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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Density estimation...]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Abundance]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Density]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Demographic closure]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Sampling]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Abundance is commonly sought after as a state variable for the study of populations. However, density (number of animals per unit area) can be a more meaningful metric because it casts the state of a population into a common currency. For example, using closed capture models from Chapter 14, we estimate 500 animals at site A and 200 animals at site B. Thus one conclusion we may reach is that habitat management at site A has positively impacted the population there compared to site B. However, if we know site A is 250 hectares and B is 100 hectares, then we realize that each has 2.0 animals/hectare. That is, on a relative scale, the different management scheme at A had no effect compared to site B. Conversely, we may estimate abundance at 2 sites to be similar and conclude management actions, or habitat types, or harvest regulations, etc. are having a similar impact, but if the sites are different sizes, then the impacts are actually quite different on a relative scale and our conclusion is erroneous. Thus, while abundance can be a useful metric, estimating density can be helpful as well.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Ivan, Jacob S.<br />
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    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2019-08-07]]></dcterms:created>
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    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[19 pages]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Article]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Ivan, J. S. 2019. Density estimation. Pages 20.1–20.19 <em>in</em> E. G. Cooch and G. C. White, editors. Program MARK - 'a gentle introduction'.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
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