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Variations on a Theme

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Distance Sampling: Methods and Applications

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There are several variants of distance sampling, developed to extend the applicability of the methods to a wider range of populations. Several involve the use of traps or lures. The first use of traps in a distance sampling context was for trapping webs (Anderson et al. 1983), in which a series of points across the study region is selected, and a ‘web’ of perhaps 80 or more traps established around each point. In the case of trapping line transects, traps are distributed within a strip about the centreline (Lukacs et al. 2004). Both methods are very labour-intensive, and, while they depend on animal movement if animals are to encounter traps, that same movement generates bias.

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    S. T. Buckland, E. A. Rexstad, T. A. Marques & C. S. Oedekoven

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Buckland, S.T., Rexstad, E.A., Marques, T.A., Oedekoven, C.S. (2015). Variations on a Theme. In: Distance Sampling: Methods and Applications. Methods in Statistical Ecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19219-2_9

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