Title:

Studies on the European hare. 41. A spotlight, circular-plot method for counting Brown hares in the hedgerow system

Creator:

Verheyden, C.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1991

Description:

Adjusting the hunting offtake of Brown hare Lepus europaeus (Pallas, 1778) populations requires accurate and reliable density estimates. None of the census techniques currently available is appropriate for large-scale management programs in closed habitats such as the hedgerow system, except the circular-plot method primarily conceived for forest birds. This technique was adapted to hare counts by replacing the original auditive detection by a visual one, and the radius of the plots was the length of a rotating spotlight beam. Other features of the method relied on results concerning census methodology (sampling design, number of counts), hare biology (mobility, activity pattern) and the specific problem of hare counts (detectability, management implications).

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

census method ; closed habitats ; density estimates ; Lepus europaeus ; spotlight ; population ; populacja ; Zając szarak

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

36

Issue:

3-4

Start page:

255

End page:

265

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.91-25

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Streszcz. ang.

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp nieograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Instytutu Biologii Ssaków PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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