Estimation of Muscardinus avellanarius population density by live-trapping

Title:

Estimation of Muscardinus avellanarius population density by live-trapping

Creator:

Sevianu, Elian and Stermin, Alexandru N.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:2aac741b-423d-4f58-b87f-b32afe293f1c
uuid:2aac741b-423d-4f58-b87f-b32afe293f1c

Subject:

common dormouse, population size, SECR, and effective trapping area

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) density in Transylvanian Plain is investigated using live-traps. Estimated population size is 39 individuals. Results using non-spatial methods combined with ad hoc calculations of the effective trapping area overestimated common dormouse density, both when using the naïve density estimation (27 ind./ha) and also when the “edge-effect” was accounted for by the addition of a boundary strip (16 ind./ha). Compared with published results using the same methods, our results are yet significantly higher. Spatially explicit capture-recapture approach yields lower density, of 13 ind./ha (maximum likelihood estimate), but still one of the highest densities reported for the species. Interspecific competition for traps was negligible at our study site.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Source:

Folia zoologica | 2015 Volume:64 | Number:4

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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