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Optimizing Monitoring Efforts Of Kit Fox (Vulpes Macrotis) In Utah, Kelsey Alina Richards
Optimizing Monitoring Efforts Of Kit Fox (Vulpes Macrotis) In Utah, Kelsey Alina Richards
Theses and Dissertations
The kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) is a species of conservation concern in western North America. Recent methods for monitoring populations of kit fox include using lures and remote cameras in an occupancy-modeling framework and habitat modeling to predict areas of occupancy. In chapter one, we tested the optimal lure and movement procedure for scent stations to maximize visits and detection of foxes, thereby improving estimates of occupancy. Between May 2015 and October 2016, we placed remote cameras at 522 random locations throughout nine study areas in the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin Desert, and Mojave Desert. Each location was …
Are Remote Cameras And Mark-Recapture Estimators A Viable Method To Monitor Mule Deer Populations?, Jacob Fullmer, Dr. Randy Larsen
Are Remote Cameras And Mark-Recapture Estimators A Viable Method To Monitor Mule Deer Populations?, Jacob Fullmer, Dr. Randy Larsen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Current methods for estimating mule deer populations are costly and difficult to complete with accuracy. Biologists traditionally use ground or aerial surveys, model-based simulations, or a combination of these two methods to estimate population sizes. Remote cameras may provide a more efficient method to reliably and precisely estimate populations. A recent BYU study successfully used remote cameras to accurately estimate a low-density mule deer population, but the applicability of this method to higher-density populations remains unclear. We wanted to apply this new method in a high-density area to determine the practicality of using remote cameras to estimate mule deer populations …