Density estimation for small mammals from live trapping grids: rodents in northern Canada.

• Published in: Journal of Mammalogy
• Main Authors: KREBS, Charles, Boonstra, Rudy, Gilbert, Scott, Reid, Donald, Kenney, Alice, Hofer, Elizabeth J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Herschel; Herschel Island; Tundra; Yukon
• Online Access: https://researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/publications/9ee5435a-272e-4596-957f-e995ad663a10; https://doi.org/10.1644/10-MAMM-A-313.1; https://researchsystem.canberra.edu.au/ws/files/9317768/watermark.pdf

Management agencies and quantitative ecologists need robust estimates of population density. The best way of converting population estimates of livetrapped small mammals to population density is not clear. We estimated population density on livetrapping grids with 4 estimators applied to 3 species o...