Comparison of enumeration and Jolly-Seber estimation of population size in the common vole Microtus arvalis

• Autorzy: Bryja J. , Tkadlec E. , Nesvadbova J. , Gaisler J. , Zejda J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Capture-recapture data on common voles Microtus arvalis (Pallas, 1779) in central Europe have been almost exclusively analysed by means of the enumeration technique (minimum number alive or calendar of catches). Here we compare enumeration and Jolly-Seber (JS) estimation of population size in the common vole using live-trapping data from an alfalfa field-population in southern Moravia, Czech Republic. Over the entire study the enumeration estimate of the population size was smaller by an average of 28% than the JS estimate. The negative bias increased with density, decreased with both capture probability and the survival rate, and was more pronounced in males at high density. We conclude that the method of direct enumeration is not reliable for estimating population size in the common vole.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

enumeration; common vole; Jolly-Seber model; Microtus arvalis; vole; Europe; population; trappability

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2001
• Tom: 46
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.279-285,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Bryja J.

• Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Kvctna 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic

autor

Tkadlec E.

autor

Nesvadbova J.

autor

Gaisler J.

autor

Zejda J.

Bibliografia

• Adamczewska-Andrzejewska K. A., Bujalska G. and Mackin-Rogalska R. 1981. Changes in numbers of Microtus arvalis (Pall.), Apodemus agrarius (Pall.) and Apodemus flavicollis (Melch.) of chosen crop fields. Polish Ecological Studies 7: 175-192.
• Adamczewska-Andrzejewska K. A. and Nabaglo L. 1977. Demographic parameters and variations in numbers of the common vole. Acta Theriologica 22: 431-457.
• Andrzejewski R. and Gliwicz J. 1969. Standard method of density estimation of Microtus arvalis (Pallas 1779) for the investigation on its productivity. Small Mammal Newsletter 3: 45-53.
• Beacham T. D. and Krebs C. J. 1980. Pitfall versus live-trap enumeration of fluctuating populations of Microtus townsendii. Journal of Mammalogy 61: 486-499.
• Boonstra R. 1985. Demography of Microtus pennsylvannicus in Southern Ontario: enumeration versus Jolly-Seber estimation compared. Canadian Journal of Zoology 63: 1174-1180.
• Boyce C. C. K. and Boyce J. L. III 1988. Population biology of Microtus arvalis. III. Regulation of numbers and breeding dispersion of females. Journal of Animal Ecology 57: 737-754.
• Frank F. 1953a. Zur Entstehung übernormaler Populationsdichten im Massenwechsel der Feldmaus, Microtus arvalis (Pallas). Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere 81: 610-624.
• Frank F. 1953b. Untersuchungen über den Zusammenbruch von Feldmausplagen (Microtus arvalis Pallas). Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere 82: 95-136.
• Greenwood J. J. D. 1997. Basic techniques. [In: Ecological census techniques. W. J. Sutherland, ed]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 11-110.
• Gromadzki M. and Trojan P. 1971. Estimation of population density in Microtus arvalis (Pall.) by three different methods. Annales Zoologici Fennici 8: 54-59.
• Grunwald H. 1975. Changes in trappability of common vole. Acta Theriologica 20: 333-341.
• Hamar M. and Tuta A. 1969. Estimation of density of Microtus arvalis Pall. in clover fields by means of burried metal cylinders. [In: Energy flow through small mammal populations. K. Petrusewicz and L. Ryszkowski, eds]. Proceedings of IBP meeting, Warszawa: 81-87.
• Hilborn R., Redfield J. A. and Krebs C. J. 1976. On the reliability of enumeration for mark and recapture census of voles. Canadian Journal of Zoology 54: 1019-1024.
• Jolly G. M. 1965. Explicit estimates from capture-recapture data with both death and immigration­-stochastic model. Biometrika 52: 225-247.
• Jolly G. M. and Dickson J. M. 1983. The problem of unequal catchability in mark-recapture estimation of small mammal populations. Canadian Journal of Zoology 61: 922-927.
• Krebs C. J. 1966. Demographic changes in fluctuating populations of Microtus californicus. Ecological Monographs 36: 239-273.
• Krebs C. J. and Boonstra R. 1984. Trappability estimates for mark-recapture data. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62: 2440-2444.
• Lebreton J. D., Burnham K. P., Clobert J. and Anderson D. R. 1992. Modelling survival and testing biological hypotheses using marked animals: a unified approach with case studies. Ecological Monographs 62: 67-118.
• Liro A. 1974. Renewal of burrows by the common vole as the indicator of its numbers. Acta Theriologica 19: 259-272.
• Mackin-Rogalska R. 1979. Elements of the spatial organization of a common vole population. Acta Theriologica 24: 171-199.
• Mackin-Rogalska R., Adamczewska-Andrzejewska K. A. and Nabaglo L. 1986. Common vole numbers in relation to the utilization of burrow systems. Acta Theriologica 31: 17-44.
• Nabaglo L. 1981. Demographic processes in a confined population of the common vole. Acta Theriologica 26: 163-183.
• Nabagio L., Adamczewska-Andrzejewska K. A. and Mackin-Rogalska R. 1984. Trappability and the distribution of individual captures in a common vole population. Acta Theriologica 29: 159-166.
• Nichols J. D. and Pollock K. H. 1983. Estimation methodology in contemporary small mammal capture-recapture studies. Journal of Mammalogy 64: 253-260.
• Pelikan J. 1971. Quadrat size and density estimates of small mammals. Zoologicke Listy 20: 139-152.
• Petrusewicz K. and Andrzejewski R. 1962. Natural history of a free-living population of house mice (Mus musculus Linnaeus), with particular reference to grouping within the population. Ekologia Polska (A) 10: 85-122.
• Pollock K. H., Hines J. E. and Nichols J. D. 1985. Goodness-of-fit tests for open capture-recapture models. Biometrics 41: 399-410.
• Pollock K. H., Nichols J. D., Brownie C. and Hines J. E. 1990. Statistical inference for capture­-recapture experiments. Wildlife Monographs 107: 1-97.
• Rödl P. 1975. Ein neuer Typ von Fallen zum massenweisen Abfang von lebenden Kleinsäugern im Terrain. Lynx (Prague), n.s. 17: 78-83. [In Czech with German summary]
• SAS Institute Inc. 1995. JMP Statistics and Graphics Guide, Version 3.1. SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC.
• Seber G. A. F. 1965. A note on the multiple-recapture census. Biometrika 52: 249-259.
• Stein G. H. W. 1952. Über Massenvermehrung und Massenzusammenbruch bei der Feldmaus. Populationsanalytische Kleinsäugetieren. III. Microtus arvalis. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere 81: 1-26.
• Tanaka R. 1980. Controversial problems in advanced research on estimating population densities of small rodensts. Researches on Population Ecology, Supplement 2: 1-67.
• Wojciechowska B. 1969. Fluctuations in numbers and intrapopulation relations in Microtus arvalis (Pall.) population in agrocenose. [In: Energy flow through small mammal populations. K. Petrusewicz and L. Ryszkowski, eds]. Proceedings of IBP Meeting, Warszawa: 75-79.
• Yoccoz N. G., Steen H., Ims R. A. and Stenseth N. C. 1993. Estimating demographic parameters and the population size: an updated methodological survey. [In: The biology of lemming. N. C. Stenseth and R. A. Ims, eds]. Academic Press, London: 565-587.