Evaluating otter reintroduction outcomes using genetic spatial capture-recapture modified for dendritic networks.

ABSTRACT: Monitoring the demographics and genetics of reintroduced populations is critical to evaluating reintroduction success, but species ecology and the landscapes that they inhabit often present challenges for accurate assessments. If suitable habitats are restricted to hierarchical dendritic networks, such as river systems, animal movements are typically constrained and may violate assumptions of methods commonly used to estimate demographic parameters. Using genetic detection data collected via fecal sampling at latrines, we demonstrate applicability of the spatial capture-recapture (SCR) network distance function for estimating the size and density of a recently reintroduced North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) population in the Upper Rio Grande River dendritic network in th

SUBMITTER: Murphy SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8571598 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature