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Distribution and abundance of larger mammals in Kuzikus (BR011-10)
Kuzikus holds over 20 larger species of mammal, such as the endangered black rhino, giraffe, zebra, jackal and antelope. Your project is to estimate the population size and abundance of wild animals.
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Knowledge about population size and trend can be highly relevant for wildlife management decisions. This project is repeated every year to compile data to follow population trends. Distance sampling is a useful method to obtain density and abundance estimates in wild populations. We would like to make use of line transects. However, different methods need to be applied to detect animals that are less often seen. Tracks and pellets can be useful for this.
This project runs from 06.09.2010 - 03.10.2010, inclusive.
** Project full **
please look at the tracking project, as it is very similar!
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Useful references
Sutherland WJ (2006). Ecological Census Techniques. CambridgeUniversity Press.
Bali, A. et al. (2007) Biological Conservation. 39, 93-102.
Marques, F. et al. (2001) The Journal of Applied Ecology. 38(2), 349-363.
Plumptre, A. (2000) The Journal of Applied Ecology. 37(2), 356-368
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