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Table of Contents

CIP

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. INTRODUCTION

2. INVENTORY GROUP

2.1 Moose (Alces alces)

2.2 Elk (Cervus elaphus)

2.3 Mule/Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

2.4 White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

2.5 Fallow Deer (Dama dama)

3. PROTOCOLS

3.1 General Considerations for Inventory


3.1.1 Inventory Objectives
3.1.2 Selecting the Survey Area
3.1.3 Ungulate Winter Ranges as Survey Areas
3.1.4 Survey Timing
3.1.5 Distinctness of Sign
3.1.6 Personnel

3.2 Sampling Standards

3.2.1 Standards for Accuracy and Precision
3.2.2 Standards for Sex and Age Classification
3.2.3 Habitat Data Standards
3.2.4 Survey Design Hierarchy

3.3 Inventory Surveys

3.4 Presence/Not detected

3.4.1 Classification Surveys

3.5 Relative Abundance

3.5.1 Pellet Group Counts
3.5.2 Spotlight Counts

3.6 Absolute Abundance

3.6.1 Mark-Resight
3.6.2 Small Coastal Islands - A Special Case

Glossary

Literature Cited

List of Figures

Figure 1. RIC species inventory survey design hierarchy with examples.

List of Tables

Table 1. Recommended accuracy and precision for inventory of ungulates in British Columbia at three levels of inventory use.

Table 2. Classification criteria for ground-based ungulate surveys.

Table 3. Recommended standard sex and age classification criteria in British Columbia for black-tailed deer, mule deer, and white-tailed deer using ground-based survey techniques.

Table 4. Recommended standard sex and age classification criteria in British Columbia for elk, moose and fallow deer using ground-based survey techniques.

Table 5. Types of inventory surveys, the data forms needed, and the level of intensity of the survey.

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