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 well as humans left tracks on the slicks, but their tracks were not counted. Armadillo (Dasypus 

 novemcinctus; 33% of total) and agouti (22%) tracks were most frequently observed among the 17 taxa 

 reported. 



The track sets observed in garden and transect track slicks represented wildlife use over a 

 relatively short period of time. Although not specifically measured during this study, the duration of 

 wildlife tracks was estimated by repeated observations of tracks during other phases of the project. 

 Tracks made by mammals in relatively dry soil usually lasted about 1-3 days, while those made in 

 relatively moist soil usually lasted about 5-7 days. Bird tracks usually remained visible for only 1-2 

 days. Wind, rain, soil depth, soil moisture content, extent of canopy coverage, and amount of ground 

 litter, however, affected the duration of all track sets. 



Use of gardens versus adjacent forest . Although small sample sizes precluded statistical 

 analyses, at seven sites (three sites in Late Secondary Forest with Gardens and four sites in Early 

 Secondary Forest) it was possible to compare wildlife use of gardens and the adjacent forest 

 simultaneously in a desaiptive manner. For these two vegetation types, the number of track sets 

 observed in garden u^ack slicks was greater than the number of track sets observed in transect track 

 slicks (29 track sets versus 11 track sets in 38 readings for Late Secondary Forest with Gardens and 21 

 track sets versus 19 track sets in 49 readings for Early Secondary Forest; Table 6-2). 



Use patterns of garden and transect track slicks by wild animals were not tested statistically, 

 but differed numerically for the two most frequently reported species (Table 6-2). For the armadillo, 

 the number of track sets in garden track slicks was about equal to the number in transect track slicks in 

 both Late Secondary Forest with Gardens (7 track sets versus 8, respectively, for 38 readings) and 

 Early Secondary Forest (7 track sets versus 8, respectively, for 49 readings). For the agouti, however, 

 the number of track sets in garden track slicks was about equal to the number in transect track slicks in 

 Early Secondary Forest (2 track sets versus 3, respectively, for 49 readings), but in Late Secondary 

 Forest with Gardens, 13 u-ack sets were recorded for garden track slicks while track sets were 

 recorded for transect track slicks (38 readings). 



