Indirect Sampling

Question 0

An example of indirect sampling - The African elephant:

Answer 0

Can be sampled indirectly by counting its dung. The contents of the dung can also provide info about the animals diet.

Question 1

Uses the evidence of an animals activity, such as bark scrapings, faecal pellets or leaf chewing, for an indirect

Answer 1

Estimate of the abundance of the animal that made or caused them.

Question 2

The number of elephants can be estimated by the formula:

Answer 2

N = D/(R x A)

D - number of estimated droppings (can’t count actual number in area the size of a national park)
R - dung rate per elephant per day
A - number of days dung has accumulated