mark-recapture
Tag, release, resample
Mark-recapture is a method for estimating wildlife populations.
Researchers capture animals, mark them (with tags, bands, or dye), release them, then capture another sample later.
The ratio of marked to unmarked animals in the second sample allows calculation of total population size.
Also called capture-recapture: The mark-recapture study estimated 400 deer in the forest.
Identifier or classifier
- releaseTo let go
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- population sizeNumber in a group
identification · survey · census · abundance · enumeration · detection · fieldwork · protocol
Gilled aquatic vertebrate
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
insects · migration · tracking · banding · tagging · radio collar · toe clip · leg band
Sample-based inference rule
- varianceSpread around the mean
- confidence intervalEstimated bounds for population parameter
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
survival rate · mortality · recruitment · heterogeneity · Bayesian · parameter · probability · sample size
Mass-to-volume ratio
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- movementChange in position
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
home range · territory · behavior · breeding · seasonality · endangered species · biodiversity · wildlife management
tag
Identifier or classifier
- releaseTo let go
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- estimationApproximate value judgment
population size · identification · survey · census · abundance · enumeration · detection · fieldwork · protocol
fish
Gilled aquatic vertebrate
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
reptiles · insects · migration · tracking · banding · tagging · radio collar · toe clip · leg band · photo identification
estimator
Sample-based inference rule
- varianceSpread around the mean
- confidence intervalEstimated bounds for population parameter
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
assumption · survival rate · mortality · recruitment · heterogeneity · Bayesian · parameter · probability · sample size · precision
density
Mass-to-volume ratio
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- movementChange in position
dispersal · home range · territory · behavior · breeding · seasonality · endangered species · biodiversity · wildlife management · conservation biology
- fisheriescommercial fishing, fishing boats, fisheries, fishing nets, fishing fleets
- wildlife sciencezoology, ecology, wildlife biology, wildlife ecology, conservation
- fisheries sciencefish stocks, biomass, abundance, fishing quotas, quota
- population ecologypopulation density, population growth, carrying capacity, population size, birth rate
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- Lepidopterabutterflies, moths, monarch, cocoons, chrysalis
mark, recapture, marks, marked, marking, marker, markers, remark, remarkable