Small carnivore ecosystem services data WilliamsSam MareeNaudene TaylorPeter BelmainStephen R. KeithMark H. SwanepoelLourens 2018 <div>This file set contains the data analysed in Williams, S.T., Maree, N., Taylor, P., Belmain, S.R., Keith, M. and Swanepoel, L.H. (2017) Predation by small mammalian carnivores in rural agro-ecosystems: An undervalued ecosystem service? Ecosystem Services. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.12.006<br></div><div><br></div><div>There are two types of data included:</div><div>1. data from a camera trap survey of small carnivores in a rural agro-ecosystem South Africa. </div><div>2. data from a questionnaire survey of perceptions of small carnivores and the potential ecosystems services they could provide. </div><div><br></div><div>Both raw and processed data are included, along with an R script is also included, showing how we analysed the camera trap data. Please see the article for further details. Please contact Sam Williams (samual.t.williams@gmail.com) or Lourens Swanepoel (lourens.swanepoel.univen@gmail.com) if you have any questions. </div><div><br></div><div>The files provided in this file set are as follows:</div><div><br></div><div>## Camera trap data </div><div><br></div><div>- Raw Camtrap data.csv</div><div>The raw data from the camera traps.</div><div><br></div><div>- CameraTraps.xls</div><div>Contains attributes of camera trap sites used for the camera trap survey.</div><div><br></div><div>- The following processed dat were used in the occupancy analysis</div><div> - SpData.txt</div><div> - box1.txt</div><div> - species names.csv</div><div> - LUTdetailed.shp (land use shapefile used for plotting maps) </div><div><br></div><div>- analysis code.R</div><div>R code used to analyse camera trap data</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>## Questionnaire data</div><div><br></div><div>- questionRaw.csv</div><div>All questionnaire data in a raw form</div><div><br></div><div>A graphical abstract is also included.</div>