Calibrating abundance indices with population size estimators of red back salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in a New England forest

Herpetologists and conservation biologists frequently use convenient and cost-effective, but less accurate, abundance indices (e.g., number of individuals collected under artificial cover boards or during natural objects surveys) in lieu of more accurate, but costly and destructive, population size...

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Main Authors: Ahmed A. Siddig, Aaron M. Ellison, Scott Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/952.pdf