Factors Affecting Mammalian Occupancy and Species Richness in Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal
Yadav Ghimirey, Raju Acharya, Jeffrey Mintz · 2024
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Yadav Ghimirey, Raju Acharya, and Jeffrey Mintz recount wild mammals in Nepal's Annapurna Conservation Area with camera traps and careful math. Their study was published in twenty twenty-four. Simple counts can miss shy species, so richness figures may mislead the managers who rely on them.
A twenty seventeen camera survey recorded twenty-one mammal species. The team then fit models that account for imperfect detection, since a species can be present yet never photographed. The model put true richness near twenty-six species, meaning about five were likely missed. It also estimated how often sites were used and how rarely animals were caught on camera. Richness seemed to rise with certain habitat features. The work shows why detection-aware methods give truer guides for conservation choices.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yadav Ghimirey, Raju Acharya, Jeffrey Mintz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |