Application of Removal Sampling to Estimate the Density of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) in Barrow Strait, Northwest Territories
The density of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in 2 to 4 km 2 study plots was determined using a combination of removal sampling to determine density of seal holes and estimates of hole to seal ratios. A dog survey technique was adapted to removal sampling, where seal holes located under the snow by th...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f90-027 2023-12-17T10:47:41+01:00 Application of Removal Sampling to Estimate the Density of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) in Barrow Strait, Northwest Territories Hammill, M. O. Smith, T. G. 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f90-027 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f90-027 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences volume 47, issue 2, page 244-250 ISSN 0706-652X 1205-7533 Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1990 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f90-027 2023-11-19T13:39:01Z The density of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in 2 to 4 km 2 study plots was determined using a combination of removal sampling to determine density of seal holes and estimates of hole to seal ratios. A dog survey technique was adapted to removal sampling, where seal holes located under the snow by the dogs during surveys of fixed effort were marked and treated as removals from the population. Computer simulation indicates that estimates of seal hole density are within 10% of the true population size if for each plot there are [Formula: see text] searches, sampling intensity is [Formula: see text], the coefficient of variation of the estimate is [Formula: see text], and the probability of detecting a seal hole is [Formula: see text]. The quality of survey results was affected by the number of dogs used to survey each plot, plot size, and surface topography. Densities of seal holes varied from 4.8 to 7.9 holes∙km −2 . Eight seals had an average hole to seal ratio of 3.4. Seal densities ranged from 1.4 to 2.3 seals∙km −2 , and may be much higher if pup production is included. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories Phoca hispida Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Northwest Territories Barrow Strait ENVELOPE(-94.168,-94.168,74.402,74.402) Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 47 2 244 250 |
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The density of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in 2 to 4 km 2 study plots was determined using a combination of removal sampling to determine density of seal holes and estimates of hole to seal ratios. A dog survey technique was adapted to removal sampling, where seal holes located under the snow by the dogs during surveys of fixed effort were marked and treated as removals from the population. Computer simulation indicates that estimates of seal hole density are within 10% of the true population size if for each plot there are [Formula: see text] searches, sampling intensity is [Formula: see text], the coefficient of variation of the estimate is [Formula: see text], and the probability of detecting a seal hole is [Formula: see text]. The quality of survey results was affected by the number of dogs used to survey each plot, plot size, and surface topography. Densities of seal holes varied from 4.8 to 7.9 holes∙km −2 . Eight seals had an average hole to seal ratio of 3.4. Seal densities ranged from 1.4 to 2.3 seals∙km −2 , and may be much higher if pup production is included. |
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Application of Removal Sampling to Estimate the Density of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) in Barrow Strait, Northwest Territories |
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Application of Removal Sampling to Estimate the Density of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) in Barrow Strait, Northwest Territories |
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Application of Removal Sampling to Estimate the Density of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) in Barrow Strait, Northwest Territories |
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Application of Removal Sampling to Estimate the Density of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) in Barrow Strait, Northwest Territories |
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Application of Removal Sampling to Estimate the Density of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) in Barrow Strait, Northwest Territories |
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application of removal sampling to estimate the density of ringed seals ( phoca hispida ) in barrow strait, northwest territories |
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