
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Read, VT 
A1  - Malafant, KWJ 
A1  - Myers, K 
T1  - A Comparison of Grid and Index-Line Trapping Methods for Small Mammal Surveys
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1988
VL  - 15
IS  - 6
SP  - 673
EP  - 687
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9880673 
N2  - 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. 
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