Census Techniques for Snowshoe HaresMichigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 1960 - Animal populations - 92 pages |
Contents
TRAPPING AND MARKING | 3 |
CAPTURERECAPTURE METHODS | 8 |
TOECLIPPED TRACK RATIO METHOD 1720 | 17 |
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24 hares Algonquin Provincial Park Antelope Jackrabbits average number balsam fir black spruce Calendar Graph Capture and Recapture capture-recapture method different hares enclosure counts Eschmeyer F no yes Fahrenheit fecal pellet census Figure Graph of Snowshoe hare per day Hare Trapping Results hares not included hares per square including 5 dead indicated Lincoln Index March and April March-April mean defecation rate Mgmt mouse trap November 15 November 24 November and December November-December 1958 number captured number of captures number of hares number of tracks OBSERVATION NUMBER pellet survey results pellets per hare plots Poisson distribution population estimates population level population numbers Results for November retrapping sample Schumacher snow snowfall Snowshoe Hare Trapping square mile STRATUM strip census method study area sugar maple TABLE toe-clipped track ratio total number track counts track densities tracks per chain transect trap-nights per sub-period trapping periods unclipped tracks visited by hares white spruce Wildl