Culicoides Emergence and Ungulate Activity at Konza Prairie
by Bethany L. McGregor·Updated 3mo ago
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Description
Paired larval emergence data for Culicoides biting midges and trail camera observations of ungulate activity from eight stream, pond, and spring sites at the Konza Prairie Biological Station in Kansas. The dataset includes monthly collections from April to November 2021 and May to November 2022 and 2023, linking animal site use to insect development. Columns likely contain metrics for animal activity days, events, and counts for cattle, deer, and bison, alongside larval emergence outcomes.
Use Cases
Modeling the influence of specific ungulate species (cattle, bison, deer) on Culicoides larval emergence rates.
Analyzing temporal patterns in animal visitation (Days_Last_Activity, activity events) relative to insect sampling dates.
Comparing habitat use by agricultural, wild, and intermediate animal populations across different aquatic environments (stream, pond, spring).
Strengths
Data is paired, directly linking insect emergence with preceding animal activity captured by trail cameras.
Covers three full field seasons (2021-2023) across eight distinct sites and three habitat types.
Released under a permissive U.S. Public Domain license, facilitating reuse.
Limitations
Column names and the exact row count are not provided in the available metadata, limiting immediate understanding of the data structure.
The dataset size is given as 16181 (likely bytes), but the number of observations (rows) is unknown.
Relies on inference for specific data columns based on the description; the full schema is not explicitly listed.
Provenance
Source
Bethany L. McGregor, research conducted at the Konza Prairie Biological Station (KPBS), Manhattan, KS.
Collection Method
Field collection of larval substrate for lab emergence monitoring paired with trail camera surveillance of animal activity.