Comparing survey and multiple recruitment–mortality models to assess growth rates and population projections
Abstract Estimation of population trends and demographic parameters is important to our understanding of fundamental ecology and species management, yet these data are often difficult to obtain without the use of data from population surveys or marking animals. The northeastern Minnesota moose (Alce...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d7ef060528084968b1b65bb97dce4510 2023-05-15T13:13:01+02:00 Comparing survey and multiple recruitment–mortality models to assess growth rates and population projections William J. Severud Glenn D. DelGiudice Joseph K. Bump 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5725 https://doaj.org/article/d7ef060528084968b1b65bb97dce4510 EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5725 https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758 2045-7758 doi:10.1002/ece3.5725 https://doaj.org/article/d7ef060528084968b1b65bb97dce4510 Ecology and Evolution, Vol 9, Iss 22, Pp 12613-12622 (2019) aerial survey Alces alces moose population growth recruitment–mortality Equation survival Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5725 2022-12-31T10:23:05Z Abstract Estimation of population trends and demographic parameters is important to our understanding of fundamental ecology and species management, yet these data are often difficult to obtain without the use of data from population surveys or marking animals. The northeastern Minnesota moose (Alces alces Linnaeus, 1758) population declined 58% during 2006–2017, yet aerial surveys indicated stability during 2012–2017. In response to the decline, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) initiated studies of adult and calf survival to better understand cause‐specific mortality, calf recruitment, and factors influencing the population trajectory. We estimated population growth rate (λ) using adult survival and calf recruitment data from demographic studies and the recruitment–mortality (R‐M) Equation and compared these estimates to those calculated using data from aerial surveys. We then projected population dynamics 50 years using each resulting λ and used a stochastic model to project population dynamics 30 years using data from the MNDNR's studies. Calculations of λ derived from 2012 to 2017 survey data, and the R‐M Equation indicated growth (1.02 ± 0.16 [SE] and 1.01 ± 0.04, respectively). However, the stochastic model indicated a decline in the population over 30 years (λ = 0.91 ± 0.004; 2014–2044). The R‐M Equation has utility for estimating λ, and the supporting information from demographic collaring studies also helps to better address management questions. Furthermore, estimates of λ calculated using collaring data were more certain and reflective of current conditions. Long‐term monitoring using collars would better inform population performance predictions and demographic responses to environmental variability. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Ecology and Evolution 9 22 12613 12622 |
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Abstract Estimation of population trends and demographic parameters is important to our understanding of fundamental ecology and species management, yet these data are often difficult to obtain without the use of data from population surveys or marking animals. The northeastern Minnesota moose (Alces alces Linnaeus, 1758) population declined 58% during 2006–2017, yet aerial surveys indicated stability during 2012–2017. In response to the decline, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) initiated studies of adult and calf survival to better understand cause‐specific mortality, calf recruitment, and factors influencing the population trajectory. We estimated population growth rate (λ) using adult survival and calf recruitment data from demographic studies and the recruitment–mortality (R‐M) Equation and compared these estimates to those calculated using data from aerial surveys. We then projected population dynamics 50 years using each resulting λ and used a stochastic model to project population dynamics 30 years using data from the MNDNR's studies. Calculations of λ derived from 2012 to 2017 survey data, and the R‐M Equation indicated growth (1.02 ± 0.16 [SE] and 1.01 ± 0.04, respectively). However, the stochastic model indicated a decline in the population over 30 years (λ = 0.91 ± 0.004; 2014–2044). The R‐M Equation has utility for estimating λ, and the supporting information from demographic collaring studies also helps to better address management questions. Furthermore, estimates of λ calculated using collaring data were more certain and reflective of current conditions. Long‐term monitoring using collars would better inform population performance predictions and demographic responses to environmental variability. |
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Comparing survey and multiple recruitment–mortality models to assess growth rates and population projections |
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