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Midden density surveys for red squirrel population estimation (Sciuridae)

Subcategory: demographic monitoring
Standard reference: Mattson & Reinhart, 1996
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Systematic search of conifer forest patches to locate and classify red squirrel middens as active or abandoned, using midden presence as a proxy for squirrel population density.

Typical Equipment

  • ArcGIS Desktop
  • aerial photographs
  • vegetation layer
  • GPS device
  • iNaturalist platform

Output Measurements

  • midden locations
  • midden activity status
  • midden density per hectare

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

student_paper

Habitat patch use, density, and territoriality of American Red Squirrels (<i>Tamiasciurus hudsonicus</i>) in the southwestern Rocky Mountains, Colorado

2016using