BULLETIN FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM VOL 34(6)


TABLE 9. Annual variation in relative abundance of rodents and insectivores in cultivated vs.
uncultivated habitats.


 Traps
 positive* % Total catch


Habitat Lemnis- Crocidura other
 Year # % Praomys comys Tatera Mus hirta spp.


UNCULTIVATED

 1981 36 8.7 58.3

 1982 23 4.0 21.7
 148 8.8 66.2
 33 3.9 57.6

 1983 824 17.6 92.1
 505 9.7 71.7
 96 5.9 50.0

 1984 504 22.0 93.1
 126 3.2 55.6
 213 17.7 78.9

 1985 190 9.1 67.4

CULTIVATED

 1981 556 32.4 97.3

 1982 896 24.6 93.9
 334 8.5 79.9
 138 2.8 74.6

 1983 2046 38.0 92.7
 365 15.6 86.8
 36 3.5 55.6

 1984 1786 27.2 93.8
 361 9.5 79.8
 187 8.0 64.2

 1985 298 16.5 85.6


2.8 2.8 30.6

8.7 0 13.0
14.2 2.7 5.4
6.1 0 12.1

0.4 0.4 4.0
2.0 0.4 19.0
0 0 44.8

0 0.2 5.2
0.8 0 22.2
0 1.4 16.9

0 0 30.0



0 0 1.6

1.1 0.3 3.6
2.4 1.2 12.0
8.0 0 8.7

0.2 0.3 4.3
0.8 0.3 10.1
2.8 0 33.3

0.2 0.4 4.3
0 1.1 17.5
1.1 3.2 29.4

0 0 14A


* uncorrected, first two nights; the sequence of trapping periods is:
 July-December January-April May-July.