Journal article
Comparison of spotlighting and trapping in population surveys of the squirrel glider
Australian Mammalogy, Vol.44(2), pp.208-212
2022
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Abstract
Population monitoring of arboreal mammals should be informed by estimates of detection probabilities from different methods. We employed trapping and spotlighting across 36 transects to detect the squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis). Repeat surveys were conducted over five sessions. We used multi-method occupancy to compare these methods. The probability of detection did not differ between one night of spotlighting (0.23 ± 0.04, mean ± s.e.), or one night of trapping (0.22 ± 0.03). Trapping continued for three nights, which led to the probability of detection rising to 0.41 ± 0.04. Spotlighting was only conducted once per session. These methods would require equivalent effort when conducted over three nights. Further investigation is required to compare this and other methods such as camera trapping and spotlighting with thermal cameras.
Details
- Title
- Comparison of spotlighting and trapping in population surveys of the squirrel glider
- Creators
- Ross L Goldingay - Southern Cross UniversityBrendan D Taylor - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Australian Mammalogy, Vol.44(2), pp.208-212
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Grant note
- Some funding support was provided by Brisbane City Council (BCC).
- Identifiers
- 991012978055502368
- Copyright
- © Australian Mammal Society 2021.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article