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Table of Contents

CIP

Preface

Acknowledgments

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 INVENTORY GROUP

2.1 Beaver Castor canadensis

2.2 Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus

3.0 PROTOCOLS

3.1 Sampling Standards


3.1.1 Habitat data standards
3.1.2 Survey Design Hierarchy

3.2 Inventory Surveys

3.3 Presence/Not Detected


3.3.1 Physical Sign Survey for Beaver
3.3.3 Physical Sign Survey for Muskrats

3.4 Relative Abundance


3.4.1 Food Cache (Colony) Count for Beaver
3.4.2 Ground Lodge Count for Beaver
3.4.3 Ground Dwelling Count for Muskrat

3.5 Absolute Abundance

Glossary

Literature Cited

List of Figures

Figure 1. RIC species inventory survey design hierarchy with examples.

List of Tables

Table 1. Recommended inventory methods for beaver and muskrat in British Columbia at three levels of intensity.

Table 2. Types of inventory surveys, the data forms needed, and the level of intensity of the survey.

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