Tree phenology counts, hunter diary entries, and seasonal taste preference surveys comprise this dataset from the Makira Protected Area in Madagascar. Created by Emerson Arehart, it integrates ecological fruit availability metrics with human hunting behavior and dietary choices to study social-ecological interactions.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the relationship between tree phenology counts and wild meat catch rates from hunter diaries
- Mapping seasonal shifts in human dietary choices using wild meat species taste preference surveys
- Quantifying hunting effort and success rates through trap check records
Strengths
- Triangulates ecological phenology with human hunting diaries
- Specific focus on the Makira Protected Area biodiversity hotspot
- Includes seasonal longitudinal data for taste preferences
Limitations
- Limited geographic scope to a single protected area in Madagascar
- Potential self-reporting bias in hunter diaries and taste surveys
- Missing metadata regarding total record counts and specific file schemas
Provenance
- Source
- Emerson Arehart, Harvard Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Surveyed, hunter diaries, and field observations
- Freshness
- Last updated March 2026.
- Geography
- Makira Protected Area, Madagascar