Use of Underwater Visual Distance Sampling for Estimating Habitat-Specific Population Density

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 246-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Pink ◽  
Thomas C. Pratt ◽  
Michael G. Fox
Mammal Study ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Uno ◽  
Mayumi Ueno ◽  
Yoshihiro Inatomi ◽  
Yuichi Osa ◽  
Nobuhiro Akashi ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rimantas Tamošiūnas ◽  
Alma Valiuškaitė ◽  
Elena Survilienė ◽  
Laisvūnė Duchovskienė ◽  
Neringa Rasiukevičiūtė

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tulsi R. Subedi ◽  
Munir Z. Virani ◽  
Sandesh Gurung ◽  
Ralph Buij ◽  
Hem S. Baral ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Oliveira ◽  
Martin Jones ◽  
Donato Caires ◽  
Dilia Menezes

SummaryA survey was undertaken in 1995 to assess the conservation status of the Madeira Laurel Pigeon Columba trocaz, a threatened species endemic to the Island of Madeira. The first large scale survey was carried out 1986, following the cessation of legal hunting of the species, to provide a baseline for future monitoring of population changes. The current study therefore aims to (1) compare population size with those of 1986 and (2) employ distance sampling methods (not used in 1986) to obtain estimates of population density and size. Eighteen transects (13 repeated from the 1986 survey and five new) were conducted in the four main areas of laurel forest. Pigeon numbers had increased on nearly all transects but some of the highest increases, proportionately and often numerically, were in areas with lower numbers in 1986. We estimate the current population to be 10,400 individuals, a considerable increase since 1986, probably due to a ban on hunting. As laurel forest habitat is now very well protected the Madeira Laurel Pigeon is relatively safe from extinction.


2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
JESSICA S. CORNILS ◽  
ISABELL RIEDL ◽  
JULIAN FRICKE ◽  
MORITZ KATZ ◽  
CHRISTIAN H. SCHULZE

SummaryThe lowland forest on the southern Pacific slope of Costa Rica has an extremely diverse avifauna, including the Black-cheeked Ant-tanager Habia atrimaxillaris. The only known remaining populations of this highly range-restricted species occur in the areas of Piedras Blancas and Corcovado National Park. It is assumed that the population is decreasing due to habitat loss and fragmentation. We assessed the species’ population density in a part of the Piedras Blancas National Park using distance sampling (in February–April 2009 and November 2010–January 2011) and territory mapping (November 2010–January 2011). We also examined habitat preferences based on vegetation structure at point count locations. Black-cheeked Ant-tanagers were exclusively found in old-growth forest. The species’ likelihood of occurrence at census points increased with forest cover (within a radius of 200 m around census points), canopy closure, and density of trees (with diameter at breast height >10 cm). Average population density estimated by distance sampling was 24–27 individuals per km², which is in accordance with the population size estimated by territory mapping (17–25 birds per km²). Based on these estimates, an overall population size of 12,432–20,720 birds is predicted for the remaining 592 km² lowland forest area of the Golfo Dulce region. The Black-cheeked Ant-tanager was only recorded in old-growth forest, but not in gallery forests embedded in a human-dominated landscape matrix. Since the species appears to avoid forest edges, further forest degradation and fragmentation will have a strong negative impact and should be rapidly reduced by adequate conservation measures.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Gómez-Hoyos ◽  
O. H. Marín-Gómez ◽  
Y. L. Caicedo Ortiz

AbstractMultinomial-Poisson mixture models reveal unexpected higher density estimates of an Andean threatened bird.Distance sampling and repeated counts are important tools to estimate population density of birds with low detectability. Here we use model based approach to assess the population density of a threatened bird, the Multicolored Tanager (Chlorochrysa nitidissima). We conducted 144 fixed point counts samplings to record all the individuals of the Multicolored Tanager detected by visual and aural observations from different habitats (forest edge, mature, secondary, and riparian forest), during four months in an Important Bird Area of Central Andes of Colombia. We used spatially replicated counts, distance sampling, and multinomial- Poisson mixture models to estimate the population density of the Multicolored Tanager. Accumulated sampling effort was of 576 repetitions in 144 point counts with 96 h of observation. The Multinomial-Poisson mixture model showed the best fit due low variance of density estimations in comparison to the conventional distance sampling and the spatially replicated counts. Results of this model evidenced a remarkable higher density estimates (1.3 – 2.05 individuals/ha) of the Multicolored Tanager, particularly in mature and secondary forest, as a result of detection correction, instead of sampling effort, by our model based analysis in contrast to index density used in previous studies. We discuss the advantages of model based methods over density indexes in designs monitoring programs of endangered species as the Multicolored Tanager, in order to obtain better and comparable assessment of density estimations along multiple localities.ResumenLa combinación de modelos multi-nominales y Poisson revelan estimaciones de densidad altas inesperadas en un ave amenazada Andina. Los muestreos por distancias y los conteos repetidos son herramientas importantes para estimar la densidad de población de aves con baja detección. Aquí utilizamos un enfoque basado en modelos para evaluar la densidad de población de un ave amenazada, la tangara multicolor (Chlorochrysa nitidissima). Realizamos 144 muestreos de conteos de puntos fijos para registrar todos los individuos de la tangara multicolor detectados por observaciones visuales y auditivas en diferentes hábitats (borde del bosque, bosque maduro, bosque secundario y bosque ribereño), durante cuatro meses en un Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves en los Andes centrales de Colombia. Utilizamos conteos replicados espacialmente, muestreos de distancia y la combinación de modelos multi-nominales y Poisson para estimar la densidad de población de la tangara multicolor. El esfuerzo de muestreo acumulado fue de 576 repeticiones en 144 puntos de conteo con 96 h de observación. La combinación de modelos multi-nominales y Poisson mostró el mejor ajuste debido a la baja varianza de las estimaciones de densidad en comparación con el muestreo de distancias y los conteos replicados espacialmente. Los resultados de este modelo evidenciaron una notable estimación de mayor densidad (1.3 – 2.05 individuos / ha) de la tangara multicolor, principalmente en bosques maduros y secundarios, como resultado de la corrección de la detección por nuestro análisis basado en modelos, en lugar del esfuerzo de muestreo, en contraste con los índices de densidad utilizados en estudios previos. Discutimos las ventajas de los métodos basados en modelos sobre los índices de densidad en los diseños de programas de monitoreo de especies en peligro como la tangara multicolor, con el fin de obtener una evaluación mejor y comparable de las estimaciones de densidad a lo largo de múltiples localidades.


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