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6. Describe three methods for marking animals for mark and recapture sampling. Take into account the possibility of animals shedding their skin, or being difficult to get close to again:

6. Describe three methods for marking animals for mark and recapture sampling. Take into account the possibility of animals shedding their skin, or being difficult to get close to again:

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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5. Some types of animal would be unsuitable for this method of population estimation (i.e. would not work). (a) Name an animal for which this method of sampling would not be effective: (b) Explain your answer above: 6. Describe three methods for marking animals for mark and recapture sampling. Take into account the possibility of animals shedding their skin, or being difficult to get close to again: (a) (b) (c) 7. At various times since the 1950s, scientists in the UK and Canada have been involved in computerized tagging programmes for Northern cod (a species once abundant in Northern Hemisphere waters but now severely depleted). Describe the type of information that could be obtained through such tagging programmes:
Transcribed Image Text:5. Some types of animal would be unsuitable for this method of population estimation (i.e. would not work). (a) Name an animal for which this method of sampling would not be effective: (b) Explain your answer above: 6. Describe three methods for marking animals for mark and recapture sampling. Take into account the possibility of animals shedding their skin, or being difficult to get close to again: (a) (b) (c) 7. At various times since the 1950s, scientists in the UK and Canada have been involved in computerized tagging programmes for Northern cod (a species once abundant in Northern Hemisphere waters but now severely depleted). Describe the type of information that could be obtained through such tagging programmes:
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