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The superpopulation approach for estimating the population size of 'prolonged' breeding amphibians: Examples from Europe.
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Amphibia-Reptilia . Aug2011, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p323-332. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Individual members of a population of 'prolonged' breeding amphibian species are asynchronously present at their breeding sites. Therefore, population size estimates can be misleading when based on commonly used closed or open-population capture-mark-recapture approaches. The superpopulation approach, a modified Jolly-Seber model, has been successfully applied in taxa other than amphibians with distinct migratory behaviour and where individuals are asynchronously present at the sampling site. In this paper, we suggest that the superpopulation approach is a useful population size estimator for 'prolonged' breeding amphibian species. Two case studies on European anurans show that superpopulation estimates are much higher than simple population counts. A simulation study showed that superpopulation estimates are unbiased but that accuracy can be low when either survival or detection probabilities (or both) are low. We recommend the superpopulation approach because it matches the natural history and phenology of amphibian species with prolonged breeding seasons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AMPHIBIANS
*ANIMAL breeding
*ANIMAL populations
*NATURAL history
*ANIMAL species
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01735373
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Amphibia-Reptilia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 65632361
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1163/017353711X579768