Calibrating minimum counts and catch‐per‐unit‐effort as indices of moose population trend

Calibrating minimum counts and catch‐per‐unit‐effort as indices of moose population trend

ABSTRACT Monitoring wildlife population trends often involves indices assumed to correlate in proportion to abundance. We used aerial count data and harvest statistics for moose (Alces alces) populations in 16 hunting districts of Montana, USA, spanning 32 years (1983–2014) to assess population tren...

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Main Authors: Nicholas J. DeCesare, Jesse R. Newby, Vanna J. Boccadori, Tonya Chilton‐Radandt, Tim Thier, Dean Waltee, Kevin Podruzny, Justin A. Gude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Subjects:
Alces alces
catchability
catch‐per‐unit‐effort
CPUE
hunter harvest statistics
moose
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.678
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