Roadkill on roads in and adjacent to Saguaro National Park: A summary of study methods, results and analyses used to estimate annual average vertebrate mortality
Swann D, Kline NC, Porkony M. 2005. Roadkill on roads in and adjacent to Saguaro National Park: A summary of study methods, results and analyses used to estimate annual average vertebrate mortality. National Park Service. SAGU
Summary providing background to methods (including mathematical models) used to collect and analyze data. Derived from a manuscript in preparation. Data were to be used to identify significant road issues in the park, and to develop mitigation strategies to address them. Sections on Weekly Surveys, Carcass Persistence, Observer Error, Data Analysis. Results estimated between 49,000 and 53,000 vertebrates were killed annually at Saguaro National Park.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Swann, Don; Kline, Natasha; Porkony, Martin
- Date of Issue
- 2005-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- carcass persistence, mathematical models, roadkill, surveys, vertebrates
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Desert Communities , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Point-Source Human Effects | Point-Source Human Effects , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Visitor and Recreation Use | Visitor Use , NPS.gov Subject Site: Citizen Science