Which of the following is NOT true regarding

population counts?
a. A full population count is usually impractical.
b. Ecologists estimate a population’s total density
from a sample of the population.
c. Sampling within quadrats is particularly useful
for most populations of migrating animals.
d. A full population count is possible for large
animals in small areas.
e. Capture-recapture methods are used to estimate
the population’s size of species that do not “stay
put.”


Answer: c

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