Monitoring small mammal populations in coniferous forest ecosystems of Olympic National Park: preliminary assessment
Jenkins KJ, Roberts SL, Seaman DE. 2005. Monitoring small mammal populations in coniferous forest ecosystems of Olympic National Park: preliminary assessment. U.S. Geological Survey, Olympic Field Station. Port Angeles, WA
From the Summary: "We conducted a 3-year pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of estimating and monitoring populations of small mammals in low-elevation old-growth coniferous forests of Olympic National Park. Primary objectives of the study were to: (1) determine species present in low-elevation coniferous forests of Olympic National Park, (2) evaluate performance of closed-model population estimators of species abundance, (3) evaluate spatial and temporal variation in indices of abundance derived from constant-effort trapping grids, and (4) make recommendations for future monitoring of small mammal populations."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Jenkins, Kurt; Roberts, Susan; Seaman, D.
- Date of Issue
- 2005-11
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey, Olympic Field Station
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Coniferous forest, Elwha River Watershed, Hoh River Watershed, Inventory And Monitoring, NCCN, North Coast Cascades Network, OLYM, Olympic National Park, Quinault River Watershed, Rodent, Skokomish River Watershed, Small Mammal, Survey
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals