Density Estimation of Small‐Mammal Populations Using a Trapping Web and Distance Sampling Methods
1983
Anderson, David R. | Burnham, Kenneth P. | White, Gary C. | Otis, David L.
Distance sampling methodology is adapted to enable animal density (number per unit of area) to be estimated from capture—recapture and removal data. A trapping web design provides the link between capture data and distance sampling theory. The estimator of density is D = Mₜ ₊ ₁f(0), where Mₜ ₊ ₁ is the number of individuals captured and f(0) is computed from the Mₜ ₊ ₁ distances from the web center to the traps in which those individuals were first captured. It is possible to check qualitatively the critical assumption on which the web design and the estimator are based. This is a conceptual paper outlining a new methodology, not a definitive investigation of the best specific way to implement this method. Several alternative sampling and analysis methods are possible within the general framework of distance sampling theory; a few alternatives are discussed and an example is given.
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