Empirical comparison of density estimators for large carnivores

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-84

  Obbard, Martyn E ^a   Howe, Eric J ^a   Kyle, Christopher J ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

American black bear; Carnivore; Density estimation; Edge effect; Geographic closure; Spatially explicit capture recapture; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEAR; CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EDGE EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RANGE SIZE; SAMPLING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 77949298786     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01758.x     Document Type: Article

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