Estimating Population Size of Elusive Animals with DNA from Hunter‐Collected Feces: Four Methods for Brown Bears

By E. Bellemain, Jon E. Swenson, David A. Tallmon, S. Brunberg, P. Taberlet. 2005

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An evaluation of field and non-invasive genetic methods to estimate brown bear (Ursus arctos) population size (2006, methodology): “…for its performance by comparing it to the minimum population size, represented by the number of unique genotypes identified among the fecal samples inside the study area, as well as to the LP estimates from Bellemain et al. (2005), regarded as the most precise and accurate estimate they obtained.”
Counting elusive animals: Comparing field and genetic census of the entire mountain gorilla population of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (2009, background): “…as dung and hair, have sufficiently improved to make the genotyping of even hundreds of samples feasible (Lucchini et al., 2002; Banks et al., 2003; Creel et al., 2003; Nsubuga et al., 2004; Bellemain et al., 2005; Bergl and Vigilant, 2007; Langergraber et al., 2007; Puechmaille and Petit, 2007).”
An evaluation of field and noninvasive genetic methods for estimating Eurasian otter population size (2009, unknown): “There has been, however, no evaluation of existing studies and methods for otters as yet, though such reviews have been found very useful for other species, such as bears (Paetkau 2003; Bellemain et al. 2005; Solberg et al. 2006).”
Should I stay or should I go? Natal dispersal in the brown bear (2007, methodology): “The individual density index around each radiomarked individual in our analysis was based on the location of individuals genetically identified by the scat sampling (71% of the radiomarked bears were represented in the scat samples, Bellemain et al. 2005 ), and the population growth rate (Saether e”
Genetics and conservation of European brown bears Ursus arctos (2011, background): “Even in larger, healthy bear populations, NGS has many advantages over traditional genetic sampling and has provided valuable biological information (Kohn & Wayne 1997, Bellemain et al. 2005).”
Predation on Moose Calves by European Brown Bears (2007, background): “Based on the population density of bears, the age distribution in the bear population (Swenson et al. 1994, Sæther et al. 1998, Bellemain et al. 2005), the number of moose calves born (Cederlund and Wallin 1998), and the proportion of calves killed by bears, each bear 4 years old (assuming that…”
The impact of time and field conditions on brown bear (Ursus arctos) faecal DNA amplification (2007, background): “Recent work in Scandinavia has demonstrated that under some environmental conditions, nDNA success rates for hunter-collected brown bear faecal samples can be increased to >70% (Bellemain and Taberlet 2004; Bellemain et al. 2005).”
Effects of time and rainfall on PCR success using DNA extracted from deer fecal pellets (2010, background): “…error checking protocols take one of three forms: (1) the ‘‘multi-tube’’ approach, where DNA samples are analyzed multiple times to ensure accuracy (Bellemain et al. 2005; Taberlet et al. 1996); (2) quantify the amount of extracted DNA and only analyze samples with adequate yield (Morin et al.…”
Terrain use by an expanding brown bear population in relation to age, recreational resorts and human settlements (2007, methodology): “Bear density is estimated at ca. 30 bears per 1000 km2 (Bellemain et al., 2005; Solberg et al., 2006 ).”
NONINVASIVE GENETIC SAMPLING TOOLS FOR WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS: A REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION (2005, background): “Taberlet et al.1997, Bellemain et al. 2005, Woods et al.1999, Mowat and Strobeck 2000, Poole et al.2001, Paetkau 2003.”
Estimating population size and trends of the Swedish brown bear Ursus arctos population (2011, methodology): “This seemed to be reasonable, because search effort varied among capture sessions, with the highest effort attained during the first week of the moose hunt (Bellemain et al. 2005).”
Estimation of census and effective population sizes: the increasing usefulness of DNA-based approaches (2010, methodology): “The best overall method was the genetic method using a closed population MARK estima- tor, as recommended in a previous study (Bellemain et al. 2005).”