Capture-recapture of ship rat (Rattus rattus) in North Island, New Zealand

This database contains spatial capture-recapture data for ship rat (Rattus rattus) and vegetation survey data at three sites in North Island, New Zealand: Orongorongo Valley (Orongorongo Valley, Wootton Stream and Peak Stream), Te Pua and Kaimai Range. Trapping was conducted using live single-catch traps in Spring, Summer or Autumn between December 2006 and November 2008.

Results of a spatially-explicit capture-recapture analysis, conducted on a subset of this dataset (Orongorongo Valley sites), are reported in: [under review] Vattiato G, Binny RN, Davidson SJ, Byrom AE, Anderson DP, Plank MJ, Carpenter JK, James A (2023). Detectability of ten invasive mammal pests in New Zealand: a synthesis of spatial detection parameters.