Question

Explain how the method of mark and recapture works to determine population size.

Answer 1

A number of members of a population are capture, tagged, and released. At a later time, the sampler returns and captures a set number of members of the population and determines the ratio of tagged to untagged individuals. The ratio of tagged to caught individuals is then approximately equal to the ratio of originally tagged individuals to the total population.

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Answer 2

The Mark-Recapture technique is used to estimate the size of a population where it is impractical to count every individual. The basic idea is that you capture a small number of individuals, put a harmless mark on them, and release them back into the population.


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