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A Comparison Of Noninvasive Survey Methods For Monitoring Mesocarnivore Populations In Kentucky, Bryan Matthew Tom
A Comparison Of Noninvasive Survey Methods For Monitoring Mesocarnivore Populations In Kentucky, Bryan Matthew Tom
Theses and Dissertations--Forestry and Natural Resources
Harvest data are typically used to evaluate mesocarnivore population dynamics in many states, including Kentucky. While relatively easy to collect, these data are subject to reporting biases, and inferences about population trends can often only be made at coarse spatial scales. Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), bobcat (Lynx rufus), and coyote (Canis latrans) populations in Kentucky are managed primarily through harvest data used to establish future harvest quotas. Increasingly, noninvasive survey methods have been used to characterize a number of population parameters for a variety of species; however, successful use of these methods is often …