Description
This dataset documents wildlife presence and activity in urban and peri-urban environments using a network of camera traps deployed since 2023. The project aims to better understand how wild species use urban spaces and how urbanization gradients influence their spatial distribution and behavior.
Camera traps were installed across multiple monitoring sites located within cities and surrounding areas. Species detections were recorded and aggregated annually to provide a standardized overview of wildlife occurrence and activity patterns over time.
The dataset includes camera trap detections of multiple mammal species across urban and peri-urban sites, summarized by year of monitoring.
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Funding: BoundaryBoar project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR-22-CE03-0002).
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 419 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Chamaillé-Jammes S, Dezeure J (2026). Monitoring mammals in the city of Montpellier using camera traps. Version 1.3. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=chamaille_cameratrap&v=1.3
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: a5f94d8b-a3f1-477c-879c-c372da8f45ac. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF France.
Keywords
Occurrence; Camera trapping; Camera trap surveys; Urban ecosystems; Urban wildlife; Mammals; Wildlife monitoring; Species occurrences; Urban gradient; Landscape use; Peri-urban environments; Activity patterns; Biodiversity monitoring; Research study; Human-dominated landscapes; Wildlife ecology; Non-invasive monitoring; Photo-trapping; Urban biodiversity; Observation
Contacts
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-6620
Geographic Coverage
N/A
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [43.541, 3.799], North East [43.679, 3.958] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Cetartiodactyla, Rodentia, Carnivora, Lagomorpha |
| Family | Cervidae, Viverridae, Mustelidae, Leporidae, Suidae, Felidae, Canidae, Echimyidae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2023-09-01 / 2024-08-27 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Monitoring mammals in the city using camera traps |
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| Funding | The monitoring was carried out as part of the BoundaryBoar project funded by the National Research Agency (ANR project ANR-22-CE03-0002). |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Wildlife monitoring was performed using passive infrared camera traps installed at fixed locations. Cameras operated continuously and automatically recorded animal detections through photographs or videos when motion was detected. Monitoring sites were distributed to capture variation in urbanization intensity and habitat structure. Species detections were extracted from image data and aggregated annually for each camera location, providing standardized occurrence and abundance indicators.
| Study Extent | The study was conducted across multiple urban and peri-urban sites in southern France. Camera traps were deployed along an urbanization gradient, including densely built city centers, suburban residential areas, green infrastructures, and surrounding natural or semi-natural habitats. This spatial design enabled the assessment of wildlife occurrence and activity across contrasting landscape contexts, from highly urbanized zones to peripheral environments. |
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Method step description:
- Camera traps were deployed following a standardized installation protocol to optimize detection probability while minimizing disturbance. Devices were positioned along wildlife movement paths, habitat edges, or resource areas. Images and videos were periodically retrieved, annotated, and manually reviewed to identify species and count individuals. Detection records were compiled, quality-checked, and aggregated by camera site and monitoring year. Geographic coordinates were validated, taxonomic names standardized, and data formatted according to Darwin Core standards prior to publication.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | a5f94d8b-a3f1-477c-879c-c372da8f45ac |
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| https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=chamaille_cameratrap |