Using spatial capture–recapture to elucidate population processes and space-use in herpetological studies

摘要: Abstract The cryptic behavior and ecology of herpetofauna make estimating the impacts environmental change on demography difficult; yet, ability to measure demographic relationships is essential for elucidating mechanisms leading population declines reported worldwide. Recently developed spatial capture–recapture (SCR) methods are well suited standard monitoring approaches. Individually identifying animals their locations allows accurate estimates densities survival. Spatial also allow estimation parameters describing space-use movement, which generally expensive or difficult obtain using other methods. In this paper, we discuss basic components SCR models, available software conducting analyses, experimental designs based common herpetological survey We then apply models Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus), determine differences in density, survi...