Occupancy data improves parameter precision in spatial capture-recapture models.

ABSTRACT: Population size is one of the basic demographic parameters for species management and conservation. Among different estimation methods, spatially explicit capture-recapture (SCR) models allow the estimation of population density in a framework that has been greatly developed in recent years. The use of automated detection devices, such as camera traps, has impressively extended SCR studies for individually identifiable species. However, its application to unmarked/partially marked species remains challenging, and no specific method has been widely used. We fitted an SCR-integrated model (SCR-IM) to stone marten Martes foina data, a species for which only some individuals are individually recognizable by natural marks, and estimate population size based on integration of three submod

SUBMITTER: Jimenez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9412271 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature