Enhancing sampling design in mist-net bat surveys by accounting for sample size optimization.

The advantages of mist-netting, the main technique used in Neotropical bat community studies to date, include logistical implementation, standardization and sampling representativeness. Nonetheless, study designs still have to deal with issues of detectability related to how different species behave...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Carreira Trevelin, Roberto Leonan Morim Novaes, Paul François Colas-Rosas, Thayse Cristhina Melo Benathar, Carlos A Peres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5363843?pdf=render