
%0 Journal Article
%A Read, VT 
%A Malafant, KWJ 
%A Myers, K 
%T A Comparison of Grid and Index-Line Trapping Methods for Small Mammal Surveys
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1988/11/01
%V 15
%N 6
%P 673-687
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9880673
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR9880673 
%X An investigation is made of trapping methods used to survey small mammal communities in Australia. Assessment is made of sampling configuration and intensity by comparing combinations of those variables at a field site on Blundells Creek in the Brindabella Range, A.C.T. Indices of diversity were used to analyse capture data. These show that capture data from traps set in a grid configuration are highly sensitive to sampling intensity and are unlikely to represent the true community diversity. In contrast, capture data from traps set along index-lines are relatively immune to sampling intensity differences and closely measure true community diversity. 
