availableinstanceID:    Automatically generated unique identifier of observation

002_placeLocs.csvThis file lists names places for which the GPS location was unavailable from the mobile phone application, and was manually assigned to coordinates with 500 m accuracy

place: Name of locality as recordedlat: Assigned latitude in decimal degrees Nlong: Assigned longitude in decimal degrees EGPSaccuracy: Assigned as 500 or 1000m – Horizontal accuracy of GPS location in metres

003_nameMatch.csvThis file matches the name as originally recorded with the correct common name and scientific name.

verbatimIdentification: Identification as originally recorded in the ‘species’ column of the mammaldata.csv filevernacularName: Common or english namescientificName: Scientific name

004_GBIF_upload_code.RR code for processing the files to create a file for upload as an occurrence dataset on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org)

005_download_images_from_googledrive.RR code that extracts imageIDs from the 001_mammalData.csv file and downloads them automatically to a preferred directory

006_kadamane_mammal_occurrence.xlsxAn excel file that contains the raw data and used in the codes above