Capture-recapture estimates of Hector's dolphin abundance at Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

被引:31
作者
Gormley, AM
Dawson, SM
Slooten, E
Bräger, S
机构
[1] Univ Otago, Dept Marine Sci, Dunedin, New Zealand
[2] Univ Otago, Dept Zool, Dunedin, New Zealand
关键词
capture-recapture; Hector's dolphin; Cephalorhynchus hectori; abundance;
D O I
10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01224.x
中图分类号
Q17 [水生生物学];
学科分类号
071004 ;
摘要
Capture-recapture techniques have been extensively used to estimate survival rates of Hector's dolphins at Banks Peninsula, but not abundance. We analyzed nine seasons of photo-identification data using a model-fitting approach in the computer program MARK, and then used MARK's estimates of capture probabilities to calculate the abundance of distinctive individuals. We extrapolated these estimates to include unmarked individuals using five seasons of data on the proportion of identifiable individuals in this population, obtained from "random photography." This capture-recapture approach suggests a 1996 population of about 1,100 (CV = 0.21). This is very similar to the 1997 line-transect estimate of about 900 (CV = 0.28), especially considering that the two techniques do not necessarily measure the same thing. An important advantage of the capture-recapture approach stems from the inherent versatility of photo-ID data. If the sampling design is appropriate, an unbiased abundance estimate can be achieved as a spin-off from work directed at other questions. However, in our view, line-transect estimates are easier to interpret because the sampling design is explicit.
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页码:204 / 216
页数:13
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