Using occupancy analysis to validate the use of footprint tunnels as a method for monitoring the hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus

Yarnell, R., Pacheco, M., Williams, B., Neumann, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3244-2578, Rymer, D. and Baker, P. (2014) Using occupancy analysis to validate the use of footprint tunnels as a method for monitoring the hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus. Mammal Review, 44 (3-4). pp. 234-238. ISSN 1365-2907 doi: 10.1111/mam.12026

Abstract/Summary

Indirect survey methods are often used in studies of mammals, but are susceptible to biases caused by failure to detect species where they are present. Occupancy analysis is an analytical technique which enables non-detection rates to be estimated and which can be used to develop and refine novel survey methods. In this study, we investigated the use of footprint tunnels by volunteers as a method for surveying occupancy of sites by hedgehogs Erinaceus europaeus. The survey protocol led to a very low non-detection rate and could reasonably be used to detect occupancy changes of 25% with statistical power of 0.95 in a national survey.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/87581
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/mam.12026
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Publisher	Wiley
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