Table of Equivalent Populations of North American Small Mammals

Abstract

Minimum home range methods of estimating home ranges of small mammals appear to give more consistent and reliable results than variations of the quadrat method. Use of quadrats gives results generally varying directly with the size of the quadrat, the larger the quadrat in relation to the size of the real home range, the larger the area. Irregular and narrow home ranges are more easily overestimated than compact home ranges by quadrat methods. A table of equivalent populations of N. American small mammals is provided, recording numbers per acre and approx. wts.