Title:

A method for determining optimum distance between traps on line transects

Creator:

Braun Hill, S. E. ; Williams, D. F.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1986

Description:

Line transects are often the choice of trap layout for studies of species composition and relative abundance within communities of small mammals. We presented a method for determining the optimum distance between traps on lines that will yield a uniform sampling area for each traps and thus maximize catch per effort. The method relies on finding the minimum intertrap distance at which captures are equal in both inner and end traps of short lines. We tested the method in two conifer forest communities of the Sierra Nevada of California.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

line transects ; traps ; small mammals

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

31

Issue:

26

Start page:

353

End page:

358

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.86-33

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open