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Avoiding misleading messages: Population assessment using camera trapping is not a simple task
Author(s) -
Abolaffio Milo,
Focardi Stefano,
Santini Giacomo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of animal ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1365-2656
pISSN - 0021-8790
DOI - 10.1111/1365-2656.13085
Subject(s) - task (project management) , wildlife , population , simple (philosophy) , conservation science , wildlife management , wildlife conservation , geography , environmental resource management , trapping , computer science , ecology , environmental planning , environmental science , biology , habitat , sociology , economics , epistemology , demography , management , philosophy
Population assessment is indispensable for appropriate and socially acceptable conservation and management of wildlife populations. This article critiques the paper by Campos‐Candela et al. 2018 and highlights issues that could lead to inappropriate management and conservation policies.