Tigers/Study Site
True of False: This species of tiger is abundant and needs to be controlled.
False, it is an endangered species.
How many sites were considered for this paper.
11 sites in India
True of False: Even though areas varied ecologically, they supported comparable ungulate densities (prey density).
True
When collecting data vectors of 1s and 0s were used for what?
1s represent that the individual was captured and 0 means it was not captured.
What is the scientific name of the tigers present in this study?
Panthera tigris
True or false: The tiger and prey densities were manipulated by the researchers.
False, they did not manipulate predator or prey populations.
How many sites in India were actually used for results?
9 sites as the other two would not conform to the model relation. Intensive poaching led to tiger depression in one region and the other area had an absence of other large predators.
What is the meaning of N in the model?
Tiger abundance
How were tigers visually distinguished or differentiated?
Their unique stripe patterns
What technology was used in order to count individuals in the study?
Motion activated cameras traps
Name at least two animals that the tigers were found preying on.
Wild pig/ Sambar/Axis deer/Four horned antelope/ Wild buffalo/ Hog deer/Chinkara
In the model, tiger density was measured as “animals per ___km^2
100
How many tigers were caught on camera in total?
167 tigers
What did they measure in this study in order to gather the data?
Cluster groups and their distance from one another
What factors contributed to varying numbers of prey?
Hunting/livestock grazing/less effective protection mechanisms/anthropological effects
What was the name of the statistical software used in the study?
CAPTURE
What are two ways locations varied ecologically in this study?
Rainfall (annual)/Forest type (dry, moist, grassland)/Sampling effort (km)
What were the two sampling methods used?
Line transect & distance sampling methods
Tiger desities varied between __tigers per 100km^2 and __ tigers per 100km^2.
3.27 and 16.76
Among the 8 models produced, which fit the data the best?
Mh model best fit data when comparing between groups.