Comparing scat detection dogs, cameras, and hair snares for surveying carnivores

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2018-2025

  Long, Robert A ^a,d   Donovan, Therese M ^a   Mackay, Paula ^a   Zielinski, William J ^b   Buzas, Jeffrey S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c University of Vermont   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Bobcat; Carnivore; Detection dog; Fisher; Lynx rufus; Martes pennanti; Noninvasive; Survey; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEAR; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CANID; CARNIVORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; HAIR; MUSTELID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; MARTES PENNANTI; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 48249100819     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-292     Document Type: Article

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