Midden density surveys for red squirrel population estimation (Sciuridae)

Subcategory: demographic monitoring

Standard reference: Mattson & Reinhart, 1996

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Systematic search of conifer forest patches to locate and classify red squirrel middens as active or abandoned, using midden presence as a proxy for squirrel population density.

Typical Equipment

ArcGIS Desktop
aerial photographs
vegetation layer
GPS device
iNaturalist platform

Output Measurements

midden locations
midden activity status
midden density per hectare

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

student_paper

Habitat patch use, density, and territoriality of American Red Squirrels (<i>Tamiasciurus hudsonicus</i>) in the southwestern Rocky Mountains, Colorado

2016using