Title
Considerations of measuring giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) relative abundance for conservation planning / Estimacion de la abundancia relativa de la londra (Pteronura brasiliensis) para la elaboración de estrategias de conservacion
Author(s)
Paul Van Damme; Robert B. Wallace
Published
2005
Publisher
Revista Boliviana de Ecología y Conservación Ambiental
Abstract
Population date is critical for establishing conservation strategies for mammal species. For the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), two standard methods have been described to collect baseline data: the Range-Wide Distribution Survey Strategy (RDSS-GO) and the Population Census Methodology Guidelines (PCMG-GO). Here we discuss the potential of an intermediate methodology based on measuring giant otter relative abundance. The advantages and the disadvantages of relative abundance measures are discusses and preliminary recommendations for a methodological protocol are detailed. Emphasis is placed on the need to rigorously test and calibrate this proposed technique in the future.

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