
%0 Journal Article
%A Laurance, WF 
%T Abundance estimates of small mammals in Australian tropical rainforest: a comparison of four trapping methods
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1992/11/01
%V 19
%N 6
%P 651-655
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9920651
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR9920651 
%X I compared the efficacy of terrestrial, arboreal, carnivore, and pitfall trapping methods for censusing small (200 animals per 1000 trap-nights), whereas carnivore (83.7 animals per 1000 trap-nights) and pitfall (9.1 animals per 1000 trap-nights) traps were less effective. However, each method was particularly effective for 1-4 species, with factors such as diet, vertical microhabitat use, body size and trap avoidance strongly influencing trappability of different species. Strategies for censusing small mammals in tropical rainforest are discussed. 
