Trap ID 51 – Brännbergets naturreservat

Trap owner: Anna Wenngren and other employees at Skellefteå county
Major habitat: mixed boreal forest

 
Locality: SE, Vb, Skellefteå kommun, Brännbergets naturreservat, close to northern info-sign
GPS coordinates: WGS 84 decimal 64.912800, 20.499733
Or, alternatively, WGS 84 g/m/s +64° 54 46.08", +20° 29 59.04"
Trap head (collector) direction: 222°
Altitude: 184 m.s.l.

Predominating vegetation (alphabetical order): Alnus incana, Betula pendula, Calypso bulbosa, Convallaria majalis, Cypripedium calceolus, Epipogium aphyllum, Fragaria vesca, Geranium sylvaticum, Juniperus communis, Listera ovata, Maianthemum bifolium, Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris, Platanthera chlorantha, Rubus saxatilis, Solidago virgaurea, Sorbus aucuparia, Vacciniuim vitis-idaea, Vaccinium myrtillus

Additional notes:
The trap was in September 2004 destroyed by an elk bull when the big animal scrabbled his antlers to it (picture 3 to the right).
The trap has been emptied 16 times during June 23, 2003 and September 27, 2004 as follow:
Coll ID      Period
284           2003.vii.23-2003.viii.05
285           2003.viii.05-2003.viii.20
286           2003.viii.20-2003.ix.04
287           2003.ix.04-2003.ix.23
288           2003.ix.23-2003.x.15
289           2003.x.15-2003.xi.05
725           2003.xi.05-2004.iv.05
726           2004.iv.05-2004.v.17
727           2004.v.17-2004.vi.04
728           2004.vi.04-2004.vi.15
1231         2004.vi.15-2004.vii.06
1232         2004.vii.06-2004.vii.21
1233         2004.vii.21-2004.viii.12
1234         2004.viii.12-2004.viii.25
1235         2004.viii.25-2004.ix.13
1236         2004.ix.13-2004.ix.27

Leg.: The Swedish Malaise Trap Project (SMTP)