Mortality estimation from carcass searches using the R-package carcass — a tutorial

• Published in: Wildlife biology Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 30 - 43
• Main Authors: Korner-Nievergelt, Fränzi, Behr, Oliver, Brinkmann, Robert, Etterson, Matthew A., Huso, Manuela M. P., Dalthorp, Dan, Korner-Nievergelt, Pius, Roth, Tobias, Niermann, Ivo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hornslet Nordic Board for Wildlife Research 01.01.2015; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: animals; mortality; probability

This article is a tutorial for the R-package carcass. It starts with a short overview of common methods used to estimate mortality based on carcass searches. Then, it guides step by step through a simple example. First, the proportion of animals that fall into the search area is estimated. Second, c...