Mark-Recapture Investigation

forest dimensions

100

search method

random

transect

population density

0.1

search effort

0.25

model violation

0.1

Mark Recapture Results
inital captures	217.
secondary captures	226.
recaptures	51.
estimated population	951±196
actual population	1000.
error percentage	-4.9

This Demonstration investigates the effectiveness of simple mark-recapture on a mobile population distributed over a regular grid at random using two popular search techniques. It also illustrates the importance of model assumptions in making reasonable population estimates.