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:

Journal/Article

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:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.91-25

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open