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    The document discusses different trapping methods used to sample animal populations. It notes that pitfall traps are best for small ground animals like insects and reptiles, while nets work well for aerial animals such as birds. It then provides details of a study where voles were captured using mark and recapture traps, with 10 voles recaptured after 2 hours, allowing researchers to estimate the total vole population at 33.3 using this method. The method proved effective for estimating the vole population of 50 without counting every individual.

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    The document discusses different trapping methods used to sample animal populations. It notes that pitfall traps are best for small ground animals like insects and reptiles, while nets work well for aerial animals such as birds. It then provides details of a study where voles were captured using mark and recapture traps, with 10 voles recaptured after 2 hours, allowing researchers to estimate the total vole population at 33.3 using this method. The method proved effective for estimating the vole population of 50 without counting every individual.

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    Ecological Sampling Methods

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    The document discusses different trapping methods used to sample animal populations. It notes that pitfall traps are best for small ground animals like insects and reptiles, while nets work well for aerial animals such as birds. It then provides details of a study where voles were captured using mark and recapture traps, with 10 voles recaptured after 2 hours, allowing researchers to estimate the total vole population at 33.3 using this method. The method proved effective for estimating the vole population of 50 without counting every individual.

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    1. What type of animals is the pitfall trap best used to sample?

    This trap is used for small animals like insects, amphibians and reptiles.

    2. What type of animals is it best to use nets?


    The nets are best used for flying animals like birds and butterflies.

    3. What is meant by population density?


    This is the measure of living things in an area.

    4. What type of trap was used to capture the Voles?


    The type of trap used to capture the Voles is mark and recapture.

    5. How many Voles were recaptured after two hours?


    The number of Voles recaptured after two hours is ten.

    6. What is the population size of the Voles? (LP no.)


    The population size of the Voles is 33.3.
    7. Was the method of mark-release-recapture an effective method for sampling the population
    size of the Voles? (Compare the LP no with the actual number)
    The mark release recapture was an effective method. The LP no was 33.3 and the actual number
    was 50, where it is impractical to count every individual. The method is most useful when it is
    not practical to count all the individuals in the population.

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