Estimating abundance with interruptions in data collection using open population spatial capture–recapture models

• Published in: Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) Vol. 11; no. 7
• Main Authors: Milleret, Cyril, Dupont, Pierre, Chipperfield, Joseph, Turek, Daniel, Brøseth, Henrik, Gimenez, Olivier, Valpine, Perry, Bischof, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2020; Ecological Society of America; Wiley
• Subjects: Animal populations; Bears; case studies; cost effectiveness; cost efficiency; Data collection; density; Environmental Sciences; Estimates; gaps; Gulo gulo; issues and policy; life history; managers; mark-recapture studies; monitoring; Norway; population dynamics; Population number; population size; prediction; sampling; Sampling methods; stakeholders; surveys; Time series; time series analysis; uncertainty; Wildlife management; Wolverine (Gulo gulo); Norway; Sweden

The estimation of population size remains one of the primary goals and challenges in ecology and provides a basis for debate and policy in wildlife management. Despite the development of efficient noninvasive sampling methods and robust statistical tools to estimate abundance, the maintenance of fie...