To measure the population of lake trout in a 250-hectare lake, 100 individuals were netted and marked with a fin clip, and then returned to the lake. The next week, the lake is netted again, and out of the 300 lake trout that are caught, 15 have fin clips. Using the capture-recapture estimate, the lake trout population size could be closest to? Also, what formula do I use to solve this problem? Thank You!

To measure the population of lake trout in a 250-hectare lake, 100 individuals were netted and marked with a fin clip, and then returned to the lake. The next week, the lake is netted again, and out of the 300 lake trout that are caught, 15 have fin clips. Using the capture-recapture estimate, the lake trout population size could be closest to? Also, what formula do I use to solve this problem? Thank You!

Concepts of Biology

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168116

Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Chapter19: Population And Community Ecology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5RQ: Which of the following is best at showing the life expectancy of an individual within a population?...

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